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Melrose Avenue, Whitley Bay

MyStreetCheck free street report: Melrose Avenue, Whitley Bay · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/whitley-bay-tyne-and-wear/melrose-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE25 8BA.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£313,554
13 sales
Price range
£200k – £490k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Jul 2025
NE25 8BA

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At a glance

House prices£314k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station2 min walkMonkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 14 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

13 property sales on Melrose Avenue, Whitley Bay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 3 Jul 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £320,236. Average sale prices rose from £232,500 in 2016 to £366,500 in 2025 (+58%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 85% terraced, 8% flat, 8% detached. Recorded sale prices on Melrose Avenue range from £200,000 to £490,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Melrose Avenue compared

NE25 postcode area£295,080
Whitley Bay£356,297
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Melrose Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all NE25 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £232,500 (4 sales)2016£233k2017: £246,000 (2 sales)2017£246k2022: £427,600 (1 sales)2022£428k2023: £314,300 (2 sales)2023£314k2024: £432,500 (2 sales)2024£433k2025: £366,500 (2 sales)2025£367k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 14 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced11£320,2363 Jul 2025
Flat1£280,00023 Oct 2017
Detached1£273,60010 Feb 2023

Sold prices on Melrose Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
33, Melrose Avenue NE25 8BA 3 Jul 2025£408,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Melrose Avenue NE25 8BA 20 Jun 2025£325,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Melrose Avenue NE25 8BA 15 Aug 2024£375,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Melrose Avenue NE25 8BA 1 Aug 2024£490,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Melrose Avenue NE25 8BA 12 May 2023£355,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Melrose Avenue NE25 8BA 10 Feb 2023£273,600 DetachedFreehold
43, Melrose Avenue NE25 8BA 19 Aug 2022£427,600 TerracedFreehold
2, Melrose Avenue NE25 8BA 12 Feb 2021£270,000 OtherFreehold
1A, Melrose Avenue NE25 8BA 23 Oct 2017£280,000 FlatFreehold
7, Melrose Avenue NE25 8BA 21 Jul 2017£212,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Melrose Avenue NE25 8BA 11 Nov 2016£250,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Melrose Avenue NE25 8BA 10 Oct 2016£265,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Melrose Avenue NE25 8BA 1 Jul 2016£215,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Melrose Avenue NE25 8BA 3 Jun 2016£200,000 TerracedFreehold

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
33, Melrose Avenue £215,000 (Jul 2016) → £408,000 (Jul 2025) +90%
over 9 yrs
43, Melrose Avenue £265,000 (Oct 2016) → £427,600 (Aug 2022) +61%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Melrose Avenue

Crime

317 crimes were reported within about a mile of Melrose Avenue 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).

Shoplifting106
Anti-social behaviour95
Violence & sexual offences42
Public order21
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson11

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

Flood risk

Melrose Avenue is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • 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 Melrose Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Monkseaton Coastal School 203 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Good Report 0.3 mi
Appletree Gardens First School 292 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 0.3 mi
Marden Bridge Middle School 577 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 0.3 mi
Marine Park First School 476 pupils Primary 3–9 Good Report 0.6 mi
Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay 330 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Whitley Bay High School 1,797 pupils Secondary 13–18 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Valley Gardens Middle School 768 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 0.6 mi
Langley First School 295 pupils Primary 3–9 Good 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, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear) station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
  • Seaton Delaval station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk
  • Newsham station 5.0 mi · 1 hr 41 min walk
  • Monkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
  • Whitley Bay (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.6 mi · 12 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Norham Road - Metro (SE-Bound, Norham Road) 2 min walk
  • Norham Road - Metro (NW-Bound, Norham Road) 3 min walk
  • Front Street - Coronation crescent (SW-Bound, Front Street) 3 min walk
  • Front Street (NE-Bound, Front Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Marine Avenue Medical Ctr
    Marine Avenue Health Centre, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay · 0.2 mi
  • Bridge And Monkseaton Medical Practice
    Cauldwell Avenue, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay · 0.6 mi
  • Whitley Bay Health Centre
    Whitley Road, Whitley Bay · 0.7 mi
  • Beaumont Park Surgery
    The Surgery, 35 Hepscott Drive, Whitley Bay · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Monkseaton · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons West Monkseaton Whitley Bay · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi West Monkseaton Whitley Bay · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Whitley Bay Park Avenue Local · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Fairmans Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Whitley Bay Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Horizon Dental Clinic · 0.1 mi
  • Hoylage Limited · 0.4 mi
  • The Whitley Dental Clinic · 0.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned73.2%62.5%
Private rented23.3%20.3%
Social rented3.4%17.1%
Households848

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.1%64.1%
Aged 65+23.1%18.6%
Residents1,732

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.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks93%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%92%

Share of homes across North Tyneside with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. 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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Melrose Avenue

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Who lives around Melrose Avenue

Ethnic group

HereNorth Tyneside
White96.6%94.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%2.6%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.6%

Religion

HereNorth Tyneside
No religion47.3%46.1%
Christian45.4%46.6%
Not answered5.5%4.8%
Other religion0.6%0.4%
Buddhist0.5%0.3%
Muslim0.5%1.2%
Sikh0.2%0.2%
Hindu0%0.4%

Country of birth

HereNorth Tyneside
Born in the UK95.4%94.5%
Born outside the UK4.6%5.5%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Tyneside
Level 4 qualifications and above42.9%32.9%
Level 3 qualifications15.2%16.9%
No qualifications12.9%17.5%
Level 2 qualifications11%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%9.3%
Apprenticeship6.3%6.9%
Other qualifications3%2.4%

General health

HereNorth Tyneside
Very good health45.9%46%
Good health35.7%33.3%
Fair health14.1%14.5%
Bad health3.3%4.9%
Very bad health1%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Tyneside
1 car or van in household47.7%44.6%
No cars or vans in household26.4%27.8%
2 cars or vans in household22.1%22.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.8%5.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of North Tyneside.

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