| Postcode | NE16 4EX | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Newcastle upon Tyne | 
| Nearest station | MetroCentre (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | Whickham Highway-Coniston Avenue (E) St Mary's Rc Primary School (E) Front Street - Dockendale Lane (E) The crescent - Watergate Estate (W) Front Street- Dockendale Lane (W) Washingwell Community Primary School (W) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 14 View | 
| Known addresses | 3 Buttermere Avenue, Whickham 4 Buttermere Avenue, Whickham 6 Buttermere Avenue, Whickham 8 Buttermere Avenue, Whickham 9 Buttermere Avenue, Whickham 13 Buttermere Avenue, Whickham 15 Buttermere Avenue, Whickham | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 54.945168 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.665828 | |
| Easting | 421504 | |
| Northing | 561219 | |
| Grid reference | NZ215612 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 585458 6089504 | |
| what3words | hoping.riches.empire | |
| FixPhrase | crunchy lyricism slurp trend | |
| Plus code | 9C6WW8WM+3M | |
| Altitude | 108 metres (355 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:09 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 16.5 KMs (10.3 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 | September 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) | 37 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 13 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| 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 | £193,693 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.8% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Buttermere Avenue, Whickham | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2024 | £465,000 | 
| 15 Buttermere Avenue, Whickham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2020 | £290,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2001 | £125,000 | |
| 4 Buttermere Avenue, Whickham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2018 | £255,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2013 | £170,000 | |
| 8 Buttermere Avenue, Whickham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2010 | £220,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2003 | £161,500 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2000 | £96,500 | |
| 13 Buttermere Avenue, Whickham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2008 | £320,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2003 | £160,000 | |
| 6 Buttermere Avenue, Whickham | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2005 | £225,000 | 
| 3 Buttermere Avenue, Whickham | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2004 | £275,000 |