Ruskin Drive, Boldon Colliery

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE35 9DU.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£111,875

4 sales

Price range

£76k – £161k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

19 Jun 2023

NE35 9DU

At a glance

House prices£112k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station16 min walkBrockley Whins station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

4 property sales on Ruskin Drive, Boldon Colliery have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 19 Jun 2023. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £111,875. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Ruskin Drive compared

NE35 postcode area£193,272

Boldon Colliery£193,272

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Ruskin Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all NE35 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	4	£111,875	19 Jun 2023

Sold prices on Ruskin Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
16, Ruskin Drive NE35 9DU	19 Jun 2023	£161,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
22, Ruskin Drive NE35 9DU	11 May 2021	£105,000	Other	Freehold
16, Ruskin Drive NE35 9DU	12 Mar 2021	£130,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
22, Ruskin Drive NE35 9DU	23 Oct 2020	£75,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
15, Ruskin Drive NE35 9DU	2 Oct 2017	£81,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
16, Ruskin Drive	£130,000 (Mar 2021) → £161,000 (Jun 2023)	+24% over 2 yrs
22, Ruskin Drive	£75,500 (Oct 2020) → £105,000 (May 2021)	+39% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Ruskin Drive

Crime

106 crimes were reported within about a mile of Ruskin Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	33
Anti-social behaviour	28
Criminal damage & arson	13
Burglary	9
Other crime	5
Other theft	4

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Ruskin Drive is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries Flood alert area
Tyne estuary Flood alert area
Tyne and Wear coastal rivers Flood alert area
Tyne and Wear coast Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Ruskin Drive

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Boldon School 1,043 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.1 mi
West Boldon Primary School 280 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Boldon Nursery School 80 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	0.2 mi
Helen Gibson Nursery School 76 pupils	Nursery	2–4	Report	0.8 mi
East Boldon Junior School 235 pupils	Primary	7–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
Hedworth Lane Primary School 290 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.8 mi
Biddick Hall Infants' School 219 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	0.9 mi
East Boldon Infants' School 163 pupils	Primary	5–7	Good Report	0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train, tram & metro stations

Brockley Whins station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
East Boldon station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
Seaburn station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk
Brockley Whins (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
East Boldon (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 1.2 mi · 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

New Road-School (W-Bound, New Road) 2 min walk
New Road-Ernest Street (E-Bound, New Road) 2 min walk
New Road-Ernest Street (SW-Bound, New Road) 3 min walk
Boldon School (N-Bound, New Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Boldon Gp Practice
Gibson Court, Boldon Colliery · 0.4 mi
Colliery Court Medical Group
Gibson Court, Boldon Colliery · 0.4 mi
Wenlock Road Surgery
171 Wenlock Road, Simonside, South Shields · 1.6 mi
Talbot Medical Centre
Stanley Street, South Shields · 1.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	33.7%	62.5%
Private rented	9.6%	20.3%
Social rented	56.6%	17.1%
Households	656

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	21.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	57.9%	64.1%
Aged 65+	20.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,492

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Nearby streets in NE35

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