| Postcode | NE16 4SL |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Nearest station | MetroCentre (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Front Street-Chase Park (W)
Front Street - Rectory Lane (W)
Front Street- Dockendale Lane (W)
Front Street - Dockendale Lane (E)
Broom Lane-Millfield Road (N)
Rectory Lane (N)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 13 View |
| Known addresses |
Park Cottage, School Lane, Whickham
Postmans Cottage, School Lane, Whickham
School Cottage, School Lane, Whickham
School House, School Lane, Whickham
3 School Lane, Whickham
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 54.946131 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.673095 | |
| Easting | 421038 | |
| Northing | 561324 | |
| Grid reference | NZ210613 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 584991 6089602 | |
| what3words | cotton.window.richer | |
| FixPhrase | crunchy lyricism smell tile | |
| Plus code | 9C6WW8WG+FQ | |
| Altitude | 115 metres (378 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:07 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 16.9 KMs (10.5 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) | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 6 | |
| 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) | 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 | £193,693 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.8% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| School House, School Lane, Whickham | Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2019 | £385,000 |
| Park Cottage, School Lane, Whickham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2018 | £195,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2010 | £216,000 | |
| Postmans Cottage, School Lane, Whickham | Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2016 | £273,500 |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2006 | £273,500 | |
| 3 School Lane, Whickham | Flat (leasehold) | Jan 2007 | £246,500 |
| Flat (leasehold) | Nov 2002 | £75,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Sep 2001 | £130,000 | |
| School Cottage, School Lane, Whickham | New build semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2004 | £89,000 |