Elsdon Drive Longbenton, North Tyneside
38 addresses across 2 postcodes (NE12), about 210 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 28301776.
- Sales: 43 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £217,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 9, E: 8).
- Flood: 17 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 A; 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 6.2 km (3.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 90 m away, and Rising Sun Country Park (179 hectares) is about 750 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 59 to 61 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 38 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Stephenson Park Health Group, about 860 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 134 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £217,500 | £215,000 | £220,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £222,000 | £222,000 | £222,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £205,000 | £190,000 | £220,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £306,500 | £196,000 | £417,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £191,750 | £153,500 | £230,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £209,000 | £205,000 | £220,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £173,000 | £173,000 | £173,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £166,475 | £149,950 | £183,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £153,000 | £153,000 | £153,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2026 | 18 NE12 9RH | Detached | £165,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Jul 2025 | 1 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £215,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Apr 2025 | 5 NE12 9RH | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 23 May 2023 | 23 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £222,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2022 | 8 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2022 | 22 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £220,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Nov 2021 | 6 NE12 9RH | Flat or maisonette | £417,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Feb 2021 | 15 NE12 9RH | Detached | £196,000 | |
| 5 Aug 2020 | 30 NE12 9RH | Other | £5,650 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Aug 2019 | 22 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £153,500 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Apr 2019 | 40 NE12 9RH | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2016 | 28 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £220,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Aug 2016 | 38 NE12 9RH | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2016 | 36 NE12 9RH | Detached | £209,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2015 | 2 NE12 9RH | Flat or maisonette | £37,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Sep 2015 | 4 NE12 9RH | Flat or maisonette | £35,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Jul 2015 | 19 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £173,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Aug 2014 | 23 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2013 | 12 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £149,950 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jun 2013 | 15 NE12 9RH | Detached | £183,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2011 | 24 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2010 | 17 NE12 9RH | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2008 | 17 NE12 9RH | Detached | £153,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2007 | 36 NE12 9RH | Detached | £193,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2007 | 1 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £154,950 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Jan 2006 | 28 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 22 Dec 2005 | 15 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £176,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2005 | 14 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2004 | 15 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2004 | 40 NE12 9RH | Detached | £163,000 | |
| 16 Jan 2004 | 17 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £133,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Jan 2004 | 6 NE12 9RH | Flat or maisonette | £46,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 May 2002 | 38 NE12 9RH | Detached | £101,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2002 | 4 NE12 9RH | Flat or maisonette | £22,250 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Nov 2001 | 2 NE12 9RH | Flat or maisonette | £23,250 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Sep 2001 | 27 NE12 9RH | Detached | £87,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2001 | 31 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £68,750 | |
| 12 Mar 2001 | 2 NE12 9RH | Flat or maisonette | £21,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Apr 2000 | 7 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £72,500 | |
| 10 Dec 1999 | 25 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £77,000 | |
| 12 Sep 1997 | 4 NE12 9RH | Flat or maisonette | £20,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jan 1997 | 24 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £56,500 | |
| 25 Oct 1996 | 19 NE12 9RH | Semi-detached | £47,500 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: House, detached (10); House, semi-detached (8); Flat (3). Built: 1950-1966 (13); 1967-1975 (6); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16).
Each home's certificates and sales (15 addresses)
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 A (67% of about 1,630 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 2 Eastern Villas, Springfield Park: up to 12 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Forest Hall Delivery Office, Station Road, Forest Hall: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- Forest Hall Delivery Office, Station Road, Forest Hall, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- Percy Hedley School, Station Road, Forest Hall: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Percy Hedley School, Station Road, Forest Hall: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 5 August 2026 to 11 August 2026: NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC, Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 11 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 13 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 36 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE12 9RH | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 2 / 6 | unlikely |
| NE12 9RE | not in 2 or 3 | 9 / 4 / 7 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 38 addresses are between 59 m and 61 m above sea level (60 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE12 9RE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE12 9RH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Seaton Delaval 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Palmersville (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Benton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Four Lane Ends (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Meadway-Otterburn Close Forest Hall | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Four Lane Ends | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | North Shields Ferry Terminal | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Killingworth Car Park | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stephenson Park Health Group | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Rosebrough Dental Surgery | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Endoscopy Cobalt Hospital | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Wallsend Police Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Rising Sun Country Park 179 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,160 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.6 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Clousden Drive Allotments 1.1 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 183 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Camperdown | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Wallsend Dene | Valley | 3 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Gosforth Wood | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
| Gosforth Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
| Black Plantation | Wood | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) west |
| Willington Gut | Tidal water | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 37 | 38 | 38 |
1 of the street's 38 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 360 m | 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 Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Benton Dene Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Longbenton High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Westmoor Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| George Stephenson High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Redesdale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wallsend Jubilee Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holystone Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Meadway News NE12 9RP | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Forest Hall Primary School NE12 9AP | School/college/university | 290 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jun 2026 |
| Park View Care Home NE12 9QN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Aug 2025 |
| Jump 360 Cafe NE12 9SW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Nov 2025 |
| Forest Hall Ex Servicemen Institute NE12 9AR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Meet And Eat NE12 9SZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Mar 2026 |
| Sprinkled | Retailers - other | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2025 |
| Belta Butties | Mobile caterer | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Parm-O-Rama NE12 9SZ | Other catering premises | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| The Big Banh NE12 9SZ | Mobile caterer | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Slab Shop Newcastle NE12 9SZ | Manufacturers/packers | 500 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 35 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Otterburn Close (40); On or near Rocket Way (30); On or near Mead Court (16); On or near Mead Way (13); On or near Lilac Avenue (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 4 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
Meadway Drive · Mead Crescent · Mead Court · Lilac Avenue · Ashcroft Drive · Otterburn Close · Rocket Way · Park Drive · Boston Court · Mead Way · Hillary Avenue · Ravenswood Close
All the streets in NE12 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.