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NE16 9 area guide

Who lives in NE16 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Gateshead
Region: North East
Population: 1,493 (2024)

NE16 9Postcode sector · Newcastle upon Tyne

At a glance

What NE16 9 is like

The NE16 9 postcode sector in Gateshead covers 3 live postcodes and is home to about 1,493 people in 651 households. 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.

Scores

How NE16 9 compares

Headline figures for NE16 9, 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.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 32 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

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 9 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
23.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Few private renters
Only 9.1% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
75.1% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

NE16 9 FAQs

Is NE16 9 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. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is NE16 9 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 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in NE16 9?

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 9?

The local authority for NE16 9 is Gateshead.

NE16 9 comes under Gateshead in the North East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is NE16 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 32 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Blaydon Rail Station, 0.2 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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