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NE16 3BE area guide

Who lives in NE16 3BE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Blaydon North & Winlaton Mill
Council: Gateshead
Region: North East
Neighbourhood population: 1,493 (2024)

NE16 3BENewcastle upon Tyne

At a glance

What NE16 3BE is like

NE16 3BE is a postcode in the Blaydon North & Winlaton Mill area of Gateshead. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,493 people. 75.1% of households own their home, 9.1% rent privately and 15.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in NE16 3 sold for a median of £123,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How NE16 3BE compares

Headline figures for NE16 3BE, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 22.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£123,000

Median over 32 sales in NE16 3, −21.9% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 19 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

83%

Rated good or better across 6 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£43,690

Average annual income before tax, higher than 22% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where NE16 3BE differs most from the national average.

01
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in NE16 3 is down 21.9% on the year before.
02
An older population
23.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
03
Few private renters
Only 9.1% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
04
Mostly owner-occupied
75.1% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

NE16 3BE FAQs

Is NE16 3BE a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 22.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 83% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in NE16 3BE?

The median sale price over the last year was £123,000.

Homes in NE16 3 sold for a median of £123,000 across 32 sales in the year to August 2026, −21.9% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is NE16 3BE safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around NE16 3BE, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in NE16 3BE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.1% of residents. 75.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (45.2%).

Which council covers NE16 3BE?

The local authority for NE16 3BE is Gateshead.

NE16 3BE comes under Gateshead in the North East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is NE16 3BE?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 19 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Metrocentre Rail Station, 0.7 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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