| Postcode | NE16 4EA |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Nearest station | MetroCentre (2 km) |
| Bus stops |
Rectory Lane (N)
Front Street - School Lane (E)
Front Street - St Mary's Green (E)
Rectory Lane-Millfield Road (NE)
Front Street-Chase Park (W)
Rectory Lane-Millfield Road (SW)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 17 View |
| Known addresses |
29 Front Street, Whickham
33 Front Street, Whickham
|
| Main property type | Other |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 54.945544 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.675535 | |
| Easting | 420882 | |
| Northing | 561258 | |
| Grid reference | NZ208612 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 584836 6089534 | |
| what3words | admit.dress.wiring | |
| FixPhrase | crunchy lyricism slum union | |
| Plus code | 9C6WW8WF+6Q | |
| Altitude | 121 metres (397 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:10 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:44 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 17.1 KMs (10.6 miles) |
| Parish | Gateshead, unparished area | E43000229 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Dunston Hill and Whickham East | E05001075 |
| Metropolitan District | Gateshead | E08000037 |
| County | Tyne and Wear | E11000017 |
| Constituency (2024) | Gateshead Central and Whickham | E14001244 |
| MP | Mark Ferguson | Labour |
| Police force | Northumbria | |
| Water company | Northumbrian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Tyneside | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | November 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| 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) | E00041911 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B4 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Gateshead 017A | E01008267 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Gateshead 017A | E01008267 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Whickham | E02001698 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Whickham | E02001698 |
| Travel to work area | Newcastle | E30000245 |
| Average property price in Newcastle upon Tyne | £194,592 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.7% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Front Street, Whickham | Other (freehold) | Sep 2021 | £99,999 |
| Other (freehold) | Dec 2017 | £100,000 | |
| 33 Front Street, Whickham | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2007 | £164,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Feb 1998 | £68,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Feb 1998 | £68,000 |