NE16 5RU maps, stats, and open data

NE16 5RU lies on Northcote in Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne. NE16 5RU 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 5RU geodata

Easting	420167
Northing	560228
Latitude	54.936320
Longitude	-1.686773

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is NE16 5RU?

Street	Northcote
Locality	Whickham
Town/City	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Country	England
Postcode District	NE16
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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NE16 5RU Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	140m	459ft

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in NE16 5RU

1, NORTHCOTE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5RU 2024 12 MAR £195,000

➜ Whickham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to NE16 5RU

Oakfield Road-bexley Place (Oakfield Road)	Whickham	79m
Oakfield Road-burnthouse Lane (Oakfield Road)	Whickham	148m
Broadway	Whickham	208m
Broadway	Whickham	217m
Oakfield Road-amberly Grove (Oakfield Road)	Whickham	287m

Nearest railway stations to NE16 5RU

Metrocentre Station	2.8km
Dunston Station	3.2km
Blaydon Station	3.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in NE16 5RU (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 5RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	71.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	150.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	8.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in NE16 5RU (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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NE16 5RU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	230,507
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,367
Median (kWh/meter)	15,564

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	38,271
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,551
Median (kWh/meter)	2,641

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in NE16 5RU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in NE16 5RU.
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

7% of English postcodes are less deprived than NE16 5RU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to NE16 5RU (metres)

Morrisons Daily

94 Oakfield Road

120m

The Coachman

Coachmans Inn

156m

Whickham Parochial CE Primary School (Kitchen)

Whickham Parochial CE Primary School

230m

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Nearest post box to NE16 5RU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Oakfield Road	16:00	10:30	158m
The Broadway	16:45	10:30	201m
Fellside Post Office	17:00	11:45	456m

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Source: Dracos
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NE16 5RU ITL and NE16 5RU 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 5RU:

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 5RU 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 5RU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00041953
LSOA	E01008270	Gateshead 017C
MSOA	E02001698	Gateshead 017

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to NE16 5RU

NE16 5SB	Grange Farm Drive	35m
NE16 5AL	Grange Walk	64m
NE16 5RY	Oakfield Road	92m
NE16 5QY	Hollinside Close	102m
NE16 5QU	Oakfield Road	120m
NE16 5RT	Chatsworth Place	131m
NE16 5SA	Bexley Place	147m
NE16 5SD	Southcote	147m
NE16 5RX	Catcheside Close	147m
NE16 5QX	Dissington Place	156m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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