Benton Crescent North Tyneside
21 addresses across 2 postcodes (NE28), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 28317144.
- Sales: 36 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £247,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (B: 20).
- Flood: 7 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in North Tyneside costs £2,462 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Manors, about 5.5 km (3.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 400 m (0.2 miles) away, and Rising Sun Country Park (179 hectares) is about 540 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 48 to 55 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Stephenson Park Health Group, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 610 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 119 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £247,000 | £244,000 | £250,000 |
| 2023 | 5 | £297,950 | £253,950 | £319,950 |
| 2022 | 28 | £261,450 | £219,950 | £318,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2026 | 11 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £310,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Aug 2025 | 9 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2025 | 14 NE28 9GJ | Semi-detached | £244,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2023 | 6 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £297,950 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 2 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £319,950 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 10 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £253,950 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 4 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £253,950 | New build. |
| 29 Jun 2023 | 8 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £297,950 | New build. |
| 28 Dec 2022 | 16 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £283,950 | New build. |
| 23 Dec 2022 | 12 NE28 9GJ | Semi-detached | £234,950 | New build. |
| 23 Dec 2022 | 22 NE28 9GJ | Semi-detached | £229,950 | New build. |
| 22 Dec 2022 | 18 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £284,950 | New build. |
| 22 Dec 2022 | 24 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £243,950 | New build. |
| 22 Dec 2022 | 20 NE28 9GJ | Semi-detached | £229,950 | New build. |
| 22 Dec 2022 | 14 NE28 9GJ | Semi-detached | £225,000 | New build. |
| 16 Dec 2022 | 11 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £294,950 | New build. |
| 16 Dec 2022 | 1 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £268,950 | New build. |
| 16 Dec 2022 | 3 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £263,950 | New build. |
| 13 Dec 2022 | 5 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £283,950 | New build. |
| 13 Dec 2022 | 9 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £233,950 | New build. |
| 30 Nov 2022 | 13 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £310,950 | New build. |
| 30 Nov 2022 | 21 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £258,950 | New build. |
| 30 Nov 2022 | 7 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £233,950 | New build. |
| 31 Oct 2022 | 19 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £278,950 | New build. |
| 28 Oct 2022 | 17 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £228,950 | New build. |
| 28 Oct 2022 | 15 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £228,950 | New build. |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 36 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £318,950 | New build. |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 34 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £270,950 | New build. |
| 8 Sep 2022 | 27 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £223,950 | New build. |
| 31 Aug 2022 | 25 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £274,950 | New build. |
| 31 Aug 2022 | 23 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £253,950 | New build. |
| 31 Aug 2022 | 29 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £223,950 | New build. |
| 21 Jun 2022 | 26 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £270,950 | New build. |
| 14 Jun 2022 | 28 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £219,950 | New build. |
| 31 May 2022 | 32 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £270,950 | New build. |
| 31 May 2022 | 30 NE28 9GJ | Detached | £270,950 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 100 m². Most common: House, detached (18); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 2020 (20).
Council tax
What each band costs in North Tyneside in 2026-27: Band D £2,462 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,641 | £1,915 | £2,188 | £2,462 | £3,009 | £3,556 | £4,103 | £4,924 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (34% of about 2,300 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 12 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE28 9GJ | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 3 / 5 | unlikely |
| NE28 9GF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 7 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 48 m and 55 m above sea level (52 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE28 9GF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE28 9GJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Benton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Palmersville (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.5 km (1 mile) | |
| Four Lane Ends (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest East Benton-Station Road North | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Four Lane Ends | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Car parks | The Forum – Mscp Car Park | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stephenson Park Health Group | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Rosebrough Dental Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Walkergate Park Hospital | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Noble Convenience Store Cashzone | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Rising Sun Country Park 179 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,500 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7.6 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 189 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wallsend Dene | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Camperdown | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Jesmond Dene | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| Willington Gut | Tidal water | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Gosforth Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
| Gosforth Wood | Wood | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 21 | 21 |
8 of the street's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Tyneside: see them on the North Tyneside page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redesdale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wallsend Jubilee Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Forest Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Benton Dene Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Longbenton High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 67 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 20 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near A186 (55); On or near Mackley Court (34); On or near Benton Rise (21); On or near Furrow Drive (8); On or near Ridge Way (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Beaumont Drive · Coalfield Way · Brockwell Gardens · Benton Walk · Benton Court · Quarry Close · Rising Sun Court · Benton Rise · Swan Gardens · Ridge Way · Fallow Park · Mackley Court
All the streets in NE28 and across North Tyneside.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.