| Postcode | NE16 4LJ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Newcastle upon Tyne | 
| Nearest station | MetroCentre (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | Oakfield Road-Oakfield Close (W) Rectory Lane-Millfield Road (SW) Rectory Lane-Millfield Road (NE) Whaggs Lane-South View Terrace (N) Whaggs Lane-Oakfield Road (S) Front Street - Glebe Avenue (E) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 16 View | 
| Known addresses | 26 Larkspur Road, Whickham 40 Larkspur Road, Whickham | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 54.942034 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.680075 | |
| Easting | 420593 | |
| Northing | 560866 | |
| Grid reference | NZ205608 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 584552 6089138 | |
| what3words | critic.august.boot | |
| FixPhrase | crunchy lyricism slept thee | |
| Plus code | 9C6WW8R9+RX | |
| Altitude | 132 metres (433 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:09 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 7 | |
| 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) | E00041932 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8C1 | |
| 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 | £193,693 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.8% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Larkspur Road, Whickham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2007 | £120,000 | 
| 26 Larkspur Road, Whickham | Detached (freehold) | Feb 1995 | £51,000 |