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NE16 5EL area guide

Who lives in NE16 5EL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Birtley North & Kibblesworth
Council: Gateshead
Region: North East
Neighbourhood population: 1,810 (2024)

NE16 5ELNewcastle upon Tyne

At a glance

What NE16 5EL is like

NE16 5EL is a postcode in the Birtley North & Kibblesworth area of Gateshead. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,810 people. 60.2% of households own their home, 10.9% rent privately and 27.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 57.3% 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 5 sold for a median of £230,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How NE16 5EL compares

Headline figures for NE16 5EL, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 19.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£230,000

Median over 129 sales in NE16 5, −6.1% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 6 inspected schools nearby.

Household incomeMore

£44,796

Average annual income before tax, higher than 26% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where NE16 5EL differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
27.5% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.
02
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in NE16 5 is down 6.1% on the year before.
03
An older population
21.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
04
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.
05
Few private renters
Only 10.9% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

NE16 5EL FAQs

Is NE16 5EL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 19.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in NE16 5EL?

The median sale price over the last year was £230,000.

Homes in NE16 5 sold for a median of £230,000 across 129 sales in the year to August 2026, −6.1% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is NE16 5EL safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around NE16 5EL, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in NE16 5EL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 8.3% of residents. 60.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (44.3%).

Which council covers NE16 5EL?

The local authority for NE16 5EL is Gateshead.

NE16 5EL comes under Gateshead in the North East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is NE16 5EL?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

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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