Postcode sector
NE16 5 · Whickham
Gateshead · district NE16 · 304 postcodes
Median £/m²£2,700/m²Sales in the 24 months to Aug 2026
Last year, after inflation−5.8%
Sales, 24 months302with a floor area
£/m² of sales, 24 months to Aug 2026
- NE16 5
- £2,700/m² middle · £2,240–£3,090/m² middle half · 302 sales
- District NE16
- £2,350/m² middle · £1,810–£2,870/m² middle half · 691 sales
Bars: sales in each £/m² band. Strips: the box is the middle half, the line the middle, the whiskers the 9th to 91st percentile.
Median £/m² since 2004 (2004 = 100)
- NE16 5
- NE16
- Gateshead houses
- After inflation (CPIH)
- In pounds of the day
Growth a year
| Over | NE16 5 | District NE16 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real | Nominal | Real | Nominal | |
| 1 year | −5.8% | −2.7% | −7.4% | −4.2% |
| 5 years | −3.7% | +1.2% | −3.4% | +1.4% |
| 10 years | −0.8% | +2.6% | −0.9% | +2.5% |
| 20 years | −1.2% | +1.6% | −1.2% | +1.6% |
Real is after inflation (ONS CPIH). A horizon with too few sales at either end is left out.
Nearby sectors, middle half of £/m²
£0–£8,000/m²- EN6 5Chase & Crews Hill£5,180–£6,370/m²
- NE16 5Whickham£2,240–£3,090/m²
- NE39 1Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh£2,410–£2,940/m²
- NE16 4Swalwell£1,830–£2,920/m²
- NE11 0Dunston & Teams£1,780–£2,500/m²
- NE21 6Blaydon North & Winlaton Mill£1,660–£2,410/m²
- NE16 6Burnopfield£1,550–£2,470/m²
- NE16 3Swalwell£1,520–£2,250/m²
- DH9 9Burnopfield£1,280–£2,500/m²
- DH9 0Stanley North & East£980–£1,940/m²
- NE16 9Blaydon North & Winlaton MillToo few sales
Streets, last five years
| Street | Sales | Median size | Median £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsway | 27 | 68 m² | |
| Oakfield Road | 17 | 91 m² | |
| Longwood Close | 14 | 60 m² | |
| Pennyfine Road | 14 | 98 m² | |
| The Cedars | 14 | 108 m² | |
| Warwick Avenue | 14 | 106 m² | |
| Calder Walk | 13 | 67 m² | |
| Grange Lane | 13 | 75 m² | |
| Church Street | 12 | 88 m² | |
| Laburnum Grove | 12 | 100 m² | |
| Lambley Close | 11 | 67 m² | |
| Shamrock Lane | 11 | 185 m² |
Sources
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid (category A sales). Floor areas: energy performance certificates (EPC). Inflation: ONS CPIH (series L522). Postcodes: ONS Postcode Directory. All under the Open Government Licence.
£/m² uses EPC floor area; sector names are informal. Middles of many sales, never one home's value.