Forest Gate, Palmersville, Newcastle Upon Tyne

MyStreetCheck free street report: Forest Gate, Palmersville, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne-tyne-and-wear/forest-gate/

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE12 9EF, NE12 9EN.

Average price (last 12 months)

£255,800

5 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£219,286

73 sales

Price range

£99k – £395k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

3 Jul 2026

NE12 9EN

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At a glance

House prices£256k average3% above the Newcastle Upon Tyne average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station2 min walkPalmersville (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 80 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

73 property sales on Forest Gate, Palmersville, Newcastle Upon Tyne have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 5 homes sold here for an average of £255,800. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £277,109. Average sale prices rose from £178,222 in 2016 to £219,667 in 2026 (+23%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 3% above the Newcastle Upon Tyne average of £247,817 over the same period. 18 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 15 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% detached, 42% terraced, 5% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Forest Gate range from £98,750 to £395,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 744 streets in Newcastle Upon Tyne with at least two sales in the last year, Forest Gate ranks 266th for average price.

House prices on Forest Gate compared

Forest Gate£255,800

NE12 postcode area£225,226

Newcastle Upon Tyne£247,817

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all NE12 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 80 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	38	£277,109	20 Feb 2026
Terraced	31	£156,395	3 Jul 2026
Semi-detached	4	£157,375	7 Jun 2024

Sold prices on Forest Gate

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
165, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	3 Jul 2026	£198,000	Terraced	Freehold
70, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	29 May 2026	£136,000	Terraced	Freehold
57, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	20 Feb 2026	£325,000	Detached	Freehold
44A, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	11 Dec 2025	£250,000	Terraced	Freehold
53, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	31 Oct 2025	£370,000	Detached	Freehold
203, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	10 Sep 2025	£260,000	Detached	Freehold
151, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	1 Aug 2025	£395,000	Detached	Freehold
38, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	4 Jul 2025	£220,000	Terraced	Freehold
18, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	22 May 2025	£320,000	Detached	Freehold
61, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	27 Mar 2025	£150,000	Terraced	Freehold
202, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	26 Mar 2025	£320,000	Detached	Freehold
16, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	29 Nov 2024	£249,950	Detached	Freehold
160, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	25 Oct 2024	£160,000	Terraced	Freehold
161, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	2 Aug 2024	£166,000	Terraced	Freehold
189, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	21 Jun 2024	£371,500	Detached	Freehold
66, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	7 Jun 2024	£168,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
70, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	26 Apr 2024	£110,000	Terraced	Freehold
19, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	30 Nov 2023	£305,000	Detached	Freehold
50, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	24 Nov 2023	£275,000	Detached	Freehold
205, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	4 Aug 2023	£335,000	Detached	Freehold
159, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	5 Jul 2023	£187,000	Terraced	Freehold
171, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	15 Feb 2023	£147,500	Terraced	Freehold
156, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	19 Oct 2022	£368,000	Detached	Freehold
19, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	19 Aug 2022	£302,000	Detached	Freehold
154, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	11 Aug 2022	£340,000	Detached	Freehold
25, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	24 Jun 2022	£215,000	Detached	Freehold
161, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	10 Jun 2022	£151,000	Terraced	Freehold
31, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	6 Apr 2022	£150,000	Terraced	Freehold
162, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	22 Nov 2021	£148,000	Terraced	Freehold
162, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	19 Nov 2021	£150,000	Terraced	Freehold
51, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	30 Sep 2021	£225,000	Detached	Freehold
7, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	7 Jul 2021	£270,000	Detached	Freehold
167, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	30 Apr 2021	£150,000	Terraced	Freehold
8, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	19 Mar 2021	£255,000	Detached	Freehold
31, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	6 Jan 2021	£128,000	Terraced	Freehold
50, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	22 Dec 2020	£242,500	Detached	Freehold
210, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	18 Dec 2020	£310,000	Detached	Freehold
50, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	18 Dec 2020	£250,000	Detached	Freehold
157, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	27 Nov 2020	£242,000	Detached	Freehold
74, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	27 Nov 2020	£155,000	Terraced	Freehold
24, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	25 Sep 2020	£200,000	Detached	Freehold
189, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	13 Mar 2020	£275,000	Detached	Freehold
159, Forest Gate NE12 9EN	6 Mar 2020	£164,000	Terraced	Freehold
68, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	17 Feb 2020	£146,000	Terraced	Freehold
43, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	14 Feb 2020	£165,000	Terraced	Freehold
54, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	8 Jan 2020	£247,750	Detached	Freehold
11, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	22 Nov 2019	£198,000	Detached	Freehold
29, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	26 Sep 2019	£315,000	Detached	Freehold
9, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	28 Jun 2019	£249,950	Detached	Freehold
71, Forest Gate NE12 9EF	10 May 2019	£130,000	Terraced	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
165, Forest Gate	£145,000 (Oct 2016) → £198,000 (Jul 2026)	+37% over 10 yrs
70, Forest Gate	£98,750 (Oct 2017) → £110,000 (Apr 2024) → £136,000 (May 2026)	+38% over 9 yrs
44A, Forest Gate	£183,500 (Sep 2016) → £250,000 (Dec 2025)	+36% over 9 yrs
151, Forest Gate	£313,000 (Jun 2018) → £395,000 (Aug 2025)	+26% over 7 yrs
61, Forest Gate	£130,000 (Apr 2017) → £150,000 (Mar 2025)	+15% over 8 yrs
202, Forest Gate	£242,500 (Jun 2016) → £320,000 (Mar 2025)	+32% over 9 yrs
160, Forest Gate	£136,000 (Jan 2019) → £160,000 (Oct 2024)	+18% over 6 yrs
161, Forest Gate	£151,000 (Jun 2022) → £166,000 (Aug 2024)	+10% over 2 yrs
189, Forest Gate	£275,000 (Mar 2020) → £371,500 (Jun 2024)	+35% over 4 yrs
19, Forest Gate	£302,000 (Aug 2022) → £305,000 (Nov 2023)	+1% over 1 yr
50, Forest Gate	£250,000 (Dec 2020) → £275,000 (Nov 2023)	+10% over 3 yrs
205, Forest Gate	£226,500 (Jul 2018) → £335,000 (Aug 2023)	+48% over 5 yrs
159, Forest Gate	£164,000 (Mar 2020) → £187,000 (Jul 2023)	+14% over 3 yrs
31, Forest Gate	£128,000 (Jan 2021) → £150,000 (Apr 2022)	+17% over 1 yr
51, Forest Gate	£191,000 (Oct 2017) → £225,000 (Sep 2021)	+18% over 4 yrs
43, Forest Gate	£165,000 (Jul 2018) → £155,000 (Nov 2018) → £165,000 (Feb 2020)	+0% over 2 yrs
71, Forest Gate	£150,000 (Dec 2018) → £130,000 (May 2019)	-13% over under a year
45A, Forest Gate	£159,000 (Jul 2017) → £158,500 (Aug 2018)	+-0% over 1 yr

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Schools near Forest Gate

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Holystone Primary School 456 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Forest Hall Primary School 148 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
Ivy Road Primary School 115 pupils	Primary	2–11	Inadequate Report	0.8 mi
Backworth Park Primary School 342 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall 208 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.9 mi
Parkside House School 80 pupils	Other independent special school	10–19	Report	1.0 mi
Percy Hedley School 157 pupils	Non-maintained special school	3–19	Report	1.1 mi
Westmoor Primary School 343 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, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear) station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
Seaton Delaval station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
Manors station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 29 min walk
Palmersville (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear Metro Station) 1.0 mi · 20 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Great Lime Road - Palmersville Metro (E-Bound, B1505) 2 min walk
Great Lime Road - Palmersville Metro (W-Bound, Great Lime Road) 2 min walk
Great Lime Road-Kelvin Place (NW-Bound, Great Lime Road) 3 min walk
Feetham Avenue (N-Bound, Feetham Avenue) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Stephenson Park Health Group
Station Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 1.1 mi
Mallard Medical Practice
The Health Centre, Citadel East, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 1.2 mi
Wellspring Medical Pract.
Killingworth Health Centre, Citadel East, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 1.2 mi
Northumberland Park Medical Group
Shiremoor Centre, Earsdon Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

Asda Superstore Asda Benton Superstore · 0.4 mi
Aldi Aldi Longbenton Newcastle Upon Tyne · 0.5 mi
Farmfoods Farmfoods Shiremoor · 0.8 mi
Aldi Aldi Northumberland Park Way Backworth · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

Asda Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Halls Pharmacy (north East) Limited · 1.0 mi
Boots · 1.0 mi

Dentists

The Killingworth Dental Practice · 1.2 mi
Unit 20-21 · 1.3 mi
Unit 5 6 · 1.3 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 8 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	7 of 10
Employment	7 of 10
Education and skills	9 of 10
Health and disability	4 of 10
Crime	6 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	9 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	77.9%	62.5%
Private rented	12.0%	20.3%
Social rented	10.0%	17.1%
Households	648

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	69.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	11.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,661

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	93%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	98%	92%

Share of homes across North Tyneside 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 Forest Gate

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Who lives around Forest Gate

Ethnic group

	Here	North Tyneside
White	91.1%	94.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	6.4%	2.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.4%	1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.5%	0.6%
Other ethnic group	0.5%	0.6%

Religion

	Here	North Tyneside
Christian	48.4%	46.6%
No religion	44.2%	46.1%
Not answered	3.9%	4.8%
Muslim	1.9%	1.2%
Hindu	0.9%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.3%
Sikh	0.2%	0.2%
Jewish	0.1%	–

Country of birth

	Here	North Tyneside
Born in the UK	93%	94.5%
Born outside the UK	7%	5.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	North Tyneside
Level 4 qualifications and above	39.3%	32.9%
Level 3 qualifications	18.3%	16.9%
Level 2 qualifications	14.9%	14.2%
No qualifications	12.6%	17.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	7.5%	9.3%
Apprenticeship	6%	6.9%
Other qualifications	1.4%	2.4%

General health

	Here	North Tyneside
Very good health	55.5%	46%
Good health	32.5%	33.3%
Fair health	8.7%	14.5%
Bad health	2.3%	4.9%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.3%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	North Tyneside
1 car or van in household	41.6%	44.6%
2 cars or vans in household	35.1%	22.5%
No cars or vans in household	12.1%	27.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household	11.2%	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 North Tyneside.

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