The Drive, Wallsend

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE28 8DQ.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2018)

£141,650

3 sales

Price range

£130k – £150k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

20 Jul 2023

NE28 8DQ

At a glance

House prices£142k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station10 min walkWallsend (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on The Drive, Wallsend have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 20 Jul 2023. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £141,650. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2018; 0 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on The Drive compared

NE28 postcode area£169,796

Wallsend£169,796

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The 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
Semi-detached	3	£141,650	20 Jul 2023

Sold prices on The Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
10, The Drive NE28 8DQ	20 Jul 2023	£130,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
13, The Drive NE28 8DQ	31 Jul 2020	£149,950	Semi-detached	Freehold
13, The Drive NE28 8DQ	26 May 2020	£155,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
14, The Drive NE28 8DQ	19 Jul 2018	£145,000	Semi-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
13, The Drive	£155,000 (May 2020) → £149,950 (Jul 2020)	-3% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near The Drive

Crime

252 crimes were reported within about a mile of The Drive in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	80
Anti-social behaviour	48
Criminal damage & arson	23
Shoplifting	23
Public order	22
Burglary	18

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

Flood risk

The Drive is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Tyne estuary at Newcastle Quayside, Low Walker, Lower Derwenthaugh Industrial Estate and Willington Flood alert area
Tyne estuary Flood alert area
Ouseburn and estuarine tributaries 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 The Drive

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend 190 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.1 mi
Western Community Primary School 440 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Carville Academy	Primary	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
Richardson Dees Primary School 206 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Wallsend Jubilee Primary School 401 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Redesdale Primary School 324 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Burnside College 995 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	0.8 mi
Beacon Hill School 244 pupils	Foundation special school	2–19	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 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
Manors station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk
Heworth station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
Wallsend (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
Hadrian Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 1.0 mi · 20 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Station Road-The Drive (NW-Bound, Station Road) 1 min walk
Station Road-Queens Crescent (SE-Bound, Station Road) 1 min walk
Station Road-Dorset Avenue (NW-Bound, Station Road) 3 min walk
Prince Road (NE-Bound, Prince Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Hadrian Health Centre
Elton Street East, Wallsend · 0.3 mi
The Village Green Surgery
The Green, Wallsend · 0.4 mi
Benfield Park Medical Group
Benfield Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 1.0 mi
Biddlestone Health Group
Biddlestone Road, Heaton, 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 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 4 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	75.8%	62.5%
Private rented	11.1%	20.3%
Social rented	13.1%	17.1%
Households	658

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	11.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	61.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	27.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,452

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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