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Grotto Road, South Shields

MyStreetCheck free street report: Grotto Road, South Shields · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/south-shields/grotto-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE34 7AQ, NE34 7AH.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£184,140
21 sales
Price range
£108k – £337k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Oct 2025
NE34 7AQ

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At a glance

House prices£184k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station53 min walkEast Boldon station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 22 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

21 property sales on Grotto Road, South Shields have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 8 Oct 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £177,081. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 86% semi-detached, 10% terraced, 5% detached. Recorded sale prices on Grotto Road range from £108,000 to £336,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Grotto Road compared

NE34 postcode area£192,162
South Shields£176,961
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Grotto Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all NE34 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £153,000 (1 sales)2016£153k2017: £187,475 (2 sales)2017£187k2018: £170,000 (1 sales)2018£170k2019: £135,167 (3 sales)2019£135k2020: £145,000 (1 sales)2020£145k2021: £162,500 (2 sales)2021£163k2022: £160,125 (4 sales)2022£160k2024: £219,417 (6 sales)2024£219k2025: £336,500 (1 sales)2025£337k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached18£177,0819 Dec 2024
Terraced2£171,50022 Nov 2024
Detached1£336,5008 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Grotto Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, Grotto View, Grotto Road NE34 7AQ 8 Oct 2025£336,500 DetachedFreehold
95, Grotto Road NE34 7AQ 9 Dec 2024£223,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Grotto Road NE34 7AH 22 Nov 2024£235,000 TerracedFreehold
75, Grotto Road NE34 7AQ 21 Nov 2024£237,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Grotto Road NE34 7AQ 27 Sep 2024£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Grotto Road NE34 7AQ 13 Aug 2024£211,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
95, Grotto Road NE34 7AQ 5 Apr 2024£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Grotto Road NE34 7AH 25 Nov 2022£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
111, Grotto Road NE34 7AQ 28 Oct 2022£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Grotto Road NE34 7AH 18 May 2022£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Grotto Road NE34 7AH 28 Jan 2022£165,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Grotto Road NE34 7AH 4 Aug 2021£200,000 OtherFreehold
45, Grotto Road NE34 7AQ 25 Jun 2021£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Grotto Road NE34 7AH 17 May 2021£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
91, Grotto Road NE34 7AQ 29 Sep 2020£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Grotto Road NE34 7AQ 21 Oct 2019£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Grotto Road NE34 7AH 30 Aug 2019£108,000 TerracedFreehold
75, Grotto Road NE34 7AQ 11 Jan 2019£137,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Grotto Road NE34 7AQ 24 Oct 2018£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
113, Grotto Road NE34 7AQ 27 Oct 2017£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Grotto Road NE34 7AQ 3 Mar 2017£159,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Grotto Road NE34 7AQ 1 Feb 2016£153,000 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
95, Grotto Road £150,000 (Apr 2024) → £223,000 (Dec 2024) +49%
over under a year
75, Grotto Road £137,500 (Jan 2019) → £237,500 (Nov 2024) +73%
over 6 yrs
56, Grotto Road £140,000 (May 2021) → £165,500 (Jan 2022) +18%
over under a year
59, Grotto Road £159,950 (Mar 2017) → £160,000 (Oct 2019) +0%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Grotto Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Harton Primary School 636 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Sea View Primary School 366 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Bamburgh School 223 pupils Community special school 3–16 Report 1.0 mi
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields 211 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 1.1 mi
Harton Academy 1,599 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.1 mi
Marsden Primary School 209 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.2 mi
Ridgeway Primary Academy 452 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.5 mi
Epinay Business and Enterprise School 258 pupils Foundation special school 4–18 Report 1.8 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 stations

  • East Boldon station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk
  • Seaburn station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
  • Brockley Whins station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Coast Road - Marsden Grotto (NW-Bound, Coast Road) 1 min walk
  • Lizard Lane-Grotto Road (SE-Bound, Lizard Lane) 2 min walk
  • Lizard Lane-Grotto Road (NW-Bound, Lizard Lane) 2 min walk
  • Coast Road - Marsden Grotto (SE-Bound, Coast Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Marsden Medical Group
    Marsden Road, South Shields · 0.9 mi
  • Central Surgery
    Cleadon Park Primary Care Centre, Prince Edward Road, South Shields · 1.5 mi
  • Whitburn Surgery
    3 Bryers Street, Whitburn, Sunderland · 1.8 mi
  • Ravensworth Surgery
    Horsley Hill Road, South Shields · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Marsden Express · 0.3 mi
  • Spar Spar - South Shields · 1.1 mi
  • Heron Heron Marsden South Shields · 1.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys South Shields · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Horsley Hill Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Boots · 1.2 mi
  • Well · 1.5 mi

Dentists

  • Marsden Road Health Centre (dental Surgery) · 0.9 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.3 mi
  • Prince Edward Road (dental Surgery) · 1.3 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 3 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 skills4 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned53.8%62.5%
Private rented7.6%20.3%
Social rented38.6%17.1%
Households511

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1511.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.1%64.1%
Aged 65+29.0%18.6%
Residents1,024

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 networks95%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks97%92%

Share of homes across South Tyneside 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 Grotto Road

Ethnic group

HereSouth Tyneside
White97.6%94.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.8%0.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.5%

Religion

HereSouth Tyneside
Christian52.3%52.6%
No religion40.4%39.3%
Not answered5.5%4.5%
Muslim1.5%2.5%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Jewish0.1%–
Buddhist0%0.2%
Hindu0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereSouth Tyneside
Born in the UK98.2%95.6%
Born outside the UK1.8%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereSouth Tyneside
No qualifications26.7%20.5%
Level 4 qualifications and above21.6%26.1%
Level 3 qualifications17.6%18.4%
Level 2 qualifications12%14.3%
Apprenticeship10.3%8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%10.2%
Other qualifications2.5%2.5%

General health

HereSouth Tyneside
Very good health37.2%43.7%
Good health32.5%33.1%
Fair health18.3%15.5%
Bad health8.9%5.9%
Very bad health3.1%1.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereSouth Tyneside
1 car or van in household45%41.9%
No cars or vans in household32.1%32.7%
2 cars or vans in household17.2%20.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%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 South Tyneside.

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