| Postcode | NE16 5QS |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Nearest station | MetroCentre (3 km) |
| Bus stops |
Oakfield Road-Amberly Grove (N)
Oakfield Road-Oakfield Close (W)
Oakfield Road-Oakfield Close (E)
Broadway - Thornley Close (SE)
Broadway - Kiln Rise (NW)
Oakfield Road-Bexley Place (W)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 20 View |
| Known addresses |
1 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham
2 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham
3 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham
4 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham
6 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham
7 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham
11 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham
12 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham
14 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham
15 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham
17 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham
21 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham
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| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 54.937252 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.682875 | |
| Easting | 420416 | |
| Northing | 560333 | |
| Grid reference | NZ204603 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 584383 6088602 | |
| what3words | unfair.hatch.faded | |
| FixPhrase | crunchy lyricism skied unaware | |
| Plus code | 9C6WW8P8+WV | |
| Altitude | 130 metres (427 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:22 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:40 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 17.9 KMs (11.1 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 | 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) | 59 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 18 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|
| 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) | E00041950 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B4 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Gateshead 017B | E01008269 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Gateshead 017B | E01008269 |
| 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 | £194,592 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.7% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham | Detached (leasehold) | Aug 2024 | £207,500 |
| 12 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham | Detached (leasehold) | Dec 2021 | £285,000 |
| Detached (leasehold) | Aug 2018 | £220,000 | |
| 11 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham | Detached (leasehold) | Oct 2019 | £250,000 |
| Detached (leasehold) | Jun 2012 | £170,000 | |
| Terraced (leasehold) | Sep 1999 | £83,000 | |
| 21 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham | Terraced (leasehold) | Feb 2017 | £180,000 |
| 1 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham | Detached (leasehold) | Mar 2014 | £182,000 |
| Terraced (leasehold) | Jun 2007 | £195,000 | |
| 2 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham | Detached (leasehold) | Dec 2012 | £175,000 |
| Detached (leasehold) | Apr 2002 | £98,000 | |
| 15 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham | Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2011 | £185,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2007 | £196,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2006 | £182,000 | |
| 14 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham | Detached (leasehold) | Jan 2011 | £178,000 |
| 17 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham | Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2006 | £180,000 |
| 6 Birchwood Avenue, Whickham | Terraced (leasehold) | May 2002 | £112,000 |
| Terraced (leasehold) | Oct 1995 | £64,500 |