Woolf Drive, South Shields

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE34 9JU.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£174,942
19 sales
Price range
£115k – £230k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Mar 2025
NE34 9JU

At a glance

House prices£175k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station12 min walkBrockley Whins station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

19 property sales on Woolf Drive, South Shields have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 21 Mar 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £206,378. Average sale prices fell from £210,450 in 2017 to £180,000 in 2025 (-14%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 4 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Woolf Drive compared

NE34 postcode area£186,441
South Shields£171,174
England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £210,450 (2 sales)2017£210k2018: £128,500 (2 sales)2018£129k2021: £182,667 (6 sales)2021£183k2022: £147,500 (2 sales)2022£148k2023: £183,500 (4 sales)2023£184k2024: £161,000 (1 sales)2024£161k2025: £180,000 (2 sales)2025£180k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached9£206,37814 Feb 2025
Terraced7£143,00021 Mar 2025
Semi-detached3£155,16725 Oct 2024

Sold prices on Woolf Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
32, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 13 Aug 2025£225,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 21 Mar 2025£155,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 14 Feb 2025£205,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 25 Oct 2024£161,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 2 Nov 2023£230,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 9 Jun 2023£149,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 3 Mar 2023£196,500 DetachedFreehold
36, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 24 Feb 2023£158,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 29 Jul 2022£143,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 30 Mar 2022£152,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 30 Sep 2021£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 17 Sep 2021£190,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 10 May 2021£136,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 9 Apr 2021£217,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 12 Feb 2021£190,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 12 Feb 2021£208,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 31 May 2019£197,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 23 Nov 2018£115,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 28 Sep 2018£142,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 13 Jul 2018£120,000 OtherFreehold
2, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 30 Jun 2017£204,950 Detached New buildFreehold
1, Woolf Drive NE34 9JU 26 May 2017£215,950 Detached New buildFreehold

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
42, Woolf Drive £196,500 (Mar 2023) → £205,000 (Feb 2025) +4%
over 2 yrs
4, Woolf Drive £149,500 (Jun 2023) → £161,000 (Oct 2024) +8%
over 1 yr
7, Woolf Drive £197,000 (May 2019) → £230,000 (Nov 2023) +17%
over 4 yrs
12, Woolf Drive £120,000 (Jul 2018) → £115,000 (Nov 2018) → £143,000 (Jul 2022) +19%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Woolf Drive

Crime

263 crimes were reported within about a mile of Woolf Drive in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences70
Shoplifting54
Anti-social behaviour39
Criminal damage & arson34
Public order19
Other theft11

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

Flood risk

Woolf Drive is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries Flood alert area
  • Tyne estuary 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 Woolf Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Biddick Hall Infants' School 219 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.2 mi
Biddick Hall Junior School 211 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
Monkton Infants' School 164 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.5 mi
Forest View Primary 213 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) 228 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Boldon School 1,043 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
Monkton Academy 169 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields 226 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.7 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

  • Brockley Whins station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • East Boldon station 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
  • Seaburn station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
  • Brockley Whins (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Simonside (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.9 mi · 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Masefield Drive-Burns Close (S-Bound, Masefield Drive) 2 min walk
  • Galsworthy Road-Browning Close (W-Bound, Galsworthy Road) 3 min walk
  • Galsworthy Road-Bunyan Avenue (E-Bound, Galsworthy Road) 3 min walk
  • Galsworthy Road-Chesterton Road (E-Bound, Galsworthy Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Boldon Gp Practice
    Gibson Court, Boldon Colliery · 0.9 mi
  • Colliery Court Medical Group
    Gibson Court, Boldon Colliery · 0.9 mi
  • Talbot Medical Centre
    Stanley Street, South Shields · 1.0 mi
  • Wenlock Road Surgery
    171 Wenlock Road, Simonside, South Shields · 1.0 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 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.

Income: decile 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned44.0%62.5%
Private rented14.2%20.3%
Social rented41.5%17.1%
Households768

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.7%64.1%
Aged 65+13.7%18.6%
Residents1,747

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.

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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