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Highbury, Newcastle Upon Tyne

MyStreetCheck free street report: Highbury, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne-tyne-and-wear/highbury/

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE2 3EA, NE2 3DX, NE2 3LN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£596,250
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£617,269
35 sales
Price range
£208k – £1.14m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
11 Nov 2025
NE2 3DY

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At a glance

House prices£596k average141% above the Newcastle Upon Tyne average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station2 min walkWest Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold89% freeholdAcross 37 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

35 property sales on Highbury, Newcastle Upon Tyne have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £596,250. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £665,771. Average sale prices rose from £496,250 in 2016 to £780,000 in 2025 (+57%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 141% above the Newcastle Upon Tyne average of £247,817 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 89% terraced, 11% flat. Recorded sale prices on Highbury range from £208,000 to £1,137,500. 89% of homes sold here were freehold and 11% leasehold. Of 744 streets in Newcastle Upon Tyne with at least two sales in the last year, Highbury ranks 25th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Highbury compared

Highbury£596,250
NE2 postcode area£365,119
Newcastle Upon Tyne£247,817
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all NE2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £496,250 (4 sales)2016£496k2017: £608,500 (4 sales)2017£609k2018: £470,600 (5 sales)2018£471k2019: £670,000 (3 sales)2019£670k2020: £551,750 (4 sales)2020£552k2021: £730,000 (2 sales)2021£730k2022: £723,580 (5 sales)2022£724k2023: £546,250 (2 sales)2023£546k2024: £662,500 (2 sales)2024£663k2025: £780,000 (4 sales)2025£780k

Tenure: 89% freehold and 11% leasehold across 37 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced31£665,77111 Nov 2025
Flat4£241,3753 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Highbury

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
24, Highbury NE2 3DY 11 Nov 2025£900,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 3, 62, Highbury NE2 3LN 3 Nov 2025£292,500 FlatLeasehold
53, Highbury NE2 3LN 11 Jun 2025£1,137,500 TerracedFreehold
50, Highbury NE2 3EA 5 Jun 2025£790,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Highbury NE2 3EA 20 Jan 2025£620,000 TerracedFreehold
13A, Highbury NE2 3DX 14 Nov 2024£495,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Highbury NE2 3BX 24 Oct 2024£830,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Highbury NE2 3EA 21 Dec 2023£660,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Highbury NE2 3BX 3 Jul 2023£655,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Highbury NE2 3DX 20 Jan 2023£437,500 TerracedFreehold
59, Highbury NE2 3LN 2 Sep 2022£850,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Highbury NE2 3EA 8 Jul 2022£750,000 TerracedFreehold
13B, Highbury NE2 3DX 1 Jul 2022£577,900 TerracedFreehold
13A, Highbury NE2 3DX 15 Jun 2022£450,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Highbury NE2 3DX 24 May 2022£990,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Highbury NE2 3BX 16 Sep 2021£700,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Highbury NE2 3DX 12 Mar 2021£760,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat, 66B, Highbury NE2 3LN 19 Nov 2020£240,000 FlatLeasehold
39, Highbury NE2 3EA 26 Oct 2020£607,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Highbury NE2 3EA 2 Jul 2020£660,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Highbury NE2 3DY 21 Feb 2020£700,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Highbury NE2 3EA 16 Aug 2019£600,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Highbury NE2 3LN 16 Aug 2019£735,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Highbury NE2 3EA 22 Mar 2019£675,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Highbury NE2 3EA 16 Nov 2018£520,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Highbury NE2 3DX 13 Jul 2018£560,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Highbury NE2 3EA 13 Jul 2018£585,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Highbury NE2 3EA 12 Jun 2018£480,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat, 66B, Highbury NE2 3LN 10 Apr 2018£208,000 FlatLeasehold
64, Highbury NE2 3LN 14 Aug 2017£535,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Highbury NE2 3DY 8 Aug 2017£705,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Highbury NE2 3BX 3 May 2017£604,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Highbury NE2 3DX 7 Mar 2017£590,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Highbury NE2 3EA 21 Dec 2016£580,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Highbury NE2 3EA 30 Nov 2016£570,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Highbury NE2 3DX 12 Jan 2016£610,000 TerracedFreehold
62B, Highbury NE2 3LN 4 Jan 2016£225,000 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
13A, Highbury £450,000 (Jun 2022) → £495,000 (Nov 2024) +10%
over 2 yrs
5, Highbury £700,000 (Sep 2021) → £830,000 (Oct 2024) +19%
over 3 yrs
34, Highbury £585,000 (Jul 2018) → £660,000 (Jul 2020) → £750,000 (Jul 2022) +28%
over 4 yrs
Flat, 66B, Highbury £208,000 (Apr 2018) → £240,000 (Nov 2020) +15%
over 3 yrs
39, Highbury £580,000 (Dec 2016) → £607,000 (Oct 2020) +5%
over 4 yrs
27, Highbury £705,000 (Aug 2017) → £700,000 (Feb 2020) -1%
over 3 yrs
42, Highbury £570,000 (Nov 2016) → £600,000 (Aug 2019) +5%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Highbury

Crime

273 crimes were reported within about a mile of Highbury in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Shoplifting87
Violence & sexual offences44
Vehicle crime33
Anti-social behaviour32
Public order18
Criminal damage & arson16

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

Flood risk

Highbury is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Tyne estuary at Newcastle Quayside, Low Walker, Lower Derwenthaugh Industrial Estate and Willington Flood alert area
  • Tyne estuary Flood alert area
  • Ouseburn at Great Parkway and Killingworth Road Flood warning area
  • Ouseburn at Brunton Park, Melton Park and South Gosforth Flood warning area
  • Ouseburn 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 Highbury

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
West Jesmond Primary School 605 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Northern Counties School 89 pupils Non-maintained special school 3–19 Good Report 0.3 mi
Newcastle High School for Girls GDST 660 pupils Other independent school Church of England 3–18 Report 0.4 mi
Westfield School 170 pupils Other independent school 3–18 Report 0.7 mi
South Gosforth First School 325 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.7 mi
Newcastle Preparatory School 241 pupils Other independent school 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Royal Grammar School 1,332 pupils Other independent school 7–19 Report 0.8 mi
The Newcastle School 298 pupils Other independent school 2–18 Report 0.9 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

  • Manors station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Newcastle station 1.7 mi · 35 min walk
  • Metrocentre station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
  • West Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
  • Ilford Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.5 mi · 9 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Great North Road-Forsyth Road (N-Bound, Great North Road) 3 min walk
  • Great North Road-Blue House (S-Bound, Great North Road) 3 min walk
  • Great North Road-Forsyth Road (S-Bound, Great North Road) 4 min walk
  • Jesmond Dene Road-Great North Road (NE-Bound, Jesmond Dene Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Jesmond Health Partnership
    200 Osborne Road, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 0.2 mi
  • Roseworth Surgery
    27-29 Roseworth Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 0.6 mi
  • The Grove Medical Group
    1 The Grove, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 0.7 mi
  • Regent Medical Centre
    Ridley House, Henry Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Newcastle Jesmond Station Local · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Jesmond Express · 0.3 mi
  • Little Waitrose Little Waitrose Jesmond · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Gosforth · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Jesmond Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Well · 0.7 mi
  • Boots · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Acorn Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Osborne Road (dental Surgery) · 0.3 mi
  • Osborne Road (dental Surgery) · 0.4 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned34.9%62.5%
Private rented58.8%20.3%
Social rented6.1%17.1%
Households673

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 154.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6489.6%64.1%
Aged 65+6.4%18.6%
Residents2,005

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks99%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Newcastle upon Tyne 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.

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Who lives around Highbury

Ethnic group

HereNewcastle upon Tyne
White90.8%80%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%11.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%2.3%
Other ethnic group1.1%3.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%3.3%

Religion

HereNewcastle upon Tyne
No religion57.6%40.8%
Christian28.9%41.3%
Not answered8.9%6%
Muslim2.1%9%
Sikh0.7%0.5%
Other religion0.6%0.4%
Hindu0.5%1.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.5%

Country of birth

HereNewcastle upon Tyne
Born in the UK90%82.6%
Born outside the UK10%17.4%

Highest qualification

HereNewcastle upon Tyne
Level 3 qualifications53%21.2%
Level 4 qualifications and above38.7%34.6%
No qualifications3.2%18.6%
Level 2 qualifications2.8%10.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications1.4%7.9%
Other qualifications0.5%2.3%
Apprenticeship0.4%4.8%

General health

HereNewcastle upon Tyne
Very good health63.3%48.4%
Good health29.1%32.2%
Fair health5.6%13.1%
Bad health1.7%4.8%
Very bad health0.5%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereNewcastle upon Tyne
1 car or van in household39.8%40.8%
2 cars or vans in household26.3%18.3%
No cars or vans in household25.4%36.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%4.4%

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

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