NE16 4HE
a large user postcode in Whickham, Gateshead
Coordinates
Latitude: 54.945 / 54°56'41"N
Longitude: -1.6676 / 1°40'3"W
OS Eastings: 421390
OS Northings: 561194
OS Grid: NZ213611
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR JCS8.R5
Mapcode Global: WHC3Q.CZ40
Plus Code: 9C6WW8VJ+XX
Maidenhead Locator System: IO94dw96
What Three Birds: gallinule.swamphen.kingfisher
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Front Street, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4HE
Summary
NE16 4HE is a large user postcode in Whickham, Gateshead. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Northumbria Police, Whickham Police Station, Front Street, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4HE.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
The average commercial rateable value is £38,000. The most common recorded business type is Police Station.
Whickham is a town, which had a population of 16,652 in the 2011 census.
NE16 4HE is in the Newcastle travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Gateshead Primary Care Trust.
NE16 4HE is approximately 111m (364ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing NE16 4HE
6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for NE16 4HE
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
2/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Supermarkets near NE16 4HE include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
NE16 4HE at other websites
- Crime near NE16 4HE at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for NE16 4HE at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at NE16 4HE at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near NE16 4HE at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near NE16 4HE at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near NE16 4HE at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to NE16 4HE at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near NE16 4HE at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near NE16 4HE at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near NE16 4HE at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of NE16 4HE are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Gateshead Borough Council
Ward
Dunston Hill and Whickham East
Councillors
Peter Maughan (Liberal Democrat)
Vicky Anderson (Liberal Democrat)
Amelia Ord (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Blaydon
MP
Liz Twist (Labour)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for NE16 4HE.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near NE16 4HE.
Sorry, we have no current data to display for this area.