Whickham

Whickham is covered by postcode district NE16. It is in the Gateshead council area, England.

Typical price £217,500 Homes sold in Whickham, last 12 months. ▼ 3.3% on the year before Gigabit broadband 381 of 446 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 10 of 446 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 128 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 9 8 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes, or more

Every postcode in Whickham, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Whickham, by flood risk Of the 446 postcodes in Whickham that ONS places, 6 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 3 are at low risk at worst and 436 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Whickham. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A694A1 NE16 3AG: not on the flood risk listNE16 3AH: not on the flood risk listNE16 3AL: not on the flood risk listNE16 3AQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 3BP: not on the flood risk listNE16 3BS: not on the flood risk listNE16 3BT: not on the flood risk listNE16 3BU: not on the flood risk listNE16 3DA: not on the flood risk listNE16 3DE: not on the flood risk listNE16 3DF: not on the flood risk listNE16 3DH: not on the flood risk listNE16 3DN: not on the flood risk listNE16 3DP: not on the flood risk listNE16 3DS: not on the flood risk listNE16 3DW: not on the flood risk listNE16 3DY: not on the flood risk listNE16 3DZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 3EB: not on the flood risk listNE16 3ED: not on the flood risk listNE16 3EE: not on the flood risk listNE16 3EF: not on the flood risk listNE16 3EG: not on the flood risk listNE16 3EH: not on the flood risk listNE16 3EJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 3EL: not on the flood risk listNE16 3EN: not on the flood risk listNE16 3EP: not on the flood risk listNE16 3EQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 3ER: not on the flood risk listNE16 3ES: not on the flood risk listNE16 3ET: not on the flood risk listNE16 3EU: not on the flood risk listNE16 3EW: not on the flood risk listNE16 3EX: not on the flood risk listNE16 3EY: not on the flood risk listNE16 3EZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 3HA: not on the flood risk listNE16 3HB: not on the flood risk listNE16 3HD: not on the flood risk listNE16 3HE: not on the flood risk listNE16 3HG: not on the flood risk listNE16 3HQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 3HS: not on the flood risk listNE16 3HT: not on the flood risk listNE16 3HU: not on the flood risk listNE16 3HX: not on the flood risk listNE16 3HY: not on the flood risk listNE16 3HZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 3JA: not on the flood risk listNE16 3JB: not on the flood risk listNE16 3JD: not on the flood risk listNE16 3JE: not on the flood risk listNE16 3JF: not on the flood risk listNE16 3JG: not on the flood risk listNE16 3JH: not on the flood risk listNE16 3JJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 3JL: not on the flood risk listNE16 3JN: not on the flood risk listNE16 3JP: not on the flood risk listNE16 3JQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 3JR: not on the flood risk listNE16 3JS: not on the flood risk listNE16 3JU: not on the flood risk listNE16 3JW: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AB: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AE: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AF: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AG: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AH: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AL: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AN: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AP: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AR: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AS: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AT: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AU: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AW: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AX: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AY: not on the flood risk listNE16 4AZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BA: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BB: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BD: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BE: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BF: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BG: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BH: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BL: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BN: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BP: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BS: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BT: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BU: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BW: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BX: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BY: not on the flood risk listNE16 4BZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4DA: not on the flood risk listNE16 4DB: not on the flood risk listNE16 4DD: not on the flood risk listNE16 4DG: not on the flood risk listNE16 4DH: not on the flood risk listNE16 4DJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4DN: not on the flood risk listNE16 4DT: not on the flood risk listNE16 4EA: not on the flood risk listNE16 4EF: not on the flood risk listNE16 4EH: not on the flood risk listNE16 4EL: not on the flood risk listNE16 4EN: not on the flood risk listNE16 4EP: not on the flood risk listNE16 4EQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4ER: not on the flood risk listNE16 4ES: not on the flood risk listNE16 4ET: not on the flood risk listNE16 4EU: not on the flood risk listNE16 4EX: not on the flood risk listNE16 4EY: not on the flood risk listNE16 4EZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4HA: not on the flood risk listNE16 4HB: not on the flood risk listNE16 4HD: not on the flood risk listNE16 4HE: not on the flood risk listNE16 4HF: not on the flood risk listNE16 4HH: not on the flood risk listNE16 4HJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4HL: not on the flood risk listNE16 4HN: not on the flood risk listNE16 4HQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4HU: not on the flood risk listNE16 4HW: not on the flood risk listNE16 4HX: not on the flood risk listNE16 4HY: not on the flood risk listNE16 4HZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4JA: not on the flood risk listNE16 4JB: not on the flood risk listNE16 4JG: not on the flood risk listNE16 4JH: not on the flood risk listNE16 4JJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4JL: not on the flood risk listNE16 4JP: not on the flood risk listNE16 4JQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4JR: not on the flood risk listNE16 4JS: not on the flood risk listNE16 4JT: not on the flood risk listNE16 4JU: not on the flood risk listNE16 4JZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LA: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LB: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LD: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LE: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LF: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LG: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LH: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LL: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LN: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LP: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LR: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LS: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LT: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LU: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LW: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LX: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LY: not on the flood risk listNE16 4LZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4NA: not on the flood risk listNE16 4NB: not on the flood risk listNE16 4ND: not on the flood risk listNE16 4NE: not on the flood risk listNE16 4NF: not on the flood risk listNE16 4NG: not on the flood risk listNE16 4NH: not on the flood risk listNE16 4NJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4NL: not on the flood risk listNE16 4NQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PA: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PB: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PD: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PE: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PF: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PG: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PH: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PL: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PN: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PP: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PR: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PS: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PT: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PU: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PW: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PX: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PY: not on the flood risk listNE16 4PZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4QA: not on the flood risk listNE16 4QB: not on the flood risk listNE16 4QD: not on the flood risk listNE16 4QP: not on the flood risk listNE16 4QR: not on the flood risk listNE16 4QS: not on the flood risk listNE16 4QT: not on the flood risk listNE16 4QU: not on the flood risk listNE16 4QW: not on the flood risk listNE16 4QX: not on the flood risk listNE16 4QY: not on the flood risk listNE16 4QZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RB: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RD: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RE: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RF: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RG: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RH: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RL: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RN: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RP: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RR: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RS: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RT: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RU: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RW: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RX: not on the flood risk listNE16 4RY: not on the flood risk listNE16 4SH: not on the flood risk listNE16 4SJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4SL: not on the flood risk listNE16 4SN: not on the flood risk listNE16 4SP: not on the flood risk listNE16 4SQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4SR: not on the flood risk listNE16 4SS: not on the flood risk listNE16 4ST: not on the flood risk listNE16 4SU: not on the flood risk listNE16 4SW: not on the flood risk listNE16 4SX: not on the flood risk listNE16 4SY: not on the flood risk listNE16 4SZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4TA: not on the flood risk listNE16 4TB: not on the flood risk listNE16 4TD: not on the flood risk listNE16 4TE: not on the flood risk listNE16 4TF: not on the flood risk listNE16 4TG: not on the flood risk listNE16 4TH: not on the flood risk listNE16 4TJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4TL: not on the flood risk listNE16 4TN: not on the flood risk listNE16 4TQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 4TW: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AA: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AB: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AD: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AE: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AF: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AG: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AH: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AL: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AP: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AR: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AS: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AT: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AW: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AX: not on the flood risk listNE16 5AY: not on the flood risk listNE16 5BE: not on the flood risk listNE16 5BG: not on the flood risk listNE16 5BH: not on the flood risk listNE16 5BJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5BL: not on the flood risk listNE16 5BN: not on the flood risk listNE16 5BP: not on the flood risk listNE16 5BQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5BR: not on the flood risk listNE16 5BS: not on the flood risk listNE16 5BT: not on the flood risk listNE16 5BU: not on the flood risk listNE16 5BW: not on the flood risk listNE16 5BX: not on the flood risk listNE16 5BY: not on the flood risk listNE16 5HG: not on the flood risk listNE16 5HH: not on the flood risk listNE16 5HL: not on the flood risk listNE16 5HN: not on the flood risk listNE16 5HP: not on the flood risk listNE16 5HQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5HR: not on the flood risk listNE16 5HS: not on the flood risk listNE16 5HT: not on the flood risk listNE16 5HU: not on the flood risk listNE16 5HW: not on the flood risk listNE16 5HX: not on the flood risk listNE16 5HY: not on the flood risk listNE16 5HZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5JA: not on the flood risk listNE16 5JB: not on the flood risk listNE16 5JD: not on the flood risk listNE16 5JE: not on the flood risk listNE16 5JF: not on the flood risk listNE16 5JG: not on the flood risk listNE16 5JH: not on the flood risk listNE16 5JJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5JL: not on the flood risk listNE16 5JN: not on the flood risk listNE16 5JP: not on the flood risk listNE16 5JQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5JR: not on the flood risk listNE16 5JS: not on the flood risk listNE16 5JW: not on the flood risk listNE16 5QH: not on the flood risk listNE16 5QJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5QL: not on the flood risk listNE16 5QN: not on the flood risk listNE16 5QP: not on the flood risk listNE16 5QR: not on the flood risk listNE16 5QS: not on the flood risk listNE16 5QT: not on the flood risk listNE16 5QU: not on the flood risk listNE16 5QW: not on the flood risk listNE16 5QX: not on the flood risk listNE16 5QY: not on the flood risk listNE16 5QZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RA: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RB: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RD: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RE: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RF: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RG: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RH: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RL: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RN: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RP: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RR: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RS: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RT: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RU: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RW: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RX: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RY: not on the flood risk listNE16 5RZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SA: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SB: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SD: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SE: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SF: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SG: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SH: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SL: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SN: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SP: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SR: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SS: not on the flood risk listNE16 5ST: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SU: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SW: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SX: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SY: not on the flood risk listNE16 5SZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TA: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TB: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TD: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TE: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TF: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TG: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TH: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TL: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TN: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TP: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TR: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TS: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TT: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TU: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TW: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TX: not on the flood risk listNE16 5TY: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UA: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UB: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UD: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UE: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UF: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UG: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UH: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UL: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UN: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UP: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UR: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UT: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UU: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UW: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UX: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UY: not on the flood risk listNE16 5UZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5XY: not on the flood risk listNE16 5XZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YA: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YB: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YD: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YE: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YF: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YG: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YH: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YJ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YL: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YN: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YP: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YQ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YR: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YS: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YT: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YU: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YW: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YX: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YY: not on the flood risk listNE16 5YZ: not on the flood risk listNE16 5ZA: not on the flood risk listNE16 5ZB: not on the flood risk listNE16 5ZD: not on the flood risk listNE16 5ZE: not on the flood risk listNE16 3AD: low flood risk at worstNE16 3BW: low flood risk at worstNE16 3DD: low flood risk at worstNE16 3AW: medium flood risk at worstNE16 3AA: high flood riskNE16 3AF: high flood riskNE16 3BN: high flood riskNE16 3BZ: high flood riskNE16 3DB: high flood riskNE16 3DJ: high flood risk Whickham Map of every postcode in Whickham, by flood risk Of the 446 postcodes in Whickham that ONS places, 6 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 3 are at low risk at worst and 436 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Whickham. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A694A1 Whickham
  • A home or business at high risk: 6
  • At medium risk at worst: 1
  • At low risk at worst: 3
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 436

Of the 446 postcodes in Whickham that ONS places, 6 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 3 are at low risk at worst and 436 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 54.9431, longitude -1.6822. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

NE16 3BZ59 at high riskNE16 3DB28 at high riskNE16 3DJ17 at high riskNE16 3BN7 at high riskNE16 3AA3 at high riskNE16 3AF1 at high risk

What is it like to live in Whickham?

Homes sold for a typical £217,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 3.3% on the 12 months before. At 381 of the 446 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 128 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 10 of its 446 postcodes. It has 8 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes, or more. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Metrocentre, 2.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Whickham?

Homes in Whickham sold for a typical £217,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 169 sales, down 3.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£217,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£225,000
12 months to August 2026
£217,500

▼ down 3.3% on the 12 months before

Detached£370,000 35 sales
Semi-detached£222,500 63 sales
Terraced£175,000 50 sales
Flat or maisonette£108,000 21 sales

Across the whole NE16 district, Whickham's main postcode district: a typical £182,500.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Whickham: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Whickham?

2 of the 446 postcodes now in use in Whickham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 223 homes sold in Whickham were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NE16 district, 6%.

The newest postcodes

NE16 4DJsince November 2024NE16 4DHsince March 2024

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn WhickhamAcross the NE16 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 169 (0%) 7 of 308 (2%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 223 (0%) 22 of 399 (6%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Whickham?

Ofcom reports on 446 of the 446 postcodes in Whickham. At 381 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit381 of 446
Postcodes where every home can get superfast434 of 446

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Whickham at risk of flooding?

10 of the 446 postcodes in Whickham have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 128 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 10 of 446 postcodes High: 115Medium: 13Low: 10

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Whickham?

The open schools at the postcodes in Whickham (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Whickham?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Whickham is Metrocentre Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Metrocentre Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Dunston Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
  • Blaydon Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Whickham?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Whickham. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Whickham safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 888 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Whickham over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 66 September 2025
  2. 109 October 2025
  3. 81 November 2025
  4. 93 December 2025
  5. 30 January 2026
  6. 51 February 2026
  7. 79 March 2026
  8. 76 April 2026
  9. 67 May 2026
  10. 76 June 2026
  11. 67 July 2026
  12. 93 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences245 reports
Anti-social behaviour194 reports
Shoplifting85 reports
Public order76 reports
Criminal damage and arson65 reports
Burglary48 reports
Other crime45 reports
Vehicle crime42 reports

Also: other theft 42, drugs 18, robbery 13, theft from the person 6, bicycle theft 5, possession of weapons 4.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Whickham?

Council
Gateshead
Parliamentary constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Police force area
Northumbria
Region
North East
Country
England
MP
Mark Ferguson (Labour)

All 446 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Whickham

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Whickham postcodes

446 postcodes in use in Whickham, by district:

NE16 postcode district,446 postcodes

That district is in the NE postcode area.

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Places near Whickham

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Whickham's £217,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Sunniside2.1 km, £170,000Blaydon2.7 km, £154,000Rowlands Gill5.1 km, £190,000Burnopfield5.3 km, £140,500Ryton5.7 km, £205,000Gateshead5.8 km, £157,000Newburn5.9 km, £130,000Newcastle upon Tyne6.0 km, £200,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Whickham

What is it like to live in Whickham?
Homes sold for a typical £217,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 3.3% on the 12 months before. At 381 of the 446 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 128 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 10 of its 446 postcodes. It has 8 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes, or more. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Metrocentre, 2.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Whickham?
Whickham is covered by postcode district NE16, across 446 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Whickham in?
Whickham is in the Gateshead council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Whickham?
Whickham is in the Gateshead Central and Whickham parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Mark Ferguson (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Whickham?
Homes in Whickham sold for a typical £217,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 169 sales, down 3.3% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Whickham?
In Whickham, primary schools at its postcodes include Front Street Community Primary School, Fellside Community Primary School and Swalwell Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Whickham School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Whickham have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Whickham is Metrocentre, 2.0 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Whickham?
Ofcom reports on 446 of the 446 postcodes in Whickham. At 381 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Whickham at risk of flooding?
10 of the 446 postcodes in Whickham have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 128 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Whickham?
2 of the 446 postcodes now in use in Whickham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 223 homes sold in Whickham were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NE16 district, 6%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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