Where is NE16?

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NE16 spans the counties of Tyne & Wear and Durham. It contains the town of Whickham, as well as Burnopfield, Fellside, Swalwell, Sunniside, and Street Gate. NE16 is 7km south-west of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. NE16 is a postcode district, also known as an outcode or outbound code.

NE16 on a map

The below map shows where NE16 is, and the boundary of the NE16 postcode district:

Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012

What county is NE16 in?

NE16 lies within the counties of Tyne & Wear and Durham. The below table and chart shows the split by area:

County	% Area
Tyne & Wear	73%
Durham	27%

Which cities, towns and villages are in NE16?

Whickham	Town
Burnopfield	Village
Fellside	Suburb
Swalwell	Suburb
Sunniside	Village
Street Gate	Village
Crookgate Bank	Village
Hobson	Village
Byermoor	Village
Marley Hill	Village
Lintz	Suburb
Beechgrove	Suburb
Fellside	Hamlet
Mountsett	Hamlet
Causey	Hamlet
Leazes	Suburb
Pickering Nook	Village
Bryan's Leap	Suburb
High Friarside	Suburb

What are the nearest towns to NE16?

Position of NE16 relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of NE16 to the centre of the town.

What are the nearest cities to NE16?

Position of NE16 relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of NE16 to the centre of the city.

More NE16 data

➜ NE16 open data dashboard