Birch Avenue, Gateshead

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE10 8UX.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£214,429

7 sales

Price range

£190k – £240k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

15 Jan 2025

NE10 8UX

At a glance

House prices£214k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station8 min walkPelaw (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

7 property sales on Birch Avenue, Gateshead have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 15 Jan 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £210,167.

House prices on Birch Avenue compared

NE10 postcode area£157,869

Gateshead£174,677

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birch Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all NE10 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	6	£210,167	16 Apr 2021
Detached	1	£240,000	15 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Birch Avenue

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
14, Birch Avenue NE10 8UX	15 Jan 2025	£240,000	Detached	Freehold
4, Birch Avenue NE10 8UX	16 Apr 2021	£240,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
15, Birch Avenue NE10 8UX	22 May 2020	£196,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
18, Birch Avenue NE10 8UX	17 May 2019	£190,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
17, Birch Avenue NE10 8UX	11 Jul 2018	£210,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
16, Birch Avenue NE10 8UX	27 Oct 2017	£190,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
8, Birch Avenue NE10 8UX	21 Apr 2017	£235,000	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.

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Crime and flood risk near Birch Avenue

Crime

187 crimes were reported within about a mile of Birch Avenue 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	64
Anti-social behaviour	31
Criminal damage & arson	27
Shoplifting	21
Public order	10
Other theft	7

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

Flood risk

Birch Avenue 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 Birch Avenue

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Heworth Grange School 910 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.3 mi
Lingey House Primary School 450 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Wardley Primary School 292 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 320 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
The Drive Community Primary School 213 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw 171 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
White Mere Community Primary School 136 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
XP Gateshead 245 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.7 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

Heworth station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
Manors station 2.9 mi · 59 min walk
Newcastle station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
Pelaw (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
Heworth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.5 mi · 10 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Felling Bypass-Grange Close (W-Bound, Felling Bypass) 1 min walk
Grange Crescent-Grange Road (N-Bound, Grange Cresent) 1 min walk
Grange Crescent-Bolburn (S-Bound, Grange Cresent) 1 min walk
Felling Bypass-Henderson Gardens (SE-Bound, Felling Bypass) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Longrigg Medical Centre
2 Longrigg, Leam Lane Estate, Gateshead · 0.2 mi
Pelaw Medical Practice
7-8 Croxdale Terrace, Pelaw, Gateshead · 0.6 mi
St. Albans Medical Group
Felling Health Centre, Stephenson Terrace, Gateshead · 0.9 mi
Crowhall Medical Centre
Felling Health Centre, Stephenson Terrace, Gateshead · 0.9 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 4 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 4 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	61.9%	62.5%
Private rented	6.5%	20.3%
Social rented	31.5%	17.1%
Households	691

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	61.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	23.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,567

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.

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