Balfour Street, Gateshead

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE8 1YL.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£69,975
2 sales
Price range
£60k – £80k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Sep 2016
NE8 1YL

At a glance

House prices£70k averageSince 2016 (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 station14 min walkGateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

2 property sales on Balfour Street, Gateshead have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 16 Sep 2016. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £69,975. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Balfour Street compared

NE8 postcode area£154,230
Gateshead£174,677
England & Wales£356,718

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

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat2£69,97516 Sep 2016

Sold prices on Balfour Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
49, Balfour Street NE8 1YL 12 Sep 2025£55,000 FlatLeasehold
51, Balfour Street NE8 1YL 28 Jul 2022£80,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Balfour Street NE8 1YL 2 Aug 2021£63,000 FlatLeasehold
35, Balfour Street NE8 1YL 27 Aug 2020£110,000 OtherFreehold
10, Balfour Street NE8 1YL 30 Jan 2019£52,500 FlatLeasehold
8, Balfour Street NE8 1YL 30 Jan 2019£35,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Balfour Street NE8 1YL 13 Oct 2017£72,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Balfour Street NE8 1YL 3 Apr 2017£55,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Balfour Street NE8 1YL 3 Apr 2017£52,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Balfour Street NE8 1YL 1 Dec 2016£44,500 FlatLeasehold
51, Balfour Street NE8 1YL 16 Sep 2016£60,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Balfour Street NE8 1YL 26 May 2016£79,950 FlatLeasehold

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

AddressSalesChange
51, Balfour Street £60,000 (Sep 2016) → £80,000 (Jul 2022) +33%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Balfour Street

Crime

470 crimes were reported within about a mile of Balfour Street 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 offences138
Anti-social behaviour91
Criminal damage & arson43
Shoplifting43
Public order38
Other theft31

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

Flood risk

Balfour 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 Balfour Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Brighton Avenue Primary School 404 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.0 mi
Bensham Grove Nursery School 199 pupils Nursery 0–5 Report 0.2 mi
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School 152 pupils Other independent school 10–16 Report 0.2 mi
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 230 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Kelvin Grove Community Primary School 309 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Caedmon Community Primary School 231 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Haskel School 23 pupils Other independent special school 5–25 Report 0.3 mi
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School 213 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.4 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

  • Newcastle station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
  • Dunston station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Manors station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
  • Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Gateshead Stadium (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 1.0 mi · 21 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Whitehall Road-Brighton Road (NE-Bound, Whitehall Road) 2 min walk
  • Whitehall Road-Brighton Road (SW-Bound, Whitehall Road) 2 min walk
  • Bensham Road-Sidney Grove (NE-Bound, Bensham Road) 3 min walk
  • Bensham Road-Brighton Road (S-Bound, Bensham Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bensham Family Practice
    Sidney Grove, Gateshead · 0.2 mi
  • Second Street Surgery
    Second Street, Gateshead · 0.2 mi
  • Oxford Tce & Rawling Rd Medical Group
    1 Oxford Terrace, Bensham, Gateshead · 0.3 mi
  • Central Gateshead Medical Group
    Prince Consort Road, Gateshead · 0.4 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

HereEng & Wales
Owned42.2%62.5%
Private rented49.1%20.3%
Social rented8.1%17.1%
Households906

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1530.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.7%64.1%
Aged 65+8.7%18.6%
Residents2,737

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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.

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