NE16 3BN maps, stats, and open data

NE16 3BN 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 3BN maps

NE16 3BN map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

NE16 3BN map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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NE16 3BN geodata

Easting	419869
Northing	562265
Latitude	54.954644
Longitude	-1.691295

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is NE16 3BN?

Country	England
Postcode District	NE16
➜ See where NE16 is on a map ➜ Where is Whickham?

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NE16 3BN Elevation

Elevation or altitude of NE16 3BN as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	10m	33ft

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 3BN

ESKAVAN, HEXHAM ROAD, SWALWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 3BN 2017 7 APR £249,950
BRIDGE END VIEW, HEXHAM ROAD, SWALWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 3BN 2016 12 DEC £229,950

➜ Whickham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to NE16 3BN

Hexham Road	Swalwell	154m
Swalwell Roundabout (Spa Well Road)	Swalwell	154m
Swalwell Roundabout (Derwenthaugh Road)	Swalwell	208m
Hexham Road - Broadmeadows Close (Hexham Road)	Swalwell	210m
Derwenthaugh Road-sands Industrial (Derwenthaugh Road)	Swalwell	304m

Nearest railway stations to NE16 3BN

Metrocentre Station	1.7km
Blaydon Station	1.8km
Dunston Station	3.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in NE16 3BN (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	75.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	25.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband limitations in NE16 3BN (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	25.0%

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NE16 3BN gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in NE16 3BN by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	120,440
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,055
Median (kWh/meter)	13,403

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in NE16 3BN, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in NE16 3BN.
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)
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Deprivation

76.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than NE16 3BN:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to NE16 3BN (metres)

Caisley's Kitchen

Blaydon Car Boot Sale

136m

Blaydon Rugby Club

Hexham Road

136m

Whickham Cottage Nursery Limited

Sands Road

231m

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Nearest post box to NE16 3BN

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Jet Garage	17:15	11:00	255m
Jet Garage	17:00	12:00	339m
Swalwell Post Office	18:00	12:00	411m

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Source: Dracos
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Environment

Risk of NE16 3BN flooding from rivers and sea	Low
➜ NE16 3BN flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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NE16 3BN ITL and NE16 3BN 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 3BN:

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 3BN 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 3BN:

	Code	Name
OA	E00170027
LSOA	E01008262	Gateshead 009A
MSOA	E02001690	Gateshead 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to NE16 3BN

NE16 3BZ	The Pavilion	99m
NE16 3DB	The Covers	113m
NE16 3DD	Broadmeadows Close	189m
NE16 3BW	Park View	212m
NE21 5TG	Bates Houses	269m
NE21 5PH	The Copse	282m
NE21 5TF	Bates Lane	290m
NE16 3AA	Hexham Road	320m
NE21 5PF	Lakeside	362m
NE21 5NP	Shibdon Road	378m

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