| Postcode | NE16 4EP |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Nearest station | MetroCentre (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Whickham Highway-Coniston Avenue (SW)
St Mary's Rc Primary School (E)
Dunston Hill Hospital (W)
The crescent - Watergate Estate (W)
Market Lane-Cemetery (SE)
Market Lane-Cemetery (W)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 8 View |
| Known addresses |
Barn 2 Whickham Highway, Whickham
Highfield House, Dunston West Farm, Whickham Highway, Whickham
West Farm, Whickham Highway, Whickham
1 Dunston West Farm, Whickham Highway, Whickham
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 54.945809 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.663731 | |
| Easting | 421638 | |
| Northing | 561291 | |
| Grid reference | NZ216612 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 585591 6089578 | |
| what3words | backed.lanes.rigid | |
| FixPhrase | crunchy lyricism slurp vegan | |
| Plus code | 9C6WW8WP+8G | |
| Altitude | 102 metres (335 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:11 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:44 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 16.4 KMs (10.2 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 |
| Population (2011) | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 2 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| 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) | E00041926 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Gateshead 009C | E01008264 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Gateshead 009C | E01008264 |
| 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 | £194,592 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.7% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield House, Dunston West Farm, Whickham Highway, Whickham | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2022 | £550,000 |
| Other (freehold) | Apr 2016 | £440,000 | |
| West Farm, Whickham Highway, Whickham | Other (freehold) | Mar 2020 | £250,000 |
| Other (freehold) | Mar 2020 | £250,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2018 | £170,000 | |
| 1 Dunston West Farm, Whickham Highway, Whickham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2017 | £465,000 |
| Barn 2 Whickham Highway, Whickham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2017 | £310,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2016 | £100,000 |