Map of NE16 5YS postcode

General information
Postcode NE16 5YS
Post Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Nearest station MetroCentre (3 km)
Bus stops
Parkway-Smile's Wood (NE)
Parkway-Regency Drive (S)
Fellside Park (SW)
Oakfield Road - Fellside Road (SE)
Oakfield Road - Fellside Road (NW)
Oakfield Road-Marston Walk (E)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 27 View
Known addresses
2 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham
4 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham
6 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham
9 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham
14 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham
16 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham
17 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham
18 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham
22 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham
26 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham
28 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham
28A Thistledon Avenue, Whickham
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 54.94037
Longitude -1.693465
Easting 419736
Northing 560677
Grid reference NZ197606
UTM reference 30U 583698 6088937
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Plus code 9C6WW8R4+4J
Altitude 120 metres (395 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:33
Sunset (today) 21:39
Distance away
Distance to sea 18.4 KMs (11.4 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishGateshead, unparished areaE43000229
Ward Whickham South and Sunniside E05001086
Metropolitan District Gateshead E08000037
Constituency (2024) Gateshead Central and Whickham E14001244
MPMark FergusonLabour
Police forceNorthumbria
Water companyNorthumbrian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Tyneside
NUTS/ITL 2 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
NUTS/ITL 1 North East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated June 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 69
Households (2011) 26
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
29,115 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£46,900
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)WhickhamE63007199
Census output area (2021)E00041976
Census output area (2011)E00041976
Lower layer super output area (2021)Gateshead 017EE01008275
Lower layer super output area (2011)Gateshead 017EE01008275
Middle layer super output area (2021)WhickhamE02001698
Middle layer super output area (2011)WhickhamE02001698
Travel to work areaNewcastleE30000245
Property sales
Average property price in Newcastle upon Tyne £191,039
Annual change 1.9%
View all properties sold in the NE postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
26 Thistledon Avenue, WhickhamDetached (leasehold)Sep 2024£330,000
Detached (leasehold)Apr 2021£230,000
28A Thistledon Avenue, WhickhamDetached (freehold)Mar 2022£300,000
17 Thistledon Avenue, WhickhamDetached (leasehold)Dec 2021£350,000
14 Thistledon Avenue, WhickhamDetached (leasehold)Jun 2021£316,000
22 Thistledon Avenue, WhickhamDetached (leasehold)Oct 2015£235,000
Detached (leasehold)Jul 1997£84,000
28 Thistledon Avenue, WhickhamDetached (freehold)Dec 2014£200,000
4 Thistledon Avenue, WhickhamDetached (leasehold)Dec 2012£281,000
Detached (leasehold)Oct 1998£115,000
Detached (freehold)Oct 1998£115,000
6 Thistledon Avenue, WhickhamDetached (leasehold)Oct 2010£280,000
9 Thistledon Avenue, WhickhamDetached (leasehold)Apr 2009£195,000
18 Thistledon Avenue, WhickhamFlat (freehold)May 2008£305,000


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