Birkdale Close, Wallsend

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE28 9JS.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£229,167

6 sales

Price range

£200k – £302k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

17 Jul 2025

NE28 9JS

At a glance

House prices£229k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station18 min walkWallsend (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband10% of homesNational average 80%

6 property sales on Birkdale Close, Wallsend have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 17 Jul 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £229,167. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Birkdale Close compared

NE28 postcode area£169,796

Wallsend£169,796

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birkdale Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all NE28 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	6	£229,167	17 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Birkdale Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
5, Birkdale Close NE28 9JS	17 Jul 2025	£230,000	Detached	Freehold
9, Birkdale Close NE28 9JS	25 Aug 2023	£200,000	Detached	Freehold
4, Birkdale Close NE28 9JS	13 Dec 2022	£302,000	Detached	Freehold
5, Birkdale Close NE28 9JS	7 Apr 2022	£200,000	Detached	Freehold
3, Birkdale Close NE28 9JS	9 Nov 2018	£231,000	Detached	Freehold
4, Birkdale Close NE28 9JS	15 Sep 2017	£212,000	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
5, Birkdale Close	£200,000 (Apr 2022) → £230,000 (Jul 2025)	+15% over 3 yrs
4, Birkdale Close	£212,000 (Sep 2017) → £302,000 (Dec 2022)	+42% over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Birkdale Close

Crime

283 crimes were reported within about a mile of Birkdale Close in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences	90
Anti-social behaviour	49
Shoplifting	40
Criminal damage & arson	24
Burglary	19
Public order	18

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

Flood risk

Birkdale Close is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

Tyne estuary Flood alert area
Tyne and Wear coastal rivers 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 Birkdale Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend 330 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Beacon Hill School 244 pupils	Foundation special school	2–19	Report	0.3 mi
Wallsend Jubilee Primary School 401 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend 190 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Redesdale Primary School 324 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Battle Hill Primary School 286 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.7 mi
Burnside College 995 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	0.8 mi
Richardson Dees Primary School 206 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good 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 and local GPs

Train, tram & metro stations

Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear) station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
Manors station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk
Heworth station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 13 min walk
Wallsend (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
Hadrian Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 1.0 mi · 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Battle Hill Drive-Birkdale Close (E-Bound, Battle Hill Drive) 1 min walk
Kings Road North (N-Bound, Kings Road North) 2 min walk
Coast Road-Kings Vale Estate (W-Bound, Coast Road) 2 min walk
Mullen Road - Allendale Avenue (E-Bound, Mullen Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

The Village Green Surgery
The Green, Wallsend · 0.5 mi
Hadrian Health Centre
Elton Street East, Wallsend · 0.8 mi
Bewicke Medical Centre
51 Tynemouth Road, Howden, Wallsend · 1.4 mi
Benfield Park Medical Group
Benfield Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 1.5 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 7 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 7 of 10 · Crime: decile 5 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	75.3%	62.5%
Private rented	11.1%	20.3%
Social rented	13.3%	17.1%
Households	648

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	13.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	57.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	29.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,385

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	10%	80%
Gigabit-capable	10%	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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