# NE16 5HQ

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 54.940179, -1.678451
- **Open Location Code:** 9C6WW8RC+3J
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO94dw
- **Qibla:** 120.3°
- **Grid reference:** NZ 20699 60659
- **UTM:** 30U 584660 6088933
- **Elevation:** 131m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North East (E12000001)
- **Admin district:** Gateshead (E08000037)
- **Ward:** Whickham North (E05001085)
- **Constituency:** Gateshead Central and Whickham (E14001244)
- **Parish code:** E43000229
- **Travel to work area:** E30000245
- **Police force area:** E23000007
- **Built-up area:** E63007199
- **European electoral region:** North East (E15000001)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01008269
- **2021 MSOA:** Whickham (E02001698)
- **2021 output area:** E00041950
- **2011 LSOA:** E01008269
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001698
- **2011 output area:** E00041950
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33000902
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6B4)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 29931
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000012
- **ICB location:** E38000212
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000050
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000029

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Metrocentre | 2272 |
| Hospital | Campus for Ageing and Vitality | 4557 |
| GP | The Whickham Practice | 584 |
| School | Whickham School | 408 |
| Airport | Newcastle International Airport | 10896 |
| Bus stop | Whaggs Lane-South View Terrace | 43 |
| Food bank | Gateshead | 3314 |
| Defibrillator | Whickham Glebe Sport Club | 370 |
| Pharmacy | Whickham Pharmacy | 605 |
| Post office | Whickham Post Office | 675 |
| Library | Library | 691 |
| Coast | — | 18220 |
| Central London | — | 395395 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Northern Powergrid (region F, MPAN 15)
- **Water:** Northumbrian Water
- **Sewerage:** Northumbrian Water
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [NE16 4PG](https://openpostcodes.uk/NE16%204PG)
- [NE16 5HG](https://openpostcodes.uk/NE16%205HG)
- [NE16 5HL](https://openpostcodes.uk/NE16%205HL)
- [NE16 4QB](https://openpostcodes.uk/NE16%204QB)
- [NE16 5HH](https://openpostcodes.uk/NE16%205HH)

## Boundary

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## Data

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