# NE16 3HQ: area report for a postcode in Gateshead

NE16 3HQ is a postcode in Gateshead.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Gateshead. Open the map at NE16 3HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) › [NE16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne16) › [NE16 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne16-3)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 8% on July. Gateshead 009A: 446 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6786,54.9537,NE163HQ
- **MetroCentre, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6786,54.9537,NE163HQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6786,54.9537,NE163HQ
- **No property in NE16 3HQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6786,54.9537,NE163HQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Gateshead 009A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6786,54.9537,NE163HQ
- **£155,550 average price**: For the whole of Gateshead, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6786,54.9537,NE163HQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6786,54.9537,NE163HQ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6786,54.9537,NE163HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE16 3HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6786,54.9537,NE163HQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE16 3HQ**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6786,54.9537,NE163HQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.6786,54.9537,NE163HQ
- **11.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6786,54.9537,NE163HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Swalwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swalwell-primary-school-e108342) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Front Street Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/front-street-community-primary-school-e108350) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Liberty School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/liberty-school-e152384) | Independent | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-whickham-e149053) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whickham School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whickham-school-e137360) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 50.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kingsmeadow Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsmeadow-community-school-e108410) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fellside Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fellside-community-primary-school-e108378) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Washingwell Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/washingwell-community-primary-school-e108356) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2023 | £135,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £114,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2023 | £116,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| September 2024 | £76,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| May 2025 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| February 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| October 2024 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (690 m); BOOTS (780 m); WELL (840 m); WHICKHAM PHARMACY (930 m)
- Dental practices: WHICKHAM DENTAL PRACTICE (910 m); VILLAGE DENTAL PRACTICE (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Whickham (500 m, Lidl); Asda Gateshead Supercentre (690 m, Asda); Tesco Whickham Express (820 m, Tesco); Heron Whickham (830 m, Heron); M&S Metro Centre (870 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £155,550** (July 2026). Gateshead’s average house price was £155,550 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,199** (2025). Full-time workers living in Gateshead earned a median of £34,199 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 37th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.5×** (2025). A home in Gateshead costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 24th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.1** (2025). Gateshead has a deprivation score of 28.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 53rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Gateshead 009A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.5** (2025). Gateshead 009A has a deprivation score of 33.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,736th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £114,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Gateshead 009A was £114,000 in 2025. Joint 674th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,569** (2021). Gateshead 009A had 1,569 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,761st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 67.7%** (January 2026). In Gateshead 009A, 67.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## NE16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £198,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE16 was £198,000 in 2025. Joint 362nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,489** (2021). NE16 had 24,489 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,201st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 11%** (2022). About 11% of people in NE16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 76.4%** (January 2026). In NE16, 76.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead)
- Centre: 54.9537, -1.6786

Council: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Gateshead Central and Whickham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gateshead-central-and-whickham): Mark Ferguson (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.6786,54.9537,NE163HQ

## How to cite

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