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NE16 5

Postcode sector

304 live postcodes: 302 in Gateshead, 2 in County Durham.

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, which holds 99% of NE16 5’s postcodes. Open the map at NE16 5 for neighbourhoods and points. Open the map at NE16 5

MPs for NE16 5

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

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

45 of Gateshead’s 126 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Gateshead, the council that holds 99% of NE16 5

Average house price
£155,550
Up 3.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,199
37th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
24th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.1
53rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only

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Councils in NE16 5

Postcodes in NE16 5