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The Drive, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Drive, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne-tyne-and-wear/the-drive-gosforth/

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE3 4AH, NE3 4BX, NE3 4AJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£905,558
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£713,455
34 sales
Price range
£183k – £1.8m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Aug 2026
NE3 4AJ

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At a glance

House prices£906k average265% above the Newcastle Upon Tyne average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station10 min walkIlford Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold65% freeholdAcross 40 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

34 property sales on The Drive, Gosforth, 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 £905,558. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £672,718. That is 265% above the Newcastle Upon Tyne average of £247,817 over the same period. 10 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 38% terraced, 24% flat, 21% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on The Drive range from £183,000 to £1,800,000. 65% of homes sold here were freehold and 35% leasehold. Of 744 streets in Newcastle Upon Tyne with at least two sales in the last year, The Drive ranks 8th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on The Drive compared

The Drive£905,558
NE3 postcode area£346,808
Newcastle Upon Tyne£247,817
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all NE3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £785,000 (1 sales)2016£785k2017: £699,250 (4 sales)2017£699k2018: £694,667 (6 sales)2018£695k2019: £584,125 (2 sales)2019£584k2020: £738,000 (3 sales)2020£738k2021: £660,625 (4 sales)2021£661k2022: £580,147 (4 sales)2022£580k2023: £427,500 (2 sales)2023£428k2024: £736,500 (4 sales)2024£737k2025: £1,275,000 (2 sales)2025£1.28m2026: £905,558 (2 sales)2026£906k

Tenure: 65% freehold and 35% leasehold across 40 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced13£672,71810 Apr 2026
Flat8£492,25016 Jul 2024
Semi-detached7£784,15912 Aug 2026
Detached6£1,014,1672 Jul 2025

Sold prices on The Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
39, The Drive NE3 4AJ 12 Aug 2026£1,081,116 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, The Drive NE3 4AH 10 Apr 2026£730,000 TerracedFreehold
56, The Drive NE3 4AJ 2 Jul 2025£1,800,000 DetachedFreehold
6, The Drive NE3 4AH 8 Jan 2025£750,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, The Coach House, 62, The Drive NE3 4BX 16 Jul 2024£595,000 FlatLeasehold
14, The Drive NE3 4AH 12 Jul 2024£776,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, The Drive NE3 4AJ 26 Jun 2024£845,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, The Drive NE3 4AH 30 May 2024£730,000 TerracedFreehold
8, The Coach House, 62, The Drive NE3 4BX 5 Jul 2023£650,000 OtherLeasehold
48, The Drive NE3 4AH 30 Jun 2023£185,000 FlatLeasehold
23, The Drive NE3 4AH 27 Jun 2023£670,000 DetachedFreehold
17, The Drive NE3 4AH 4 Jul 2022£698,088 TerracedFreehold
32, The Drive NE3 4AH 25 Apr 2022£190,000 FlatLeasehold
28, The Drive NE3 4AH 23 Mar 2022£682,500 TerracedFreehold
7, The Coach House, 62, The Drive NE3 4BX 8 Mar 2022£600,000 FlatLeasehold
2, The Coach House, 62, The Drive NE3 4BX 4 Feb 2022£750,000 FlatLeasehold
8, The Coach House, 62, The Drive NE3 4BX 12 Jul 2021£750,000 OtherLeasehold
28, The Drive NE3 4AH 21 Jun 2021£627,500 TerracedFreehold
6, The Coach House, 62, The Drive NE3 4BX 21 May 2021£590,000 FlatLeasehold
5, The Coach House, 62, The Drive NE3 4BX 22 Apr 2021£750,000 FlatLeasehold
22, The Drive NE3 4AH 8 Apr 2021£675,000 TerracedFreehold
4, The Coach House, 62, The Drive NE3 4BX 12 Feb 2021£950,000 FlatLeasehold
3, The Coach House, 62, The Drive NE3 4BX 4 Dec 2020£864,000 TerracedLeasehold
1, The Coach House, 62, The Drive NE3 4BX 20 Nov 2020£695,000 FlatLeasehold
1, The Drive NE3 4AH 26 Jun 2020£655,000 TerracedFreehold
23, The Drive NE3 4AH 13 Dec 2019£525,000 DetachedFreehold
11, The Drive NE3 4AH 1 Jul 2019£643,250 TerracedFreehold
9, The Drive NE3 4AH 26 Nov 2018£645,000 TerracedFreehold
38, The Drive NE3 4AH 26 Oct 2018£183,000 FlatLeasehold
22, The Drive NE3 4AH 24 Aug 2018£655,000 TerracedFreehold
78, The Drive NE3 4AJ 6 Mar 2018£1,290,000 DetachedFreehold
13, The Drive NE3 4AH 22 Feb 2018£560,000 TerracedFreehold
41, The Drive NE3 4AJ 16 Jan 2018£835,000 DetachedFreehold
6, The Drive NE3 4AH 26 Oct 2017£630,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, The Drive NE3 4AH 18 Aug 2017£622,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, The Drive NE3 4AJ 8 Aug 2017£965,000 DetachedFreehold
9, The Drive NE3 4AH 27 Apr 2017£580,000 TerracedFreehold
52, The Drive NE3 4AH 30 Nov 2016£685,000 DetachedFreehold
36, The Drive NE3 4AH 22 Nov 2016£162,250 FlatLeasehold
49, The Drive NE3 4AJ 28 Jul 2016£785,000 Semi-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, The Drive £655,000 (Jun 2020) → £730,000 (Apr 2026) +11%
over 6 yrs
6, The Drive £630,000 (Oct 2017) → £750,000 (Jan 2025) +19%
over 7 yrs
7, The Coach House, 62, The Drive £600,000 (Mar 2022) → £595,000 (Jul 2024) -1%
over 2 yrs
14, The Drive £622,000 (Aug 2017) → £776,000 (Jul 2024) +25%
over 7 yrs
13, The Drive £560,000 (Feb 2018) → £730,000 (May 2024) +30%
over 6 yrs
8, The Coach House, 62, The Drive £750,000 (Jul 2021) → £650,000 (Jul 2023) -13%
over 2 yrs
23, The Drive £525,000 (Dec 2019) → £670,000 (Jun 2023) +28%
over 4 yrs
28, The Drive £627,500 (Jun 2021) → £682,500 (Mar 2022) +9%
over under a year
22, The Drive £655,000 (Aug 2018) → £675,000 (Apr 2021) +3%
over 3 yrs
9, The Drive £580,000 (Apr 2017) → £645,000 (Nov 2018) +11%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near The Drive

Crime

217 crimes were reported within about a mile of The Drive in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Shoplifting87
Violence & sexual offences29
Anti-social behaviour24
Vehicle crime21
Criminal damage & arson17
Public order13

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

Flood risk

The Drive is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Tyne estuary Flood alert area
  • Ouseburn at Great Parkway and Killingworth Road Flood warning area
  • Ouseburn at Fencerhill Wood 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 The Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Westfield School 170 pupils Other independent school 3–18 Report 0.2 mi
The Newcastle School 298 pupils Other independent school 2–18 Report 0.4 mi
Archibald First School 332 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.6 mi
Gosforth Junior High Academy 695 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Good Report 0.7 mi
South Gosforth First School 325 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.7 mi
Wyndham Primary School 177 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Gosforth Central Middle School 600 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 0.8 mi
Northern Counties School 89 pupils Non-maintained special school 3–19 Good Report 0.8 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 2.0 mi · 39 min walk
  • Newcastle station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
  • Metrocentre station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk
  • Ilford Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • West Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.6 mi · 13 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Great North Road-The Drive (N-Bound, Great North Road) 4 min walk
  • Great North Road-Moorfield (S-Bound, Great North Road) 5 min walk
  • High Street-Graham Park Road (N-Bound, High Street) 5 min walk
  • High Street-The Grove (S-Bound, High Street) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Roseworth Surgery
    27-29 Roseworth Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 0.3 mi
  • The Grove Medical Group
    1 The Grove, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 0.3 mi
  • Jesmond Health Partnership
    200 Osborne Road, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 0.6 mi
  • Regent Medical Centre
    Ridley House, Henry Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Gosforth · 0.5 mi
  • Spar Spar - Salters Rd · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Newcastle Jesmond Station Local · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Gosforth Express · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Douglas Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 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 10 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 disability9 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.4%62.5%
Private rented8.2%20.3%
Social rented2.3%17.1%
Households511

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.7%64.1%
Aged 65+27.4%18.6%
Residents1,304

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 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 The Drive

Ethnic group

HereNewcastle upon Tyne
White87.5%80%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.2%11.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%2.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%3.3%
Other ethnic group1%3.1%

Religion

HereNewcastle upon Tyne
Christian52.6%41.3%
No religion31.8%40.8%
Not answered5.1%6%
Muslim4.1%9%
Hindu3.1%1.4%
Jewish2.8%–
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.5%

Country of birth

HereNewcastle upon Tyne
Born in the UK88.7%82.6%
Born outside the UK11.3%17.4%

Highest qualification

HereNewcastle upon Tyne
Level 4 qualifications and above70.5%34.6%
Level 2 qualifications9.4%10.4%
Level 3 qualifications9.2%21.2%
No qualifications6.3%18.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2%7.9%
Apprenticeship1.4%4.8%
Other qualifications1.1%2.3%

General health

HereNewcastle upon Tyne
Very good health59.7%48.4%
Good health27.6%32.2%
Fair health9%13.1%
Bad health2.2%4.8%
Very bad health1.4%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereNewcastle upon Tyne
2 cars or vans in household42.3%18.3%
1 car or van in household34.9%40.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.6%4.4%
No cars or vans in household9.2%36.6%

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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