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Ridley Gardens, Swalwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne

MyStreetCheck free street report: Ridley Gardens, Swalwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne-tyne-and-wear/ridley-gardens/

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE16 3HT.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£54,305
17 sales
Price range
£30k – £165k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Jul 2025
NE16 3HT

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At a glance

House prices£54k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station17 min walkMetrocentre station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold70% leaseholdAcross 44 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

17 property sales on Ridley Gardens, Swalwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 31 Jul 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £46,812. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 88% flat, 12% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Ridley Gardens range from £30,000 to £165,000. 30% of homes sold here were freehold and 70% leasehold.

House prices on Ridley Gardens compared

NE16 postcode area£222,479
Newcastle Upon Tyne£247,817
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Ridley Gardens has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all NE16 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £40,000 (1 sales)2016£40k2017: £59,950 (1 sales)2017£60k2018: £46,750 (4 sales)2018£47k2019: £62,000 (2 sales)2019£62k2020: £30,500 (2 sales)2020£31k2022: £49,328 (3 sales)2022£49k2023: £46,625 (2 sales)2023£47k2025: £105,000 (2 sales)2025£105k

Tenure: 30% freehold and 70% leasehold across 44 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat15£46,81228 May 2025
Terraced2£110,50031 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Ridley Gardens

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
63, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 13 Jan 2026£53,000 FlatLeasehold
35, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 5 Dec 2025£57,500 FlatLeasehold
32, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 28 Nov 2025£60,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 31 Oct 2025£54,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 31 Oct 2025£54,000 FlatFreehold
19, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 19 Sep 2025£60,000 TerracedFreehold
88, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 31 Jul 2025£165,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 10 Jul 2025£70,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 10 Jul 2025£70,000 OtherFreehold
14, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 28 May 2025£45,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 22 Sep 2023£48,000 FlatLeasehold
64, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 5 Sep 2023£65,000 FlatLeasehold
55, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 25 May 2023£57,000 FlatLeasehold
25, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 22 Mar 2023£45,250 FlatLeasehold
13, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 14 Dec 2022£36,250 OtherLeasehold
13, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 14 Dec 2022£52,500 FlatFreehold
15, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 14 Dec 2022£36,250 OtherFreehold
15, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 14 Dec 2022£60,000 FlatLeasehold
66, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 11 Jul 2022£30,000 OtherFreehold
73, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 26 May 2022£47,983 OtherFreehold
75, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 26 May 2022£47,983 FlatLeasehold
26, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 4 Apr 2022£42,000 FlatLeasehold
67, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 8 Mar 2022£58,000 FlatLeasehold
76, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 29 Mar 2021£52,500 TerracedFreehold
77, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 18 Dec 2020£57,000 FlatLeasehold
38, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 28 Aug 2020£31,000 FlatLeasehold
62, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 19 Mar 2020£30,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 3 Oct 2019£29,000 OtherLeasehold
8, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 3 Oct 2019£29,000 OtherFreehold
64, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 1 Oct 2019£70,000 FlatLeasehold
60, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 28 Aug 2019£54,000 FlatLeasehold
25, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 31 Jan 2019£45,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 31 Jan 2019£45,000 FlatFreehold
27, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 25 Jan 2019£43,000 FlatLeasehold
41, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 21 Dec 2018£48,000 FlatLeasehold
43, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 1 Aug 2018£56,000 TerracedLeasehold
33, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 12 Apr 2018£39,999 FlatLeasehold
74, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 28 Feb 2018£43,000 FlatLeasehold
62, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 7 Dec 2017£38,000 OtherFreehold
64, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 7 Dec 2017£38,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 13 Nov 2017£39,500 FlatFreehold
12, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 18 May 2017£59,950 FlatLeasehold
62, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 3 Oct 2016£40,000 FlatLeasehold
55, Ridley Gardens NE16 3HT 1 Apr 2016£22,000 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
7, Ridley Gardens £48,000 (Sep 2023) → £54,000 (Oct 2025) +13%
over 2 yrs
12, Ridley Gardens £59,950 (May 2017) → £70,000 (Jul 2025) +17%
over 8 yrs
64, Ridley Gardens £38,000 (Dec 2017) → £70,000 (Oct 2019) → £65,000 (Sep 2023) +71%
over 6 yrs
55, Ridley Gardens £22,000 (Apr 2016) → £57,000 (May 2023) +159%
over 7 yrs
25, Ridley Gardens £45,000 (Jan 2019) → £45,250 (Mar 2023) +1%
over 4 yrs
62, Ridley Gardens £40,000 (Oct 2016) → £38,000 (Dec 2017) → £30,000 (Mar 2020) -25%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Ridley Gardens

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Swalwell Primary School 141 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Liberty School Other independent school 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Front Street Community Primary School 413 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham 189 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Whickham School 1,690 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.9 mi
Fellside Community Primary School 235 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Washingwell Community Primary School 181 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School 210 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good 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 stations

  • Metrocentre station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
  • Blaydon station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Dunston station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Clavering Road-Brinkburn Avenue (W-Bound, Clavering Road) 1 min walk
  • Clavering Road-Crawley Road (E-Bound, Clavering Road) 1 min walk
  • Clavering Road-Whickham Bank (W-Bound, Clavering Road) 2 min walk
  • Clavering Road-Napier Road (E-Bound, Clavering Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Whickham Cottage Medical Centre
    Rectory Lane, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 0.6 mi
  • Chainbridge Medical Partnership
    Shibdon Road, Blaydon-On-Tyne · 1.4 mi
  • Betts Avenue Medical Group
    2 Betts Avenue, Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 1.5 mi
  • Holmside Medical Group
    142 Armstrong Road, Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Whickham · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Whickham Express · 0.5 mi
  • Heron Heron Whickham · 0.5 mi
  • Asda Supercentre Asda Gateshead Supercentre · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.5 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Whickham Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Village Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Whickham Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Blaydon Leisure And Primary Care · 0.6 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 2 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned48.6%62.5%
Private rented37.4%20.3%
Social rented13.7%17.1%
Households757

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6472.6%64.1%
Aged 65+12.9%18.6%
Residents1,572

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.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks97%92%

Share of homes across Gateshead 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 Ridley Gardens

Ethnic group

HereGateshead
White94.5%93.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%2.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%1.2%
Other ethnic group1.2%1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%1.1%

Religion

HereGateshead
Christian48.4%50.8%
No religion43.8%40.1%
Not answered4.2%4.5%
Muslim1.3%2.1%
Sikh0.9%–
Other religion0.7%0.4%
Buddhist0.4%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereGateshead
Born in the UK91.4%92.6%
Born outside the UK8.6%7.4%

Highest qualification

HereGateshead
Level 4 qualifications and above25.1%28%
No qualifications20.6%21.6%
Level 3 qualifications19%17%
Level 2 qualifications15.9%13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%9.9%
Apprenticeship6.2%7.2%
Other qualifications2.3%2.6%

General health

HereGateshead
Very good health40.8%43.7%
Good health34.6%33.5%
Fair health17.2%15.4%
Bad health5.6%5.7%
Very bad health1.8%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereGateshead
1 car or van in household42.6%41.7%
No cars or vans in household38.9%32.4%
2 cars or vans in household14.2%20.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%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 Gateshead.

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