NE16 6AB

a postcode in Gateshead

Introduced in January 1980

NE16 6AB	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 6AB

Hillhead Lane - 5 properties, USRN 14914410

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 14982519

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9215 / 54°55'17"N

Longitude: -1.7112 / 1°42'40"W

UTM Reference: 30U 582603 6086815

OS Easting: 418611

OS Northing: 558570

OS Grid: NZ186585

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR JCHJ.BL

Mapcode Global: WHC3W.PKCG

Open Location Code: 9C6WW7CQ+HG

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94dw41

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 20021 / 32844

7th decile
somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for NE16 6AB 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)	22:46

Hours of daylight today	04:00 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 6AB, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in NE16 6AB

	Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
	24 July 2023	Hillhead House, Gibside, Burnopfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6AB	Detached	Freehold	£847,000

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 6AB

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 6AB

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00041946		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01008273	Gateshead 019F	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001700	Gateshead 019	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
E33000909		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
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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