NE16 5QS maps, stats, and open data

NE16 5QS lies on Birchwood Avenue in Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne. NE16 5QS is located in the Whickham North electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Gateshead and the English Parliamentary constituency of Blaydon. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 13T and the police force is Northumbria. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

NE16 5QS geodata

Easting	420417
Northing	560332
Latitude	54.937245
Longitude	-1.682864

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is NE16 5QS?

Street	Birchwood Avenue
Locality	Whickham
Town/City	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Country	England
Postcode District	NE16
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NE16 5QS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of NE16 5QS as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	130m	427ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Whickham North
Constituency	Blaydon

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in NE16 5QS

12, BIRCHWOOD AVENUE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5QS 2021 1 DEC £285,000
11, BIRCHWOOD AVENUE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5QS 2019 18 OCT £250,000
12, BIRCHWOOD AVENUE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5QS 2018 13 AUG £220,000
1, BIRCHWOOD AVENUE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5QS 2014 20 MAR £182,000
2, BIRCHWOOD AVENUE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5QS 2012 4 DEC £175,000
11, BIRCHWOOD AVENUE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5QS 2012 18 JUN £170,000
14, BIRCHWOOD AVENUE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5QS 2011 28 JAN £178,000
2, BIRCHWOOD AVENUE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5QS 2002 26 APR £98,000

➜ Whickham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of NE16 5QS

June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Amberly Grove	89m
June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Greystoke Gardens	173m
June 2022	Shoplifting	On or near Greystoke Gardens	173m
➜ Birchwood Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to NE16 5QS

Oakfield Road-amberly Grove (Oakfield Road)	Whickham	84m
Oakfield Road-amberly Grove (Oakfield Road)	Whickham	86m
Oakfield Road-bexley Place (Oakfield Road)	Whickham	270m
Oakfield Road-oakfield Close (Oakfield Road)	Whickham	303m
Oakfield Road-oakfield Close (Oakfield Road)	Whickham	322m

Nearest railway stations to NE16 5QS

Metrocentre Station	2.6km
Dunston Station	3km
Blaydon Station	3.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for NE16 5QS

Broadband access in NE16 5QS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in NE16 5QS (2019 data)

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Median download speed	58.2Mbps
Average download speed	63.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	9.7Mbps
Average upload speed	7.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	17.44Mbps

Broadband limitations in NE16 5QS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for NE16 5QS

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Source: Ofcom
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NE16 5QS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in NE16 5QS by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	317,621
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	18,684
Median (kWh/meter)	18,242

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	52,950
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,115
Median (kWh/meter)	3,089

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in NE16 5QS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in NE16 5QS.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

7.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than NE16 5QS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to NE16 5QS (meters)

Gibside School (Kitchen)

Gibside School

371m

Whickham School and Sports College (Kitchen)

Burnthouse Lane

384m

The Coachman

Coachmans Inn

403m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to NE16 5QS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Oakfield Road	16:00	10:30	112m
The Broadway	16:45	10:30	427m
Sunniside Road	17:00	11:15	457m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to NE16 5QS

Facility	Distance
Whickham School & Sports College Burnt House Lane, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Artificial Grass Pitch, Grass Pitches, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	384m
Fellside Community Primary School Fellside Road, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne Grass Pitches	491m
Clover Hill Community Primary School Glenhurst Drive, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne Grass Pitches	636m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to NE16 5QS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Whickham School Burnthouse Lane, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR	Secondary	383m
Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School Broadway, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5QW	Primary	500m
Fellside Community Primary School Fellside Road, Whickham, Fellside Community Primary School, Fellside Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AY	Primary	501m

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Source: Edubase
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NE16 5QS ITL and NE16 5QS LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for NE16 5QS:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLC	North East (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLC2	Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLC22	Tyneside
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000037	Gateshead

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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NE16 5QS census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for NE16 5QS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00041950
LSOA	E01008269	Gateshead 017B
MSOA	E02001698	Gateshead 017

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to NE16 5QS

NE16 5QP	Oakfield Road	28m
NE16 5QR	Warwick Avenue	61m
NE16 5JW	Shirwood Avenue	64m
NE16 5JF	Amberley Grove	101m
NE16 5QT	Lindale Avenue	120m
NE16 5JN	Chestnut Avenue	121m
NE16 5JE	Bideford Grove	130m
NE16 5JP	Warwick Close	137m
NE16 5QX	Dissington Place	140m
NE16 5HX	Greystoke Gardens	141m

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