Fairhaven, Springwell, Gateshead

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE9 7QZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£260,709
10 sales
Price range
£197k – £355k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Jul 2025
NE9 7QZ

At a glance

House prices£261k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station42 min walkHeworth station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

10 property sales on Fairhaven, Springwell, Gateshead have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 7 Jul 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £271,155. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Fairhaven compared

NE9 postcode area£204,697
Gateshead£174,677
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Fairhaven has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all NE9 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £263,500 (1 sales)2016£264k2018: £251,000 (2 sales)2018£251k2019: £215,793 (2 sales)2019£216k2020: £250,000 (2 sales)2020£250k2022: £290,000 (1 sales)2022£290k2024: £355,000 (1 sales)2024£355k2025: £265,000 (1 sales)2025£265k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached7£271,1556 Feb 2024
Semi-detached3£236,3337 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Fairhaven

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
23, Fairhaven NE9 7QZ 7 Jul 2025£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Fairhaven NE9 7QZ 6 Feb 2024£355,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Fairhaven NE9 7QZ 28 Jun 2022£290,000 DetachedLeasehold
2, Fairhaven NE9 7QZ 8 Dec 2020£263,000 DetachedLeasehold
32, Fairhaven NE9 7QZ 21 Sep 2020£237,000 DetachedLeasehold
11, Fairhaven NE9 7QZ 25 Oct 2019£872 OtherFreehold
5, Fairhaven NE9 7QZ 23 Aug 2019£197,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Fairhaven NE9 7QZ 21 Jun 2019£234,585 DetachedLeasehold
17, Fairhaven NE9 7QZ 14 Dec 2018£255,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Fairhaven NE9 7QZ 20 Sep 2018£200,000 DetachedLeasehold
14, Fairhaven NE9 7QZ 12 Jul 2018£247,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Fairhaven NE9 7QZ 8 Aug 2016£263,500 DetachedFreehold

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
1, Fairhaven £263,500 (Aug 2016) → £355,000 (Feb 2024) +35%
over 7 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Fairhaven

Crime

91 crimes were reported within about a mile of Fairhaven in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences34
Anti-social behaviour14
Public order11
Criminal damage & arson9
Vehicle crime7
Shoplifting5

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

Flood risk

Fairhaven is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Wear Flood alert area
  • Wear estuary Flood alert area
  • Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries 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 Fairhaven

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Springwell Village Primary School 207 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Fell Dyke Community Primary School 286 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Hill Top School 127 pupils Community special school 11–19 Report 0.7 mi
St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton 191 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
George Washington Primary School 384 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Roman Road Primary School 210 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead 1,505 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Outstanding Report 1.1 mi
Albany Village Primary School 214 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.2 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 stations

  • Heworth station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
  • Dunston station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 21 min walk
  • Manors station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Springwell Village (S-Bound, Springwell Lane) 1 min walk
  • Springwell Village (N-Bound, B1288) 2 min walk
  • Springwell Road-Bowes Railway (SE-Bound, Springwell Road) 2 min walk
  • Springwell Road-Bowes Railway (NW-Bound, Springwell Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Wrekenton Medical Group
    Springwell Road, Wrekenton, Gateshead · 0.8 mi
  • Concord Medical Practice
    Victoria Road, Washington · 1.3 mi
  • The Stephenson Medical Practice
    Victoria Road Health Centre, Victoria Road, Washington · 1.3 mi
  • New Washington Medical Group
    Victoria Road Health Centre, Victoria Road, Washington · 1.3 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 7 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 6 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned82.5%62.5%
Private rented13.2%20.3%
Social rented4.3%17.1%
Households722

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.9%64.1%
Aged 65+23.4%18.6%
Residents1,574

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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