NE16 5DX Gateshead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Whickham South & Sunniside. Region: North East.
Streets
- Lobleyhill Road, Gateshead: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Fellside Road, Fellside: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Gateshead in 2026-27: Band D £2,716 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,811 | £2,112 | £2,414 | £2,716 | £3,319 | £3,923 | £4,526 | £5,432 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (36% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Gateshead.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Garages, Gladeley Way, Sunniside: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 3 addresses are between 218 m and 223 m above sea level (221 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | MetroCentre 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Blaydon 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lobley Hill Road-Schoolhouse Lane Marley Hill | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tanfield Comprehensive School Tanfield Lea | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Causey Arch Car Park | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 13.8 km (8.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Sunniside Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Sunniside Pharmacy | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Burnopfield Dental Practice | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Bensham Hospital | 6.4 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Whickham Police Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Sunniside, Sunniside Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,950 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gibside, a registered park or garden (Grade I), 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gibside | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, Causey | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Blackamoor Hill | Hill | 40 m |
| High Marley Hill | Hill | 360 m south-east |
| Gill Wood | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Snipes Dene | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Far Pasture Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Derwent Gut | Tidal water | 4.9 km (3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 3 |
2 of the postcode's 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Gateshead: see them on the Gateshead page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Lobleyhill Road.