| Postcode | NE16 3AB |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Nearest station | MetroCentre (2 km) |
| Bus stops |
Hexham Road (NW)
Derwenthaugh Road-Sands Industrial (SW)
Swalwell Roundabout (NE)
Hexham Road - Sands Road (NE)
Hexham Road - Brewery Bank (SW)
Swalwell Roundabout (S)
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| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 54.954953 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.689248 | |
| Easting | 419999 | |
| Northing | 562301 | |
| Grid reference | NZ199623 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 583938 6090564 | |
| what3words | sorry.oval.office | |
| FixPhrase | crunchy lyricism spender swizzle | |
| Plus code | 9C6WX836+X8 | |
| Altitude | 5 metres (16 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:05 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:38 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 17.5 KMs (10.9 miles) |
| Parish | Gateshead, unparished area | E43000229 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Whickham North | E05001085 |
| Metropolitan District | Gateshead | E08000037 |
| County | Tyne and Wear | E11000017 |
| Constituency (2024) | Gateshead Central and Whickham | E14001244 |
| MP | Mark Ferguson | Labour |
| Police force | Northumbria | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Tyneside | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | December 1981 |
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Whickham | E63007199 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00170026 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Gateshead 009A | E01008262 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Gateshead 009A | E01008262 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Swalwell | E02001690 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Swalwell | E02001690 |
| Travel to work area | Newcastle | E30000245 |
| Average property price in Newcastle upon Tyne | £193,693 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.8% |