Armstrong Street, Gateshead

MyStreetCheck free street report: Armstrong Street, Gateshead · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/gateshead/armstrong-street-gateshead/

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE8 4ZS, NE8 4XS.

Average price (last 12 months)

£180,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£160,621

30 sales

Price range

£53k – £200k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

20 Apr 2026

NE8 4ZS

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At a glance

House prices£161k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station20 min walkGateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold94% freeholdAcross 36 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

30 property sales on Armstrong Street, Gateshead have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £180,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £160,058. 12 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 97% terraced, 3% detached. Recorded sale prices on Armstrong Street range from £52,500 to £200,000. 94% of homes sold here were freehold and 6% leasehold.

House prices on Armstrong Street compared

NE8 postcode area£153,926

Gateshead£176,461

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Armstrong Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all NE8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 94% freehold and 6% leasehold across 36 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	29	£160,058	20 Apr 2026
Detached	1	£176,950	11 Aug 2017

Sold prices on Armstrong Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
7, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	20 Apr 2026	£180,000	Terraced	Freehold
10, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	3 Sep 2025	£200,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	21 Feb 2025	£190,000	Terraced	Freehold
15, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	19 Dec 2024	£64,750	Terraced	Leasehold
18, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	26 Nov 2024	£196,000	Terraced	Freehold
9, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	29 Feb 2024	£180,000	Terraced	Freehold
11, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	19 Dec 2023	£175,000	Terraced	Freehold
16, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	5 Apr 2023	£185,000	Terraced	Freehold
20, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	21 Jul 2022	£186,000	Detached	Freehold
9, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	7 Jun 2022	£170,000	Terraced	Freehold
14, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	11 Jun 2021	£172,500	Terraced	Freehold
12, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	8 Nov 2019	£152,500	Terraced	Freehold
5, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	30 Nov 2018	£146,000	Terraced	Freehold
1, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	24 Nov 2017	£165,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
18, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	29 Sep 2017	£174,950	Terraced New build	Freehold
16, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	15 Sep 2017	£174,950	Terraced New build	Freehold
20, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	11 Aug 2017	£176,950	Detached New build	Freehold
12, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	27 Jul 2017	£174,950	Terraced New build	Freehold
14, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	24 Jul 2017	£174,950	Terraced New build	Freehold
10, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	28 Jun 2017	£167,500	Terraced New build	Freehold
8, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	15 Jun 2017	£167,500	Terraced New build	Freehold
6, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	2 Jun 2017	£166,650	Terraced New build	Freehold
2, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	26 May 2017	£169,500	Terraced New build	Freehold
4, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	26 May 2017	£166,650	Terraced New build	Freehold
71, Armstrong Street NE8 4XS	26 May 2017	£90,000	Terraced	Freehold
11, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	13 Apr 2017	£159,295	Terraced New build	Freehold
15, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	24 Mar 2017	£52,500	Terraced	Leasehold
5, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	22 Dec 2016	£159,995	Terraced New build	Freehold
3, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	8 Nov 2016	£159,295	Terraced New build	Freehold
15, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	31 Oct 2016	£145,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
17, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	31 Oct 2016	£145,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
19, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	31 Oct 2016	£145,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
13, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	13 Oct 2016	£145,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
23, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	7 Oct 2016	£161,256	Terraced New build	Freehold
7, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	30 Sep 2016	£159,995	Terraced New build	Freehold
9, Armstrong Street NE8 4ZS	30 Sep 2016	£159,995	Terraced New build	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
7, Armstrong Street	£159,995 (Sep 2016) → £180,000 (Apr 2026)	+13% over 10 yrs
10, Armstrong Street	£167,500 (Jun 2017) → £200,000 (Sep 2025)	+19% over 8 yrs
2, Armstrong Street	£169,500 (May 2017) → £190,000 (Feb 2025)	+12% over 8 yrs
15, Armstrong Street	£145,000 (Oct 2016) → £52,500 (Mar 2017) → £64,750 (Dec 2024)	-55% over 8 yrs
18, Armstrong Street	£174,950 (Sep 2017) → £196,000 (Nov 2024)	+12% over 7 yrs
9, Armstrong Street	£159,995 (Sep 2016) → £170,000 (Jun 2022) → £180,000 (Feb 2024)	+13% over 7 yrs
11, Armstrong Street	£159,295 (Apr 2017) → £175,000 (Dec 2023)	+10% over 7 yrs
16, Armstrong Street	£174,950 (Sep 2017) → £185,000 (Apr 2023)	+6% over 6 yrs
20, Armstrong Street	£176,950 (Aug 2017) → £186,000 (Jul 2022)	+5% over 5 yrs
14, Armstrong Street	£174,950 (Jul 2017) → £172,500 (Jun 2021)	-1% over 4 yrs
12, Armstrong Street	£174,950 (Jul 2017) → £152,500 (Nov 2019)	-13% over 2 yrs
5, Armstrong Street	£159,995 (Dec 2016) → £146,000 (Nov 2018)	-9% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Armstrong Street

Crime

343 crimes were reported within about a mile of Armstrong Street in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	95
Anti-social behaviour	69
Criminal damage & arson	37
Public order	27
Other theft	25
Shoplifting	21

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

Flood risk

Armstrong Street is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries Flood alert area
Tyne estuary at Newcastle Quayside, Low Walker, Lower Derwenthaugh Industrial Estate and Willington Flood alert area
Tyne estuary 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 Armstrong Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Kelvin Grove Community Primary School 309 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.2 mi
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 230 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Outstanding Report	0.2 mi
Brighton Avenue Primary School 404 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Bensham Grove Nursery School 199 pupils	Nursery	0–5	Report	0.3 mi
Eslington Primary School 78 pupils	Community special school	5–11	Report	0.4 mi
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School 213 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School 152 pupils	Other independent school	10–16	Report	0.5 mi
Caedmon Community Primary School 231 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.5 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, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

Dunston station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
Newcastle station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
Manors station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
Gateshead Stadium (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 1.3 mi · 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Saltwell Road-Brunel Street (N-Bound, Saltwell Road) 1 min walk
Saltwell Road-Kelvin Grove (S-Bound, Saltwell Road) 1 min walk
Saltwell Road-Whitehall Road (SE-Bound, Saltwell Road) 2 min walk
Saltwell Road-Stephenson Street (NW-Bound, Saltwell Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Bensham Family Practice
Sidney Grove, Gateshead · 0.3 mi
Second Street Surgery
Second Street, Gateshead · 0.5 mi
Oxford Tce & Rawling Rd Medical Group
1 Oxford Terrace, Bensham, Gateshead · 0.6 mi
Central Gateshead Medical Group
Prince Consort Road, Gateshead · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Express Tesco Gateshead Express · 0.6 mi
Heron Heron Durham Road · 0.7 mi
Aldi Aldi Dunston Gateshead · 1.0 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Low Fell · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

N & B Chemists Ltd · 0.2 mi
Centralchem Limited · 0.5 mi
Bensham Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

Bensham Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
323 Durham Road Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
Mr Alec Waugh And Associates · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 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	2 of 10
Employment	2 of 10
Education and skills	3 of 10
Health and disability	2 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	41.2%	62.5%
Private rented	41.2%	20.3%
Social rented	16.8%	17.1%
Households	696

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	72.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	8.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,490

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.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	94%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	97%	92%

Share of homes across Gateshead with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. 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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Armstrong Street

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Who lives around Armstrong Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Gateshead
White	83.7%	93.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	4.8%	2.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	4.7%	1.1%
Other ethnic group	3.4%	1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.3%	1.2%

Religion

	Here	Gateshead
No religion	48.7%	40.1%
Christian	40.1%	50.8%
Muslim	5.3%	2.1%
Not answered	4.2%	4.5%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.2%
Hindu	0.5%	0.3%
Other religion	0.5%	0.4%
Sikh	0.2%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Gateshead
Born in the UK	80%	92.6%
Born outside the UK	20%	7.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Gateshead
Level 4 qualifications and above	30.1%	28%
No qualifications	19%	21.6%
Level 3 qualifications	17.6%	17%
Level 2 qualifications	13.1%	13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.8%	9.9%
Apprenticeship	7.2%	7.2%
Other qualifications	3.3%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Gateshead
Very good health	45.6%	43.7%
Good health	32.6%	33.5%
Fair health	15%	15.4%
Bad health	4.6%	5.7%
Very bad health	2.2%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Gateshead
No cars or vans in household	47.3%	32.4%
1 car or van in household	39.6%	41.7%
2 cars or vans in household	11.3%	20.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household	1.9%	5.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Gateshead.

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