# NE16 5BQ: area report for a postcode in Gateshead

NE16 5BQ 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 5BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) › [NE16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne16) › [NE16 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne16-5)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Gateshead 017E: 25 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6911,54.9391,NE165BQ
- **MetroCentre, 2.7 km**: About 34 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6911,54.9391,NE165BQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6911,54.9391,NE165BQ
- **No property in NE16 5BQ 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=-1.6911,54.9391,NE165BQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Gateshead 017E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6911,54.9391,NE165BQ
- **£155,550 average price**: For the whole of Gateshead, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6911,54.9391,NE165BQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6911,54.9391,NE165BQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6911,54.9391,NE165BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE16 5BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6911,54.9391,NE165BQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE16 5BQ**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6911,54.9391,NE165BQ
- **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=-1.6911,54.9391,NE165BQ
- **6.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6911,54.9391,NE165BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fellside Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fellside-community-primary-school-e108378) | Primary | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whickham-parochial-church-of-england-primary-school-e108381) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whickham School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whickham-school-e137360) | Secondary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 50.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Clover Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clover-hill-community-primary-school-e108363) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 93% 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Washingwell Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/washingwell-community-primary-school-e108356) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Swalwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swalwell-primary-school-e108342) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-whickham-e149053) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £237,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| February 2025 | £126,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| September 2024 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| January 2023 | £119,995 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| August 2026 | £219,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: OAKFIELD PHARMACY (450 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Whickham - Oakfield Road (150 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 017E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.3** (2025). Gateshead 017E has a deprivation score of 2.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 488th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Gateshead 017E was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 12,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,404** (2021). Gateshead 017E had 1,404 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,366th least 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Gateshead 017E, 99.7% 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: 54.9391, -1.6911

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=-1.6911,54.9391,NE165BQ

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