The UK Postcode Database

NE16 5YS

a postcode in Gateshead

Introduced in January 1980
NE16 5YS Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with NE16 5YS

Thistledon Avenue - 26 properties, USRN 14928058

Callaley Avenue - 1 property, USRN 14904563

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9404 / 54°56'25"N

Longitude: -1.6935 / 1°41'36"W

UTM Reference: 30U 583699 6088937

OS Easting: 419737

OS Northing: 560676

OS Grid: NZ197606

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR JCM9.5T

Mapcode Global: WHC3W.Y2RZ

Open Location Code: 9C6WW8R4+4J

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94dw65

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 1c2

  • Retired Professionals
  • Established Mature Families
  • Burgeoning Mature Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 29115 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for NE16 5YS on Saturday 27 June 2026

Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:32
Sunrise 04:30
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:49
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:47
Hours of daylight today04:00 to 22:19
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:19 to 04:00
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 00:51
Moon Rises 19:35

For a full sun and moon calendar for NE16 5YS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in NE16 5YS

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
15 March 2022 28a Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Freehold £300,000
8 December 2021 17 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Leasehold £350,000
24 June 2021 14 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Leasehold £316,000
9 April 2021 26 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Leasehold £230,000
30 October 2015 22 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Leasehold £235,000
9 December 2014 28 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Freehold £200,000
7 December 2012 4 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Leasehold £281,000
5 October 2010 6 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Leasehold £280,000
9 April 2009 9 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Leasehold £195,000
2 May 2008 18 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Flat/apartment Freehold £305,000
20 August 2007 2 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Leasehold £325,000
26 February 2004 2 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Leasehold £249,950
17 January 2002 2 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Leasehold £159,950
30 October 1998 4 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Freehold £115,000
30 October 1998 4 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Leasehold £115,000
17 July 1997 22 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Leasehold £84,000
2 August 1996 2 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Leasehold £102,000
5 January 1996 16 Thistledon Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YS Detached Leasehold £89,500

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for NE16 5YS

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Gateshead Central and Whickham

MP

Mark Ferguson Labour

Gateshead Borough Council
Metropolitan district ward

Whickham South and Sunniside

Councillors

Jonathan Mohammed Liberal Democrats

Marilynn Ord Liberal Democrats

Jonathan Wallace Liberal Democrats

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for NE16 5YS

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00041976 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01008275 Gateshead 017E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001698 Gateshead 017 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05001086 Whickham South and Sunniside Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E08000037 Gateshead Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 April 2013 DLUHC
E12000001 North East Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001244 Gateshead Central and Whickham Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000007 Northumbria Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000245 Newcastle Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33000901 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000025 North East Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 13 January 2011 BEIS
E38000212 NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2017 ODS
E40000012 North East and Yorkshire NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E43000229 Gateshead, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 1 April 2013 ONS
E54000050 Cumbria and North East Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000029 Northern Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2020 NHS England
E63007199 Whickham Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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