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Spen Burn, High Spen, Rowlands Gill

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House prices, sold prices and local information for NE39 2DN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£150,167
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£175,741
34 sales
Price range
£110k – £305k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Jun 2026
NE39 2DN

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At a glance

House prices£150k average24% below the Rowlands Gill average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station1 hr 8 min walkWylam station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold63% leaseholdAcross 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 Spen Burn, High Spen, Rowlands Gill have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £150,167. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £206,684. That is 24% below the Rowlands Gill average of £198,649 over the same period. 6 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 47% detached, 47% semi-detached, 6% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Spen Burn range from £110,000 to £305,000. 38% of homes sold here were freehold and 63% leasehold. Of 19 streets in Rowlands Gill with at least two sales in the last year, Spen Burn ranks 12th for average price.

House prices on Spen Burn compared

Spen Burn£150,167
NE39 postcode area£198,649
Rowlands Gill£198,649
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all NE39 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £173,000 (1 sales)2016£173k2017: £148,400 (5 sales)2017£148k2018: £172,500 (2 sales)2018£173k2019: £134,000 (3 sales)2019£134k2020: £162,550 (4 sales)2020£163k2021: £173,750 (4 sales)2021£174k2022: £137,500 (2 sales)2022£138k2023: £260,000 (1 sales)2023£260k2024: £231,250 (6 sales)2024£231k2025: £198,333 (3 sales)2025£198k2026: £150,167 (3 sales)2026£150k

Tenure: 38% freehold and 63% leasehold across 40 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached16£206,6846 Jun 2025
Semi-detached16£152,39110 Jun 2026
Terraced2£115,00023 May 2025

Sold prices on Spen Burn

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
17, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 10 Jun 2026£125,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
7, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 1 May 2026£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 8 Jan 2026£185,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
35, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 27 Nov 2025£185,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
Cherrytree Lodge, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 3 Oct 2025£320,000 OtherFreehold
64, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 6 Jun 2025£275,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 23 May 2025£110,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 22 May 2025£210,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
24, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 11 Nov 2024£305,000 DetachedLeasehold
60, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 29 Aug 2024£230,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 19 Aug 2024£122,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
25, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 12 Aug 2024£230,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
49, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 17 Jun 2024£200,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
36, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 13 Jun 2024£300,000 DetachedFreehold
78, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 28 Jul 2023£260,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 25 Nov 2022£160,000 DetachedLeasehold
7, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 18 May 2022£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 3 Dec 2021£140,000 OtherFreehold
44, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 3 Dec 2021£140,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
65, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 4 Jun 2021£170,000 DetachedLeasehold
29, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 12 Mar 2021£165,000 DetachedLeasehold
54, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 10 Mar 2021£220,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 17 Dec 2020£6,950 OtherFreehold
64, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 7 Aug 2020£210,000 DetachedLeasehold
41, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 24 Jul 2020£140,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
25, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 6 May 2020£130,250 Semi-detachedLeasehold
62, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 3 Feb 2020£169,950 DetachedLeasehold
70, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 4 Oct 2019£162,000 DetachedFreehold
63, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 6 Aug 2019£162,000 DetachedLeasehold
16, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 26 Jul 2019£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 26 Jul 2019£120,000 TerracedLeasehold
9, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 4 May 2018£2,600 OtherFreehold
58, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 26 Mar 2018£175,000 DetachedLeasehold
36, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 23 Mar 2018£170,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 7 Aug 2017£120,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
49, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 9 Jun 2017£175,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
23, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 26 May 2017£125,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
48, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 26 May 2017£160,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
53, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 25 May 2017£162,000 DetachedLeasehold
58, Spen Burn NE39 2DN 14 Nov 2016£173,000 DetachedLeasehold

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, Spen Burn £115,000 (May 2022) → £140,000 (May 2026) +22%
over 4 yrs
64, Spen Burn £210,000 (Aug 2020) → £275,000 (Jun 2025) +31%
over 5 yrs
25, Spen Burn £130,250 (May 2020) → £230,000 (Aug 2024) +77%
over 4 yrs
49, Spen Burn £175,000 (Jun 2017) → £200,000 (Jun 2024) +14%
over 7 yrs
36, Spen Burn £170,000 (Mar 2018) → £300,000 (Jun 2024) +76%
over 6 yrs
58, Spen Burn £173,000 (Nov 2016) → £175,000 (Mar 2018) +1%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Spen Burn

Crime

20 crimes were reported within about a mile of Spen Burn 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).

Violence & sexual offences5
Anti-social behaviour4
Burglary4
Criminal damage & arson3
Public order2
Robbery1

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

Flood risk

Spen Burn is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Derwent at Blaydon-on-Tyne, Rowlands Gill, Lintzford, and Shotley Bridge Flood warning area
  • Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries Flood alert area
  • River Tyne 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 Spen Burn

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
High Spen Primary School 172 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
Highfield Community Primary School 112 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield 81 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 1.1 mi
Rowlands Gill Community Primary School 204 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.6 mi
Greenside Primary School 172 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 1.6 mi
Chopwell Primary School 226 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.7 mi
West Lane Primary School 305 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 2.4 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

  • Wylam station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
  • Blaydon station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 13 min walk
  • Prudhoe station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hookergate Lane-Ethel Terrace (N-Bound, Hookergate Lane) 3 min walk
  • Hookergate Lane (N-Bound, Hookergate Lane) 3 min walk
  • Hookergate Lane-School Lane (S-Bound, Hookergate Lane) 3 min walk
  • Collingdon Road - Hookergate Lane (S-Bound, Collingdon Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Chopwell Primary Healthcare Centre
    South Road, Chopwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 1.5 mi
  • Oakfields Health Group
    Hamsterley Colliery, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 2.3 mi
  • Cedars Medical Group
    Cedar Crescent, Burnopfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 2.3 mi
  • Crawcrook Medical Centre
    Pattinson Drive, Crawcrook, Ryton · 2.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Chopwell · 1.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Rowlands Gill Express · 1.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Burnopfield · 2.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Crawcrook · 2.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • G H Furness Ltd · 1.6 mi
  • Allied Pharmacy Greenside · 1.6 mi
  • Boots · 1.7 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 1.5 mi
  • Gibside Dental · 2.5 mi
  • Crawcrook Dental Practice · 2.7 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 5 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
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned72.4%62.5%
Private rented14.6%20.3%
Social rented13.1%17.1%
Households927

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.2%64.1%
Aged 65+23.9%18.6%
Residents2,116

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 Spen Burn

Ethnic group

HereGateshead
White98%93.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%1.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%2.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%1.2%
Other ethnic group0%1.6%

Religion

HereGateshead
Christian53%50.8%
No religion41.5%40.1%
Not answered4.2%4.5%
Jewish0.5%1.5%
Other religion0.4%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.3%
Sikh0.2%–
Buddhist0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereGateshead
Born in the UK97.3%92.6%
Born outside the UK2.7%7.4%

Highest qualification

HereGateshead
Level 4 qualifications and above28.7%28%
No qualifications19.1%21.6%
Level 3 qualifications18.9%17%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%9.9%
Apprenticeship6.2%7.2%
Other qualifications2.4%2.6%

General health

HereGateshead
Very good health43.6%43.7%
Good health33%33.5%
Fair health17.4%15.4%
Bad health4.5%5.7%
Very bad health1.5%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereGateshead
1 car or van in household43.8%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household29.2%20.7%
No cars or vans in household17.8%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%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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