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NE16 postcode area · Gateshead

The NE16 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham, Gateshead. Area Scores range from 11 to 94 across them. Every full NE16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The NE16 district contains both ends of the scale: Whickham at 95 out of 100 (#368 of 6,856 in England) against Catchgate & Dipton at 11, an 84-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £120,000 in Stanley North & East to £237,500 in Whickham — a 2.0× gap within the NE16 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — County Durham and Gateshead — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,248a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime78per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied68%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the NE16 district

£186,500median home sold over the past year · +0.8% over 5 years · -9.6% over the year · 364 sales
Detached£372,497
Semi-detached£210,000
Terraced£150,000
Flat£97,000
Gateshead£162,995
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
WhickhamGateshead 36895 £237,500
BurnopfieldCounty Durham 2,77460 £165,000
Blaydon North & Winlaton MillGateshead 3,04256 £172,500
Sunniside & Lobley HillGateshead 3,33651 £172,250
SwalwellGateshead 4,02941 £165,000
Birtley North & KibblesworthGateshead 4,92028 £190,000
Stanley North & EastCounty Durham 5,17424 £120,000
Catchgate & DiptonCounty Durham 6,09911 £125,500

People living in NE16 Census 2021

Residents62,685
Median age (est.)46
Density705per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above28%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 18%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in NE16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE16 district.

Birtley Blaydon Stanley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE16.

NE21 NE39 NE11 NE82 NE83 NE92 NE40 NE8

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.