NE16 6AA postcode in Gateshead, England

NE16 6AA is a postcode in Gateshead, in the Whickham South & Sunniside ward. 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 0% of homes and businesses at NE16 6AA can get it Across Gateshead: 89% Typical price £157,250 Homes sold in NE16 6, last 12 months. ▼ 1.7% on the year before Nearest station Blaydon 5.0 km in a straight line

Where NE16 6AA is, and what is near it

Map of NE16 6AA and what is near it Map of NE16 6AA: its centre point, with the 174 other postcodes in the NE16 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NE16 6AB: also in NE16 6NE16 6AH: also in NE16 6NE16 6AJ: also in NE16 6NE16 6AQ: also in NE16 6NE16 6AX: also in NE16 6NE16 6BE: also in NE16 6NE16 6BG: also in NE16 6NE16 6BH: also in NE16 6NE16 6BJ: also in NE16 6NE16 6BL: also in NE16 6NE16 6BN: also in NE16 6NE16 6BP: also in NE16 6NE16 6BQ: also in NE16 6NE16 6BS: also in NE16 6NE16 6BT: also in NE16 6NE16 6BU: also in NE16 6NE16 6BW: also in NE16 6NE16 6BX: also in NE16 6NE16 6BY: also in NE16 6NE16 6HA: also in NE16 6NE16 6HB: also in NE16 6NE16 6HG: also in NE16 6NE16 6HH: also in NE16 6NE16 6HJ: also in NE16 6NE16 6HN: also in NE16 6NE16 6HQ: also in NE16 6NE16 6HS: also in NE16 6NE16 6HT: also in NE16 6NE16 6HW: also in NE16 6NE16 6JD: also in NE16 6NE16 6LN: also in NE16 6NE16 6NA: also in NE16 6NE16 6NB: also in NE16 6NE16 6ND: also in NE16 6NE16 6NE: also in NE16 6NE16 6NF: also in NE16 6NE16 6NG: also in NE16 6NE16 6NJ: also in NE16 6NE16 6NN: also in NE16 6NE16 6NQ: also in NE16 6NE16 6NR: also in NE16 6NE16 6NS: also in NE16 6NE16 6NU: also in NE16 6NE16 6NW: also in NE16 6NE16 6NX: also in NE16 6NE16 6PA: also in NE16 6NE16 6PB: also in NE16 6NE16 6PD: also in NE16 6NE16 6PE: also in NE16 6NE16 6PF: also in NE16 6NE16 6PQ: also in NE16 6NE16 6PU: also in NE16 6NE16 6PX: also in NE16 6NE16 6PY: also in NE16 6NE16 6QA: also in NE16 6NE16 6QB: also in NE16 6 Sunniside Surgery 2.6 km2 places, 2.9–3.6 kmSchool 4.5 kmDerwent & Pont Valley NE16 6AA Map of NE16 6AA and what is near it Map of NE16 6AA: its centre point, with the 174 other postcodes in the NE16 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.7 km2 places, 4.5–5.0 kmDerwent & Pont Valley NE16 6AA
  • NE16 6AA
  • Other postcodes in NE16 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 54.9213, longitude -1.7151)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NE16 6AA?

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 6AA?

33% of the homes and businesses at NE16 6AA cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s) from a line or fixed wireless, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NE16 6AA 0% Gateshead 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NE16 6AA 0% Gateshead 98%
Cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s)33%
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 6AA?

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 6AA 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 6AA.

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 6AA: 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 6AA 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

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 6AA?

Homes in NE16 6 sold for a typical £157,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 76 sales, down 1.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£157,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£160,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £343,000 17 sales
  • Semi-detached £162,500 26 sales
  • Terraced £135,625 30 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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 6AA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NE16 6AA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 6AA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around NE16 6AA. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (58%). 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 6AA

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 A, the most common, is £1,811.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 240 (36%)£1,811
Band Babout 170 (26%)£2,112
Band Cabout 150 (23%)£2,414
Band Dabout 50 (8%)£2,716
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£3,319
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,923
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,526
Band Hfewer than 5£5,432

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 16% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 58% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 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 6AA is in (ONS area E01008273), 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 6AA?

The nearest open schools to NE16 6AA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE16 6AA, 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 6AA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE16 6AA is Blaydon Rail Station, 5.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Blaydon Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmCycle
  • Metrocentre Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near NE16 6AA, 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 6AA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE16 6AA, 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 6AA?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NE16 6AA, 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 1.4 kmCycle
  • Derwent Valley Car Club Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 2.0 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 6AA?

The nearest to the centre of NE16 6AA, 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 6AA?

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 6AA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE16 6AA, 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 6AA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE16 6AA, 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 6AA?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE16 6AA 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 6AA in a conservation area?

The centre of NE16 6AA is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 6AA?

Police.uk records 7 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE16 6AA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Burglary2 reports

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 6AA

Ward
Whickham South & Sunniside
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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

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Nearby postcodes

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

NE16 6AB250 mNE16 6BE610 mNE16 5BD1.0 kmNE16 6PE1.1 kmNE16 6PA1.1 kmNE16 6BG1.1 km
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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