NE16 5YD maps, stats, and open data
NE16 5YD lies on Oakridge in Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne. NE16 5YD 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 5YD maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
NE16 5YD geodata
| Easting | 419850 |
| Northing | 560968 |
| Latitude | 54.942983 |
| Longitude | -1.691669 |
Where is NE16 5YD?
| Street | Oakridge |
| Locality | Whickham |
| Town/City | Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | NE16 |
NE16 5YD Elevation
Elevation or altitude of NE16 5YD as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 110m | 361ft |
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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Politics
| Ward | Whickham North |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Blaydon |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in NE16 5YD
2024 1 NOV £420,000 |
2007 4 MAY £249,950 |
15, OAKRIDGE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5YD 1998 26 AUG £112,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to NE16 5YD
| Parkway-regency Drive (Parkway) | Whickham | 153m |
| Parkway-tindale Drive (Parkway) | Whickham | 228m |
| Parkway-fellside Road (Parkway) | Whickham | 263m |
| Parkway-parkdale Rise (Parkway) | Whickham | 279m |
| Parkway-parkdale Rise (Parkway) | Whickham | 286m |
Nearest railway stations to NE16 5YD
| Metrocentre Station | 2.4km |
| Blaydon Station | 2.9km |
| Dunston Station | 3.3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in NE16 5YD (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 5YD (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 69.3Mbps |
| Average download speed | 69.9Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 9.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in NE16 5YD (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% |
NE16 5YD gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in NE16 5YD by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 459,623 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 29 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 15,849 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 15,015 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 111,647 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 28 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,987 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,451 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in NE16 5YD, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in NE16 5YD.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
24.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than NE16 5YD:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to NE16 5YD (metres)
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Nearest post box to NE16 5YD
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Castle Close | 16:15 | 11:30 | 297m |
| Fellside Post Office | 17:00 | 11:45 | 554m |
| Fellside Post Office | 17:00 | 11:45 | 554m |
NE16 5YD ITL and NE16 5YD 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 5YD:
| 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 |
NE16 5YD 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 5YD:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00041931 | |
| LSOA | E01008266 | Gateshead 009E |
| MSOA | E02001690 | Gateshead 009 |
Nearest postcodes to NE16 5YD
| NE16 5YE | Syron | 45m |
| NE16 5YA | Corsair | 64m |
| NE16 5YH | Larbre Crescent | 108m |
| NE16 5YB | Corsair | 135m |
| NE16 5YQ | Larbre Crescent | 161m |
| NE16 5YW | Bullfinch Drive | 162m |
| NE16 5YJ | L'arbre Crescent | 174m |
| NE16 5XZ | Regency Drive | 186m |
| NE16 5YG | L'arbre Crescent | 189m |
| NE16 5XY | Ingleside | 193m |
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