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Rubens Avenue, South Shields

MyStreetCheck free street report: Rubens Avenue, South Shields · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/south-shields/rubens-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE34 8JT, NE34 8JU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£138,500
3 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£101,014
18 sales
Price range
£55k – £165k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Jul 2026
NE34 8JU

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At a glance

House prices£139k average22% below the South Shields average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station21 min walkTyne Dock (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 24 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

18 property sales on Rubens Avenue, South Shields have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £138,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £95,096. Average sale prices rose from £76,583 in 2017 to £149,000 in 2026 (+95%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 22% below the South Shields average of £176,961 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 72% terraced, 28% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Rubens Avenue range from £55,000 to £165,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 131 streets in South Shields with at least two sales in the last year, Rubens Avenue ranks 86th for average price.

House prices on Rubens Avenue compared

Rubens Avenue£138,500
NE34 postcode area£192,162
South Shields£176,961
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all NE34 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £76,583 (3 sales)2017£77k2018: £86,000 (2 sales)2018£86k2019: £82,750 (4 sales)2019£83k2020: £107,500 (2 sales)2020£108k2021: £95,000 (1 sales)2021£95k2022: £117,500 (1 sales)2022£118k2024: £121,250 (2 sales)2024£121k2025: £117,500 (1 sales)2025£118k2026: £149,000 (2 sales)2026£149k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced13£95,09620 Jul 2026
Semi-detached5£116,4001 May 2026

Sold prices on Rubens Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
56, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JU 20 Jul 2026£133,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JU 1 May 2026£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JU 12 Dec 2025£117,500 TerracedFreehold
43, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JT 7 Mar 2025£95,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JU 6 Dec 2024£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JU 19 Aug 2024£122,500 TerracedFreehold
73, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JT 10 Jun 2024£83,000 TerracedFreehold
118, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JT 31 Jul 2023£90,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JU 24 Aug 2022£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JU 1 Jul 2022£117,500 TerracedFreehold
96, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JT 23 Apr 2021£95,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JU 9 Nov 2020£115,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JU 25 Sep 2020£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JU 30 Aug 2019£96,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JT 9 Aug 2019£65,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JT 1 Mar 2019£80,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JU 11 Jan 2019£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JT 14 Sep 2018£92,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JT 19 Jan 2018£80,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JU 22 Sep 2017£107,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JT 7 Aug 2017£67,750 TerracedFreehold
59, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JT 20 Apr 2017£55,000 TerracedFreehold
101, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JT 22 Jul 2016£70,000 TerracedFreehold
84, Rubens Avenue NE34 8JT 6 Jun 2016£75,000 TerracedFreehold

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
56, Rubens Avenue £96,000 (Aug 2019) → £122,500 (Aug 2024) → £133,000 (Jul 2026) +39%
over 7 yrs
20, Rubens Avenue £107,000 (Sep 2017) → £165,000 (May 2026) +54%
over 9 yrs
6, Rubens Avenue £90,000 (Jan 2019) → £120,000 (Aug 2022) +33%
over 4 yrs
59, Rubens Avenue £55,000 (Apr 2017) → £65,000 (Aug 2019) +18%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Rubens Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields 226 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Forest View Primary 213 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Biddick Hall Junior School 211 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.6 mi
Epinay Business and Enterprise School 258 pupils Foundation special school 4–18 Report 0.6 mi
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) 228 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Biddick Hall Infants' School 219 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.7 mi
Ridgeway Primary Academy 452 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Monkton Infants' School 164 pupils Primary 2–7 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

  • East Boldon station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
  • Brockley Whins station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Seaburn station 2.9 mi · 57 min walk
  • Tyne Dock (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Simonside (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 1.1 mi · 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Nevinson Avenue-Gainsborough Avenue (NE-Bound, Nevinson Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Gainsborough Avenue-Church (S-Bound, Gainsborough Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Whiteleas Way-Holbein Road (N-Bound, Whiteleas Way) 2 min walk
  • Nevinson Avenue - Gainsborough Avenue (SW-Bound, Nevinson Avenue) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Talbot Medical Centre
    Stanley Street, South Shields · 0.9 mi
  • Central Surgery
    Cleadon Park Primary Care Centre, Prince Edward Road, South Shields · 0.9 mi
  • Farnham Medical Ctr.
    435 Stanhope Road, South Shields · 1.0 mi
  • Wenlock Road Surgery
    171 Wenlock Road, Simonside, South Shields · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Whiteleas Way Express · 0.3 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar Ridgeway Service Station · 0.7 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Tyne Dock South Shields · 0.9 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Prince Edward Rd Express · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Whiteleas Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Biddick Hall Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boldon Lane Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Dept, Harton Wing · 0.6 mi
  • Boldon Lane Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • S D C Harrison Dental Surgery · 1.0 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 2 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned47.3%62.5%
Private rented14.3%20.3%
Social rented38.4%17.1%
Households638

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.9%64.1%
Aged 65+16.2%18.6%
Residents1,335

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 Rubens Avenue

Ethnic group

HereSouth Tyneside
White98.4%94.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%2.9%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%0.5%

Religion

HereSouth Tyneside
Christian54.2%52.6%
No religion41.5%39.3%
Not answered3.8%4.5%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.2%
Muslim0.1%2.5%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereSouth Tyneside
Born in the UK98.1%95.6%
Born outside the UK1.9%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereSouth Tyneside
No qualifications21.2%20.5%
Level 3 qualifications20.3%18.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above18.9%26.1%
Level 2 qualifications16.5%14.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%10.2%
Apprenticeship8.9%8%
Other qualifications2.4%2.5%

General health

HereSouth Tyneside
Very good health42.5%43.7%
Good health32.1%33.1%
Fair health16.6%15.5%
Bad health6.8%5.9%
Very bad health2%1.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereSouth Tyneside
1 car or van in household40.8%41.9%
No cars or vans in household36.5%32.7%
2 cars or vans in household18.8%20.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.9%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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