NE16 3JS postcode in Whickham, Gateshead

NE16 3JS is a postcode in Whickham, in the Whickham North & Swalwell ward of Gateshead. It is in the Gateshead Central and Whickham parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Gateshead: 89% Typical price £121,000 Homes sold in NE16 3, last 12 months. ▼ 29.7% on the year before Nearest station Metrocentre 1.3 km in a straight line

Where NE16 3JS is, and what is near it

Map of NE16 3JS and what is near it Map of NE16 3JS: its centre point, with the 79 other postcodes in the NE16 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 15 bus stops and 6 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NE16 3AA: also in NE16 3NE16 3AD: also in NE16 3NE16 3AF: also in NE16 3NE16 3AG: also in NE16 3NE16 3AH: also in NE16 3NE16 3AL: also in NE16 3NE16 3AQ: also in NE16 3NE16 3AS: also in NE16 3NE16 3AW: also in NE16 3NE16 3BE: also in NE16 3NE16 3BJ: also in NE16 3NE16 3BL: also in NE16 3NE16 3BN: also in NE16 3NE16 3BP: also in NE16 3NE16 3BQ: also in NE16 3NE16 3BS: also in NE16 3NE16 3BT: also in NE16 3NE16 3BU: also in NE16 3NE16 3BW: also in NE16 3NE16 3BZ: also in NE16 3NE16 3DA: also in NE16 3NE16 3DB: also in NE16 3NE16 3DD: also in NE16 3NE16 3DE: also in NE16 3NE16 3DF: also in NE16 3NE16 3DH: also in NE16 3NE16 3DJ: also in NE16 3NE16 3DN: also in NE16 3NE16 3DP: also in NE16 3NE16 3DS: also in NE16 3NE16 3DW: also in NE16 3NE16 3DY: also in NE16 3NE16 3DZ: also in NE16 3NE16 3EB: also in NE16 3NE16 3ED: also in NE16 3NE16 3EE: also in NE16 3NE16 3EF: also in NE16 3NE16 3EG: also in NE16 3NE16 3EH: also in NE16 3NE16 3EJ: also in NE16 3NE16 3EL: also in NE16 3NE16 3EN: also in NE16 3NE16 3EP: also in NE16 3NE16 3EQ: also in NE16 3NE16 3ER: also in NE16 3NE16 3ES: also in NE16 3NE16 3ET: also in NE16 3NE16 3EU: also in NE16 3NE16 3EW: also in NE16 3NE16 3EX: also in NE16 3NE16 3EY: also in NE16 3NE16 3EZ: also in NE16 3NE16 3HA: also in NE16 3NE16 3HB: also in NE16 3NE16 3HD: also in NE16 3NE16 3HE: also in NE16 3NE16 3HG: also in NE16 3NE16 3HQ: also in NE16 3NE16 3HS: also in NE16 3NE16 3HT: also in NE16 3NE16 3HU: also in NE16 3NE16 3HX: also in NE16 3NE16 3HY: also in NE16 3NE16 3HZ: also in NE16 3NE16 3JA: also in NE16 3NE16 3JB: also in NE16 3NE16 3JD: also in NE16 3NE16 3JE: also in NE16 3NE16 3JF: also in NE16 3NE16 3JG: also in NE16 3NE16 3JH: also in NE16 3NE16 3JJ: also in NE16 3NE16 3JL: also in NE16 3NE16 3JN: also in NE16 3NE16 3JP: also in NE16 3NE16 3JQ: also in NE16 3NE16 3JR: also in NE16 3NE16 3JU: also in NE16 3NE16 3JW: also in NE16 3 Whickham School 1.4 kmSchool 2.0 kmGP 2.3 kmGP 2.3 kmBlaydon station 2.4 kmWhickham North & Swalwell NE16 3JS Map of NE16 3JS and what is near it Map of NE16 3JS: its centre point, with the 79 other postcodes in the NE16 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 15 bus stops and 6 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Whickham School 1.4 kmGP 2.3 kmWhickham North & Swalwell NE16 3JS
  • NE16 3JS
  • Other postcodes in NE16 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops
  • 6 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.9530, longitude -1.6831)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NE16 3JS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NE16 3JS?

Every home and business at NE16 3JS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Gateshead: 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Gateshead: 98%

The line marks the figure across Gateshead.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at NE16 3JS?

BinDayBuddy does not read Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is NE16 3JS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include NE16 3JS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Gateshead

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NE16 3JS: 1,808 properties in Gateshead are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Gateshead

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of NE16 3JS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NE16 3JS?

Homes in NE16 3 sold for a typical £121,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 31 sales, down 29.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£121,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£172,000
12 months to August 2026
£121,000

▼ down 29.7% on the 12 months before

Detached 2 sales, too few to price
Semi-detached£136,000 7 sales
Terraced£123,000 10 sales
Flat or maisonette£106,500 12 sales

Across the whole NE16 district: a typical £182,500 from 308 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in NE16 3JS

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in NE16 3JS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 January 2026. The middle price was £78,750, from £53,000 to £105,000. Across NE16 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £121,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near NE16 3JS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 830 homes in the neighbourhood around NE16 3JS. Over half of them (72%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (33%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around NE16 3JS

Band D in Gateshead for 2026‑27: £2,716. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,811 (band A) to £3,923 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,811.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 600 (72%)£1,811
Band Babout 40 (5%)£2,112
Band Cabout 90 (11%)£2,414
Band Dabout 60 (7%)£2,716
Band Eabout 30 (4%)£3,319
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,923
Band Gwithheld£4,526
Band Hwithheld£5,432

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 33% 1900 to 1918
  3. 22% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. Withheld 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 22% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Gateshead before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NE16 3JS is in (ONS area E01008262), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near NE16 3JS?

The nearest open schools to NE16 3JS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE16 3JS, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to NE16 3JS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE16 3JS is Metrocentre Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Metrocentre Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Blaydon Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle

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

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Clavering Road-Brinkburn Avenue, 95 m away.

More stations near NE16 3JS, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near NE16 3JS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE16 3JS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near NE16 3JS?

6 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NE16 3JS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 300 mWalk
  • Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 30 kW 650 mWalk
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 6 chargers 750 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near NE16 3JS?

The nearest to the centre of NE16 3JS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to NE16 3JS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near NE16 3JS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE16 3JS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near NE16 3JS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE16 3JS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near NE16 3JS?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE16 3JS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is NE16 3JS in a conservation area?

The centre of NE16 3JS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near NE16 3JS?

Police.uk records 130 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE16 3JS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting46 reports
Violence and sexual offences29 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Public order11 reports
Vehicle crime11 reports

Also: other theft 4, burglary 2, robbery 2, other crime 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for NE16 3JS

Ward
Whickham North & Swalwell
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Whickham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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NE16 3BT30 mNE16 3HT50 mNE16 3HE90 mNE16 3BU100 mNE16 3HB110 mNE16 3DP120 m
All of NE16

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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