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NE16 3EL lies on Alexandra Drive in Swalwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne. NE16 3EL 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 3EL maps

NE16 3EL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
NE16 3EL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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NE16 3EL geodata

Easting421112
Northing561835
Latitude54.950722
Longitude-1.671906

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is NE16 3EL?

StreetAlexandra Drive
LocalitySwalwell
Town/CityNewcastle Upon Tyne
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictNE16

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➜ Where is Whickham?

NE16 3EL Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation50m164ft

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

WardWhickham North
ConstituencyBlaydon

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in NE16 3EL

2004
1 OCT
£157,000
7, ALEXANDRA DRIVE, SWALWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 3EL
2004
2 JUL
£145,000

➜ Whickham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to NE16 3EL

Market Lane-cemetery (Market Lane)Swalwell176m
Market Lane-cemetery (Market Lane)Swalwell187m
Market Lane-beverley Drive (Market Lane)Swalwell256m
Market Lane-old Fire Station (Market Lane)Swalwell272m
Clavering Road-grosvenor Avenue (Clavering Road)Swalwell336m

Nearest railway stations to NE16 3EL

Metrocentre Station1km
Dunston Station1.9km
Blaydon Station3.1km

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Broadband

Broadband access in NE16 3EL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in NE16 3EL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed50.0Mbps
Average download speed86.8Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed3.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed7.89Mbps

Broadband limitations in NE16 3EL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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NE16 3EL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)529,455
Meter count36
Mean (kWh/meter)14,707
Median (kWh/meter)14,062

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)125,149
Meter count36
Mean (kWh/meter)3,476
Median (kWh/meter)3,098

Deprivation

71.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than NE16 3EL:

Food Standards Agency

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

Pic-Nics
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
14a Market Lane
347m
Summerville Guest House
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
33 Orchard Road
412m
Swalwell Primary School (Kitchen)
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Swalwell Primary School
494m

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Nearest post box to NE16 3EL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Beverley Drive16:0011:45149m
Elm Avenue16:0010:45245m
Market Lane16:4511:45545m

NE16 3EL ITL and NE16 3EL 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 3EL:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLCNorth East (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLC2Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
ITL 3 CodeName
TLC22Tyneside
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000037Gateshead

NE16 3EL 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 3EL:

CodeName
OAE00041943
LSOAE01008265Gateshead 009D
MSOAE02001690Gateshead 009

Nearest postcodes to NE16 3EL

NE16 4TLLambton Avenue69m
NE16 3ENHorncliffe Gardens82m
NE16 4SXWallace Avenue89m
NE16 3EJOaklands89m
NE16 3EHBeverley Drive140m
NE16 4SUBeech Avenue143m
NE16 4SSAshfield Avenue159m
NE16 4TJMarket Lane163m
NE16 3EWHeathwell Gardens164m
NE16 4SYLambton Avenue176m