Briar Close, Wallsend

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2018)

£129,950

1 sales

Price range

£130k – £130k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

16 Mar 2018

NE28 9BE

At a glance

House prices£130k averageSince 2018 (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 station22 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%

1 property sale on Briar Close, Wallsend has been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 16 Mar 2018. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £129,950.

House prices on Briar Close compared

NE28 postcode area£169,796

Wallsend£169,796

England & Wales£356,718

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

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	1	£129,950	16 Mar 2018

Sold prices on Briar Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Briar Close NE28 9BE	29 Oct 2021	£125,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, Briar Close NE28 9BE	16 Mar 2018	£129,950	Terraced	Leasehold

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.

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Crime and flood risk near Briar Close

Crime

200 crimes were reported within about a mile of Briar Close 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	64
Anti-social behaviour	40
Shoplifting	26
Criminal damage & arson	16
Burglary	15
Public order	9

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

Flood risk

Briar 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 Briar Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Beacon Hill School 244 pupils	Foundation special school	2–19	Report	0.3 mi
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend 330 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	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	0.6 mi
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend 190 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
Redesdale Primary School 324 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
Churchill Academy	Secondary	11–18	Inadequate Report	0.9 mi
Hadrian Park Primary School 431 pupils	Primary	2–11	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 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
Manors station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk
Heworth station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 18 min walk
Hadrian Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
Wallsend (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 1.2 mi · 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

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

GP surgeries

The Village Green Surgery
The Green, Wallsend · 0.7 mi
Hadrian Health Centre
Elton Street East, Wallsend · 1.0 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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