NE16 5RX maps, stats, and open data

NE16 5RX lies on Catcheside Close in Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne. NE16 5RX is located in the Whickham South and Sunniside 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 5RX maps

NE16 5RX map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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NE16 5RX geodata

Easting	420171
Northing	560081
Latitude	54.934999
Longitude	-1.686721

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Where is NE16 5RX?

Street	Catcheside Close
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 5RX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of NE16 5RX 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Whickham South And Sunniside
Constituency	Blaydon

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in NE16 5RX

2, CATCHESIDE CLOSE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5RX 2005 15 JUN £240,000
2, CATCHESIDE CLOSE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5RX 2002 22 NOV £169,950
2, CATCHESIDE CLOSE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5RX 1998 16 NOV £97,000

➜ Whickham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to NE16 5RX

Broadway	Whickham	103m
Broadway	Whickham	122m
Oakfield Road-bexley Place (Oakfield Road)	Whickham	225m
Burnthouse Lane	Whickham	233m
Burnthouse Lane	Whickham	249m

Nearest railway stations to NE16 5RX

Metrocentre Station	3km
Dunston Station	3.3km
Blaydon Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

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

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Median download speed	44.5Mbps
Average download speed	59.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	3.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in NE16 5RX (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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NE16 5RX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	374,010
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	19,685
Median (kWh/meter)	20,766

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	73,452
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,866
Median (kWh/meter)	3,811

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Whickham Parochial CE Primary School (Kitchen)

Whickham Parochial CE Primary School

228m

Morrisons Daily

94 Oakfield Road

237m

The Coachman

Coachmans Inn

244m

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Nearest post box to NE16 5RX

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
The Broadway	16:45	10:30	77m
Oakfield Road	16:00	10:30	251m
Gellesfield Chare	17:00	10:30	440m

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NE16 5RX ITL and NE16 5RX 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 5RX:

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 5RX 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 5RX:

	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 5RX

NE16 5SD	Southcote	34m
NE16 5RG	Broad Way	54m
NE16 5AL	Grange Walk	93m
NE16 5QZ	Hollinside Close	103m
NE16 5RR	Meacham Way	138m
NE16 5RU	Northcote	147m
NE16 5RA	Broadway	150m
NE16 5SY	Rosewell Place	154m
NE16 5QJ	Highgreen Chase	158m
NE16 5SB	Grange Farm Drive	164m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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