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Scholars Close, Marley Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne

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House prices, sold prices and local information for NE16 5AZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£335,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2018)
£255,245
29 sales
Price range
£139k – £450k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Nov 2025
NE16 5AZ

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At a glance

House prices£255k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station59 min walkDunston station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 33 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

29 property sales on Scholars Close, Marley Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £335,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £286,986. Average sale prices fell from £299,950 in 2018 to £266,250 in 2025 (-11%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 62% detached, 21% terraced, 17% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Scholars Close range from £139,000 to £450,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Scholars Close compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2018: £299,950 (5 sales)2018£300k2019: £217,150 (11 sales)2019£217k2020: £270,601 (2 sales)2020£271k2021: £317,500 (4 sales)2021£318k2022: £190,000 (1 sales)2022£190k2023: £245,000 (4 sales)2023£245k2025: £266,250 (2 sales)2025£266k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 33 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached18£286,98628 Nov 2025
Terraced6£169,40026 Sep 2025
Semi-detached5£243,9901 Dec 2023

Sold prices on Scholars Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
7, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 28 Nov 2025£335,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 26 Sep 2025£197,500 TerracedFreehold
21, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 1 Dec 2023£245,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 1 Dec 2023£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 27 Nov 2023£325,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 13 Nov 2023£260,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 31 Oct 2023£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 28 Feb 2023£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 4 Nov 2022£190,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 29 Jul 2021£185,000 TerracedFreehold
Scholars House, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 17 Mar 2021£550,000 OtherFreehold
7, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 12 Feb 2021£320,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 13 Jan 2021£315,000 DetachedFreehold
Cheviot View, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 13 Jan 2021£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 27 Mar 2020£280,000 Detached New buildFreehold
6, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 3 Mar 2020£261,202 Detached New buildFreehold
4, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 20 Dec 2019£179,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
11, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 9 Dec 2019£265,000 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 25 Oct 2019£139,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
16, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 27 Sep 2019£270,000 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 16 Aug 2019£284,952 Detached New buildFreehold
5, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 4 Jun 2019£180,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
21, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 28 May 2019£239,950 Detached New buildFreehold
1, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 24 May 2019£149,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
3, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 12 Apr 2019£154,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
20, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 11 Apr 2019£239,950 Detached New buildFreehold
8, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 5 Apr 2019£284,950 Detached New buildFreehold
18, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 14 Dec 2018£299,950 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 7 Dec 2018£299,950 Detached New buildFreehold
15, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 7 Dec 2018£299,950 Detached New buildFreehold
9, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 7 Dec 2018£299,950 Detached New buildFreehold
17, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 30 Nov 2018£299,950 Detached New buildFreehold
13, Scholars Close NE16 5AZ 28 Jul 2017£275,000 OtherFreehold

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, Scholars Close £284,952 (Aug 2019) → £320,000 (Feb 2021) → £335,000 (Nov 2025) +18%
over 6 yrs
3, Scholars Close £154,950 (Apr 2019) → £185,000 (Jul 2021) → £190,000 (Nov 2022) → £197,500 (Sep 2025) +27%
over 6 yrs
4, Scholars Close £179,950 (Dec 2019) → £195,000 (Dec 2023) +8%
over 4 yrs
16, Scholars Close £270,000 (Sep 2019) → £325,000 (Nov 2023) +20%
over 4 yrs
21, Scholars Close £239,950 (May 2019) → £260,000 (Nov 2023) +8%
over 4 yrs
5, Scholars Close £180,000 (Jun 2019) → £215,000 (Feb 2023) +19%
over 4 yrs
18, Scholars Close £299,950 (Dec 2018) → £315,000 (Jan 2021) +5%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Scholars Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor 187 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Clover Hill Community Primary School 210 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.3 mi
Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School 210 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 1.4 mi
Fellside Community Primary School 235 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.7 mi
Whickham School 1,690 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 1.7 mi
Washingwell Community Primary School 181 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.7 mi
Burnopfield Primary School 351 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.8 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham 189 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 2.2 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

  • Dunston station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk
  • Metrocentre station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
  • Blaydon station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Church Street-Cuthbert Street (NE-Bound, Church Street) 1 min walk
  • Church Street-Cuthbert Street (SW-Bound, Church Street) 2 min walk
  • Church Street-Aged Miners Homes (NE-Bound, Church Street) 4 min walk
  • Church Street-Longfield Farm (NE-Bound, Lobley Hill Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Sunniside Surgery
    8 Dewhurst Terrace, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 0.7 mi
  • Whickham Cottage Medical Centre
    Rectory Lane, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 2.1 mi
  • Cedars Medical Group
    Cedar Crescent, Burnopfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 2.3 mi
  • Oldwell Surgery
    10 Front Street, Winlaton, Blaydon-On-Tyne · 3.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Sunniside · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Whickham - Oakfield Road · 1.6 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Whickham Express Petrol · 2.1 mi
  • Heron Heron Whickham · 2.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Sunniside Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Oakfield Pharmacy · 1.5 mi

Dentists

  • 10 Sun Street · 0.7 mi
  • Burnopfield Dental Practice · 1.6 mi
  • Gibside Dental · 1.9 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 6 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned77.2%62.5%
Private rented14.2%20.3%
Social rented8.7%17.1%
Households635

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.4%64.1%
Aged 65+20.4%18.6%
Residents1,414

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 Scholars Close

Ethnic group

HereGateshead
White99.4%93.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.4%1.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.2%2.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%1.1%
Other ethnic group0%1.6%

Religion

HereGateshead
Christian53.3%50.8%
No religion39.9%40.1%
Not answered5.7%4.5%
Other religion0.8%0.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Muslim0.1%2.1%
Hindu0%0.3%
Jewish0%1.5%

Country of birth

HereGateshead
Born in the UK97.9%92.6%
Born outside the UK2.1%7.4%

Highest qualification

HereGateshead
Level 4 qualifications and above32.8%28%
Level 3 qualifications18.2%17%
Level 2 qualifications15.9%13.8%
No qualifications14.4%21.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%9.9%
Apprenticeship6.9%7.2%
Other qualifications2.7%2.6%

General health

HereGateshead
Very good health49.2%43.7%
Good health35.7%33.5%
Fair health11.5%15.4%
Bad health3%5.7%
Very bad health0.6%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereGateshead
1 car or van in household43.7%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household29.7%20.7%
No cars or vans in household17.9%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%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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