| Postcode | NE16 4SN | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Newcastle upon Tyne | 
| Nearest station | MetroCentre (2 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) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 6 View | 
| Known addresses | Veronicas, The Knowles, Whickham | 
| Main property type | Other | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
                     | 
| Latitude | 54.945852 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.67291 | |
| Easting | 421050 | |
| Northing | 561293 | |
| Grid reference | NZ210612 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 585003 6089571 | |
| what3words | forced.woven.sofa | |
| FixPhrase | crunchy lyricism slum walk | |
| Plus code | 9C6WW8WG+8R | |
| Altitude | 117 metres (384 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 | 
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Veronicas, The Knowles, Whickham | Other (freehold) | Jul 2018 | £146,000 |