Lead Road Gateshead
3 addresses across 3 postcodes (NE40), about 4 km (2.5 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 14983229.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £163,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 Gateshead costs £2,716 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wylam, about 3.3 km (2.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, High Spen Park, is about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 150 to 226 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Crawcrook Medical Centre, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 960 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £163,000 | £163,000 | £163,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £45,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £272,500 | £135,000 | £410,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £78,000 | £78,000 | £78,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £282,000 | £282,000 | £282,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £333,000 | £333,000 | £333,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £282,000 | £282,000 | £282,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £33,499 | £33,499 | £33,499 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2025 | LORRAINE COTTAGE NE40 4BS | Flat or maisonette | £60,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Mar 2022 | LORRAINE HOUSE NE40 4BS | Terraced | £163,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2021 | LORRAINE COTTAGE NE40 4BS | Flat or maisonette | £45,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Apr 2019 | PACK HORSE INN NE40 4BS | Other | £165,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Sep 2018 | GREENSIDE OLD HOUSE NE40 4BS | Detached | £410,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2018 | LORRAINE HOUSE NE40 4BS | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 20 Nov 2014 | LORRAINE HOUSE NE40 4BS | Terraced | £78,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2013 | SUNNINGDALE NE40 4BS | Detached | £282,000 | |
| 27 May 2008 | SUNNINGDALE NE40 4BS | Detached | £333,000 | |
| 14 May 2007 | LORRAINE COTTAGE NE40 4BS | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 May 2004 | SUNNINGDALE NE40 4BS | Detached | £282,000 | |
| 2 Jun 1999 | SUNNINGDALE NE40 4BS | Detached | £110,000 | |
| 31 Jul 1997 | LORRAINE COTTAGE NE40 4BS | Flat or maisonette | £33,499 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Gateshead in 2026-27: Band D £2,716 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,811 | £2,112 | £2,414 | £2,716 | £3,319 | £3,923 | £4,526 | £5,432 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (42% of about 2,260 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 4 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: yes, Gateshead.
Listed buildings
- Greenside War Memorial, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Sealburn Farm, Lead Rd, Greenside: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 2 November 2026 to 6 November 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 27 September 2026: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE40 4BS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| NE40 4JL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE40 4JP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 3 addresses are between 150 m and 226 m above sea level (190 m on average); the ground rises about 76 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE40 4BS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE40 4JL | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| NE40 4JP | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wylam 111,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Prudhoe 184,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Blaydon 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lead Road-Cameron's Cottages Greenside | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winlaton | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Apcoa Charging Stations | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 12.2 km (7.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Crawcrook Medical Centre | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Greenside | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Crawcrook Dental Practice | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Prudhoe Hospital Team C | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Whickham Police Station | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Sunlea Stores, High Spen Cashzone | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | High Spen Park 1.0 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,530 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,260 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ditched enclosure S of North View, Coalburns, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ditched enclosure S of North View, Coalburns | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Bradley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Battle of Newburn Ford 1640 | Registered battlefield | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Jacky's Plantation | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Penny Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Church Dene | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
| Ryton Island | Island | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
| Newburn Sands | Wetland | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 3 |
3 of the street's 3 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 Gateshead: see them on the Gateshead page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 2 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
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (northumbria).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 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
- NE40 4BS: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
- NE40 4JL: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
- NE40 4JP: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Lead Road · Lead Road · Jubilee Cottages · Rockwood Hill Road · Kyo Lane · Rockwood Hill Estate
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.