Abbey Drive, North Shields

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE30 4JU.

Average price (last 12 months)

£950,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2017)

£567,736

7 sales

Price range

£435k – £950k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

8 Dec 2025

NE30 4JU

At a glance

House prices£568k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station7 min walkTynemouth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80%

7 property sales on Abbey Drive, North Shields have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £950,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £620,590. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Abbey Drive compared

NE30 postcode area£321,328

North Shields£261,160

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Abbey Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all NE30 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	5	£620,590	8 Dec 2025
Semi-detached	2	£435,600	13 Aug 2021

Sold prices on Abbey Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
4, Abbey Drive NE30 4JU	8 Dec 2025	£950,000	Terraced	Freehold
16, Abbey Drive NE30 4JU	1 Aug 2023	£595,000	Terraced	Freehold
4, Abbey Drive NE30 4JU	27 Oct 2021	£635,000	Terraced	Freehold
11, Abbey Drive NE30 4JU	13 Aug 2021	£435,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
8, Abbey Drive NE30 4JU	16 Dec 2020	£479,950	Terraced	Freehold
2, Abbey Drive NE30 4JU	16 Jan 2019	£443,000	Terraced	Freehold
9, Abbey Drive NE30 4JU	15 May 2017	£436,200	Semi-detached	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
4, Abbey Drive	£635,000 (Oct 2021) → £950,000 (Dec 2025)	+50% over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Abbey Drive

Crime

121 crimes were reported within about a mile of Abbey Drive in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Shoplifting	32
Violence & sexual offences	26
Anti-social behaviour	22
Criminal damage & arson	10
Vehicle crime	8
Other theft	6

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

Flood risk

Abbey Drive is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

North Sea at Whitley Bay, Cullercoats and Tynemouth Flood alert area
Tyne and Wear coastal rivers Flood alert area
Tyne and Wear coast 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 Abbey Drive

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Kings Priory School 1,549 pupils	All-through	4–18	Report	0.3 mi
Sir James Knott Memorial Nursery School 114 pupils	Nursery	2–4	Report	0.6 mi
Marden High School 1,014 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.6 mi
Monkhouse Primary School 215 pupils	Primary	5–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
King Edward Primary School 473 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
Southlands School 136 pupils	Foundation special school	11–16	Good Report	0.8 mi
Cullercoats Primary School 409 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.9 mi
John Spence Community High School 872 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Requires improvement 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 and local GPs

Train, tram & metro stations

Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear) station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk
Brockley Whins station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 31 min walk
Seaton Delaval station 5.7 mi · 1 hr 54 min walk
Tynemouth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
Cullercoats (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.9 mi · 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Grand Parade-Abbey Drive (NW-Bound, Grand Parade) 1 min walk
Percy Park Road-Warkworth Terrace (S-Bound, Percy Park Road) 2 min walk
Grand Parade - Hotspur Street (W-Bound, Grand Parade) 2 min walk
Grand Parade-Boating Lake (N-Bound, Grand Parade) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Priory Medical Group
19 Albion Road, North Shields · 1.2 mi
Npc North Tyneside - Spring Terrace
Spring Terrace, North Shields · 1.3 mi
Collingwood Health Group
Hawkeys Lane, North Shields · 1.4 mi
Whitley Bay Health Centre
Whitley Road, Whitley Bay · 1.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice 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: decile 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	81.0%	62.5%
Private rented	8.7%	20.3%
Social rented	10.3%	17.1%
Households	631

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	57.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	24.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,467

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	0%	80%
Gigabit-capable	0%	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.

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.

Nearby streets in NE30

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