NE16 4LL postcode in Whickham, Gateshead

NE16 4LL 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 at NE16 4LL can get it Across Gateshead: 89% Typical price £181,500 Homes sold in NE16 4, last 12 months. ▼ 5.1% on the year before Nearest station Metrocentre 2.1 km in a straight line

Where NE16 4LL is, and what is near it

Map of NE16 4LL and what is near it Map of NE16 4LL: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the NE16 4 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. NE16 4AH: also in NE16 4NE16 4AJ: also in NE16 4NE16 4AL: also in NE16 4NE16 4AN: also in NE16 4NE16 4AP: also in NE16 4NE16 4AQ: also in NE16 4NE16 4AR: also in NE16 4NE16 4AS: also in NE16 4NE16 4AW: also in NE16 4NE16 4DD: also in NE16 4NE16 4DG: also in NE16 4NE16 4DH: also in NE16 4NE16 4DT: also in NE16 4NE16 4EA: also in NE16 4NE16 4HN: also in NE16 4NE16 4HU: also in NE16 4NE16 4HX: also in NE16 4NE16 4HY: also in NE16 4NE16 4HZ: also in NE16 4NE16 4JH: also in NE16 4NE16 4JJ: also in NE16 4NE16 4JL: also in NE16 4NE16 4JP: also in NE16 4NE16 4JQ: also in NE16 4NE16 4JR: also in NE16 4NE16 4JS: also in NE16 4NE16 4JT: also in NE16 4NE16 4JU: also in NE16 4NE16 4JZ: also in NE16 4NE16 4LA: also in NE16 4NE16 4LB: also in NE16 4NE16 4LD: also in NE16 4NE16 4LE: also in NE16 4NE16 4LF: also in NE16 4NE16 4LG: also in NE16 4NE16 4LH: also in NE16 4NE16 4LJ: also in NE16 4NE16 4LN: also in NE16 4NE16 4LP: also in NE16 4NE16 4LQ: also in NE16 4NE16 4LR: also in NE16 4NE16 4LS: also in NE16 4NE16 4LT: also in NE16 4NE16 4LU: also in NE16 4NE16 4LW: also in NE16 4NE16 4LX: also in NE16 4NE16 4LY: also in NE16 4NE16 4LZ: also in NE16 4NE16 4NA: also in NE16 4NE16 4NB: also in NE16 4NE16 4ND: also in NE16 4NE16 4NE: also in NE16 4NE16 4NF: also in NE16 4NE16 4NG: also in NE16 4NE16 4NH: also in NE16 4NE16 4NL: also in NE16 4NE16 4NQ: also in NE16 4NE16 4PA: also in NE16 4NE16 4PB: also in NE16 4NE16 4PD: also in NE16 4NE16 4PE: also in NE16 4NE16 4PF: also in NE16 4NE16 4PG: also in NE16 4NE16 4PH: also in NE16 4NE16 4PQ: also in NE16 4NE16 4PU: also in NE16 4NE16 4QA: also in NE16 4NE16 4QB: also in NE16 4NE16 4QD: also in NE16 4 3 places, 2.0–3.0 kmSunniside Surgery 2.2 kmWhickham NE16 4LL Map of NE16 4LL and what is near it Map of NE16 4LL: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the NE16 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Sunniside Surgery 2.2 kmWhickham NE16 4LL
  • NE16 4LL
  • Other postcodes in NE16 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.9422, longitude -1.6820)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NE16 4LL?

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 4LL?

Every home and business at NE16 4LL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NE16 4LL 100% Gateshead 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NE16 4LL 100% Gateshead 98%
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 4LL?

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 4LL 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 4LL.

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 4LL: 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 4LL 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 4LL?

Homes in NE16 4 sold for a typical £181,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 72 sales, down 5.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£181,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£191,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £490,000 15 sales
  • Semi-detached £160,000 25 sales
  • Terraced £160,000 26 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £98,500 6 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

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 4LL

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in NE16 4LL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 August 2025. The middle sale was £172,500, from £159,000 to £230,000. Across NE16 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £181,500. 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 4LL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around NE16 4LL. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (36%). 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 4LL

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 £4,526 (band G); band B, the most common, is £2,112.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 120 (16%)£1,811
Band Babout 220 (29%)£2,112
Band Cabout 90 (12%)£2,414
Band Dabout 160 (21%)£2,716
Band Eabout 80 (10%)£3,319
Band Fabout 50 (6%)£3,923
Band Gabout 50 (6%)£4,526
Band Hwithheld£5,432

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 19% 1919 to 1939
  4. 36% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 12% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 4LL is in (ONS area E01008267), 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 4LL?

The nearest open schools to NE16 4LL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE16 4LL, 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 4LL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE16 4LL is Metrocentre Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Metrocentre Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Dunston Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

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

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fellside Road - Axwell View, 260 m away.

More stations near NE16 4LL, 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 4LL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE16 4LL, 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 4LL?

0 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NE16 4LL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.7 kmCycle
  • Zest Charging point · 14 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 1.7 kmCycle

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 4LL?

The nearest to the centre of NE16 4LL, 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 4LL?

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 4LL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE16 4LL, 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 4LL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE16 4LL, 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 4LL?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE16 4LL 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 4LL in a conservation area?

The centre of NE16 4LL 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 4LL?

Police.uk records 86 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE16 4LL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences25 reports
Shoplifting16 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Public order10 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports

Also: other theft 3, burglary 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

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 4LL

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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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

NE16 4 sector NE16 district NE postcode area Whickham postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

NE16 4LN50 mNE16 4LW100 mNE16 4LH110 mNE16 4LR120 mNE16 4LJ120 mNE16 4LQ120 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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