Colombo Square, Gateshead

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE8 2DF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£133,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£136,070
58 sales
Price range
£73k – £175k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Jan 2026
NE8 2DF

At a glance

House prices£134k average24% below the Gateshead average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station6 min walkGateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

58 property sales on Colombo Square, Gateshead have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £133,500. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £136,070. That is 24% below the Gateshead average of £174,677 over the same period. 14 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 12 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Colombo Square compared

Colombo Square£133,500
NE8 postcode area£154,230
Gateshead£174,677
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all NE8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £130,957 (7 sales)2016£131k2017: £170,000 (1 sales)2017£170k2018: £134,375 (4 sales)2018£134k2019: £122,500 (6 sales)2019£123k2020: £134,992 (6 sales)2020£135k2021: £140,250 (6 sales)2021£140k2022: £125,900 (5 sales)2022£126k2023: £141,222 (9 sales)2023£141k2024: £142,855 (7 sales)2024£143k2025: £138,492 (6 sales)2025£138k2026: £150,000 (1 sales)2026£150k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat58£136,07030 Jan 2026

Sold prices on Colombo Square

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
29, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 30 Mar 2026£108,500 FlatLeasehold
74, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 30 Jan 2026£150,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 23 Jan 2026£130,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 23 Oct 2025£117,000 FlatLeasehold
95, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 20 Aug 2025£74,000 FlatLeasehold
48, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 31 Jul 2025£165,000 FlatLeasehold
57, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 27 Jun 2025£155,000 FlatLeasehold
100, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 20 Jun 2025£159,950 FlatLeasehold
38, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 28 Feb 2025£150,000 FlatLeasehold
61, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 24 Jan 2025£160,000 FlatLeasehold
101, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 29 Nov 2024£125,500 FlatLeasehold
56, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 18 Oct 2024£140,500 FlatLeasehold
28, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 23 Aug 2024£140,000 FlatLeasehold
79, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 16 Aug 2024£127,500 FlatLeasehold
77, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 7 Jun 2024£175,000 FlatLeasehold
39, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 23 Apr 2024£91,500 FlatLeasehold
19, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 25 Mar 2024£168,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 1 Mar 2024£123,488 FlatLeasehold
91, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 21 Dec 2023£140,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 20 Nov 2023£145,000 FlatLeasehold
47, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 14 Nov 2023£50,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 11 Nov 2023£135,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 27 Sep 2023£125,000 FlatLeasehold
44, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 5 Sep 2023£131,000 FlatLeasehold
72, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 14 Aug 2023£157,000 FlatLeasehold
36, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 20 Jun 2023£142,500 FlatLeasehold
93, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 26 May 2023£147,500 FlatLeasehold
2, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 17 Jan 2023£148,000 FlatLeasehold
89, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 22 Dec 2022£117,500 FlatLeasehold
74, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 9 Dec 2022£140,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 21 Nov 2022£150,000 OtherLeasehold
31, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 1 Nov 2022£115,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 13 May 2022£131,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 29 Apr 2022£119,000 FlatLeasehold
71, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 1 Mar 2022£117,500 FlatLeasehold
24, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 17 Jan 2022£138,000 FlatLeasehold
63, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 17 Dec 2021£117,000 FlatLeasehold
92, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 10 Dec 2021£157,000 FlatLeasehold
57, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 23 Nov 2021£158,500 FlatLeasehold
80, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 11 Nov 2021£131,600 FlatLeasehold
61, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 8 Oct 2021£136,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 3 Sep 2021£155,000 FlatLeasehold
78, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 1 Sep 2021£118,000 FlatLeasehold
38, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 16 Nov 2020£145,000 FlatLeasehold
48, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 4 Nov 2020£155,000 FlatLeasehold
83, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 31 Jul 2020£150,000 FlatLeasehold
60, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 4 Mar 2020£137,000 FlatLeasehold
99, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 28 Feb 2020£73,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 14 Jan 2020£149,950 FlatLeasehold
40, Colombo Square NE8 2DF 16 Dec 2019£135,000 FlatLeasehold
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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
74, Colombo Square £125,750 (May 2019) → £140,000 (Dec 2022) → £150,000 (Jan 2026) +19%
over 7 yrs
10, Colombo Square £119,000 (Apr 2022) → £117,000 (Oct 2025) -2%
over 3 yrs
48, Colombo Square £155,000 (Nov 2020) → £165,000 (Jul 2025) +6%
over 5 yrs
57, Colombo Square £158,500 (Nov 2021) → £155,000 (Jun 2025) -2%
over 4 yrs
100, Colombo Square £152,250 (Sep 2016) → £159,950 (Jun 2025) +5%
over 9 yrs
38, Colombo Square £145,000 (Nov 2020) → £150,000 (Feb 2025) +3%
over 4 yrs
61, Colombo Square £136,000 (Oct 2021) → £160,000 (Jan 2025) +18%
over 3 yrs
28, Colombo Square £127,500 (Nov 2016) → £140,000 (Aug 2024) +10%
over 8 yrs
79, Colombo Square £122,500 (Aug 2019) → £127,500 (Aug 2024) +4%
over 5 yrs
19, Colombo Square £155,000 (Sep 2021) → £168,000 (Mar 2024) +8%
over 3 yrs
93, Colombo Square £127,000 (Aug 2019) → £147,500 (May 2023) +16%
over 4 yrs
71, Colombo Square £113,500 (Jul 2019) → £117,500 (Mar 2022) +4%
over 3 yrs
63, Colombo Square £114,950 (Apr 2016) → £117,000 (Dec 2021) +2%
over 6 yrs
17, Colombo Square £127,000 (Aug 2016) → £149,950 (Jan 2020) +18%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Colombo Square

Crime

1,337 crimes were reported within about a mile of Colombo Square in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences362
Anti-social behaviour301
Shoplifting203
Public order93
Criminal damage & arson78
Other theft76

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

Flood risk

Colombo Square 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 Colombo Square

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
North East Futures UTC 314 pupils Secondary 14–19 Report 0.3 mi
Gateshead Jewish Nursery School 156 pupils Other independent school 2–5 Report 0.5 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 169 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Keser Girls School 362 pupils Other independent school 5–11 Report 0.6 mi
Haskel School 23 pupils Other independent special school 5–25 Report 0.6 mi
Keser Torah Boys' School 103 pupils Other independent school 5–11 Report 0.7 mi
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School 152 pupils Other independent school 10–16 Report 0.7 mi
Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School 226 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good 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

  • Newcastle station 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
  • Manors station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Dunston station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
  • Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.5 mi · 9 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Wellington Street (SE-Bound, Wellington Street) 4 min walk
  • Askew Road-St Cuthberts (SW-Bound, Askew Road West) 5 min walk
  • The Close (NE-Bound, The Close) 5 min walk
  • Pipewell Gate (N-Bound, Pipewell Gate) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Bridges Medical Practice
    Trinity Square Health Ctr, Gateshead · 0.3 mi
  • Millennium Family Practice
    Trinity Square Health Ctr, Gateshead · 0.3 mi
  • Central Gateshead Medical Group
    Prince Consort Road, Gateshead · 0.5 mi
  • Bewick Road Surgery
    10 Bewick Road, Gateshead · 0.6 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 5 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 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 3 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned34.0%62.5%
Private rented51.4%20.3%
Social rented14.5%17.1%
Households695

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 153.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6493.0%64.1%
Aged 65+3.5%18.6%
Residents1,098

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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