Grove Road Walbottle, Newcastle upon Tyne
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (NE15), about 340 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 8203504.
- Flood: 2 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 Newcastle upon Tyne costs £2,542 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 95% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Blaydon, about 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 680 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 64 to 72 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Newburn Surgery, about 940 m (0.6 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 43 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2026-27: Band D £2,542 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,695 | £1,977 | £2,260 | £2,542 | £3,107 | £3,672 | £4,237 | £5,084 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (54% of about 670 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)
- Land at Henderson Hall, Red Hall Drive: up to 110 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 28 August 2026 to 8 September 2026: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE15 8JG | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE15 8JQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 2 addresses are between 64 m and 72 m above sea level (68 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE15 8JG | 100% | 71% | 100% | 0% |
| NE15 8JQ | 100% | 95% | 95% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Blaydon 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Wylam 111,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| MetroCentre 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hexham Road-Hawthorn Terrace Walbottle | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Blaydon | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Throckley Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newburn Surgery | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newburn Pharmacy | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest No 1 Victoria Terrace Dental Clinic | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Newcastle General Hospital | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police - Etal Lane Police Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Penny Petroleum - Swalwell | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.6 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,000 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,950 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Richmond Terrace Allotments 5,930 m² | 130 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 8.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 9, Blucher to Dene House, a scheduled monument, 340 m east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 9, Blucher to Dene House | Scheduled monument | 340 m east |
| Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 10 from Dene House to Throckley Bank Top | Scheduled monument | 930 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Dewley Hill round barrow and associated features, 350m north west of Dewley Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Battle of Newburn Ford 1640 | Registered battlefield | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rye Hill | Hill | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Engine Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Newburn Sands | Wetland | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Ryton Island | Island | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Church Dene | Valley | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Shibdon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
1 of the street's 2 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 Newcastle upon Tyne: see them on the Newcastle upon Tyne page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 120 m | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Walbottle Village Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 200 m | No published inspection |
| Walbottle Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 390 m | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Newburn Manor Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Newburn Manor Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Knop Law Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Milecastle Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Throckley Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| West Denton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nisa Local NE15 8JQ | Retailers - other | 130 m | 4 Good | 24 Apr 2024 |
| The Pizza Master NE15 8JS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2026 |
| Talbot House Independent Special School NE15 8JL | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jun 2024 |
| Walbotl Coffee House NE15 9SR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2024 |
| Ma’ida Table Spread NE15 9SR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Cobra Boxing and Fitness NE15 9SR | Retailers - other | 380 m | 4 Good | 29 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near George Street (13); On or near Hawthorn Terrace (10); On or near Whitehall Road (5); On or near Appletree Court (5); On or near The Paddock (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
Whitehall Road · George Street · Hawthorn Street · Richmond Terrace · George Street · The Green · Appletree Court · Braeburn Court · Village Farm · Forge Walk · Braeburn Court · Burt Terrace
All the streets in NE15 and across Newcastle upon Tyne.
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.