Blackthorn Drive, Wallsend

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£175,583

6 sales

Price range

£140k – £240k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

19 Sep 2025

NE28 9AH

At a glance

House prices£176k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station23 min walkHadrian Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

6 property sales on Blackthorn Drive, Wallsend have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 19 Sep 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £159,250. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Blackthorn Drive compared

NE28 postcode area£169,796

Wallsend£169,796

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Blackthorn Drive 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
Terraced	4	£159,250	25 Sep 2023
Detached	2	£208,250	19 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Blackthorn Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
19, Blackthorn Drive NE28 9AH	19 Sep 2025	£240,000	Detached	Freehold
4, Blackthorn Drive NE28 9AH	25 Sep 2023	£168,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Blackthorn Drive NE28 9AH	27 Jan 2023	£152,000	Terraced	Freehold
19, Blackthorn Drive NE28 9AH	11 Jan 2019	£176,500	Detached	Freehold
1, Blackthorn Drive NE28 9AH	19 Jan 2018	£177,000	Terraced	Freehold
9, Blackthorn Drive NE28 9AH	3 Mar 2017	£140,000	Terraced	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
19, Blackthorn Drive	£176,500 (Jan 2019) → £240,000 (Sep 2025)	+36% over 7 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Blackthorn Drive

Crime

184 crimes were reported within about a mile of Blackthorn Drive 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 offences	53
Anti-social behaviour	39
Shoplifting	27
Criminal damage & arson	14
Burglary	13
Public order	10

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

Flood risk

Blackthorn Drive 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 Blackthorn Drive

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
Battle Hill Primary School 286 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.4 mi
Wallsend Jubilee Primary School 401 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Hadrian Park Primary School 431 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.8 mi
Churchill Academy	Secondary	11–18	Inadequate Report	0.9 mi
Redesdale Primary School 324 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.9 mi
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend 190 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.9 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 1.8 mi · 37 min walk
Manors station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 17 min walk
Heworth station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 20 min walk
Hadrian Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
Wallsend (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 1.2 mi · 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Broomfield Avenue (W-Bound, Broomfield Avenue) 2 min walk
Battle Hill Drive-Broomfield Avenue (NE-Bound, Battle Hill Drive) 3 min walk
Battle Hill Drive-Boscombe Drive (E-Bound, Batle Hill Drive) 4 min walk
Battle Hill Drive-Broomfield Avenue (SW-Bound, Battle Hill Drive) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

The Village Green Surgery
The Green, Wallsend · 0.8 mi
Hadrian Health Centre
Elton Street East, Wallsend · 1.1 mi
Bewicke Medical Centre
51 Tynemouth Road, Howden, Wallsend · 1.3 mi
Benfield Park Medical Group
Benfield Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 1.8 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 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.

Income: decile 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	75.9%	62.5%
Private rented	12.0%	20.3%
Social rented	12.1%	17.1%
Households	644

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	12.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	27.3%	18.6%
Residents	1,296

Broadband

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