Oswin Road Longbenton, North Tyneside
43 addresses across 3 postcodes (NE12), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 28300605.
- Sales: 41 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £157,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 32 homes have an energy certificate (C: 23, D: 9).
- Flood: 14 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 55% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Seaton Delaval, about 5.8 km (3.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 230 m away, and Springfield Park (2.7 hectares) is about 360 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 60 to 62 m above sea level.
- Noise: 13 of its 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Stephenson Park Health Group, about 550 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 58% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 132 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £157,000 | £157,000 | £157,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £131,000 | £131,000 | £131,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £107,000 | £59,000 | £135,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £130,288 | £130,288 | £130,288 |
| 2015 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £95,000 | £68,000 | £122,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £139,950 | £139,950 | £139,950 |
| 2009 | 1 | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | 6 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £157,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2025 | 14 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2024 | 13 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £131,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2022 | 27 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £59,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Jun 2022 | 13 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2022 | 19 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £107,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2021 | 6 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £130,288 | |
| 25 Nov 2016 | 21 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £84,750 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Feb 2015 | 6 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2014 | 13 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2012 | 5 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2011 | 13 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £68,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2011 | 4 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £122,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2010 | 2 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £139,950 | |
| 3 Sep 2009 | 27 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £55,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Aug 2008 | 2 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2007 | 25 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £73,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Jun 2006 | 7 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 21 Apr 2006 | 10 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2006 | 12 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 25 Nov 2005 | 17 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 25 May 2005 | 11 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £88,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2005 | 17 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 7 Sep 2004 | 5 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £98,950 | |
| 7 Sep 2004 | 21 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2003 | 12 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £24,030 | |
| 6 May 2003 | 11 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2002 | 14 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £57,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2001 | 3 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £33,000 | |
| 8 Sep 2000 | 19 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £32,375 | |
| 7 Jul 2000 | 16 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £42,500 | |
| 6 Jul 2000 | 17 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £36,995 | |
| 21 Dec 1999 | 14 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £35,000 | |
| 18 Aug 1998 | 10 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £36,000 | |
| 3 Jul 1998 | 17 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £34,000 | |
| 31 Oct 1997 | 10 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £29,950 | |
| 4 Jul 1997 | 23 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £27,000 | |
| 1 May 1997 | 21 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £15,000 | |
| 14 Jun 1996 | 17 NE12 9BH | Terraced | £34,000 | |
| 31 Jan 1996 | 4 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £35,500 | |
| 11 Aug 1995 | 7 NE12 9BH | Semi-detached | £32,500 |
Energy performance certificates
32 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 56 m². Most common: Flat (18); House, semi-detached (10); House, mid-terrace (4). Built: 2023 (16); 1950-1966 (6); 1900-1929 (6). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (12); rented (social) (9); owner-occupied (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (55% of about 760 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 (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Forest Hall Delivery Office, Station Road, Forest Hall: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Forest Hall Delivery Office, Station Road, Forest Hall, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Percy Hedley School, Station Road, Forest Hall: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- Percy Hedley School, Station Road, Forest Hall: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- Stephenson Industrial Estate East: up to 110 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Stephenson Industrial Estate East, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 9 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE12 9BH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 2 | unlikely |
| NE12 9BE | not in 2 or 3 | 9 / 2 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE12 9JB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 43 addresses are between 60 m and 62 m above sea level (60 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE12 9BE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE12 9BH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE12 9JB | 100% | 55% | 55% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Seaton Delaval 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Benton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Palmersville (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Four Lane Ends (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Marys Rc Primary School Forest Hall | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Killingworth | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | North Shields Ferry Terminal | 8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Killingworth Car Park | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stephenson Park Health Group | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Unit 20-21 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Freeman Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Wallsend Police Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,060 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Springfield Park 2.7 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,180 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.6 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,610 m² | 140 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 6.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dial Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 630 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dial Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Camperdown | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Gosforth Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Gosforth Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Black Plantation | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Blackroad Plantation | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Wallsend Dene | Valley | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 43 | 43 |
13 of the street's 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 200 m | No published inspection |
| Forest Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 480 m (0.3 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 |
| Westmoor Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Benton Dene Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Longbenton High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| George Stephenson High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Amberley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Grasmere Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bailey Green Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Garden NE12 9BD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2025 |
| Quality Pizza NE12 9AY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 4 Good | 20 Aug 2025 |
| Ritz Bingo And Social Club NE12 7AX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 5 Very good | 28 Sep 2026 |
| New Tung Wah Chop Suey House NE12 9AL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 4 Good | 20 Aug 2025 |
| Best Bite Pizza NE12 9AL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 4 Good | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Best One Post Office NE12 9AL | Retailers - other | 200 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Sands Of Tyne NE12 9AJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Leona BH606 NE12 9AX | Farmers/growers | 270 m | Exempt | |
| Forest Hall Ex Servicemen Institute NE12 9AR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Forest Hall Constitutional And Unionist Club NE12 9JN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2018 |
| Heron Foods NE12 7AR | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 350 m | 5 Very good | 25 Oct 2024 |
| Forest Hall Mini Market NE12 7AR | Retailers - other | 370 m | 5 Very good | 12 Dec 2024 |
| Jamieson's Deli NE12 7AR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 5 Very good | 15 Sep 2025 |
| Greggs Of Gosforth NE12 7AR | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Boots The Chemists NE12 7AR | Retailers - other | 380 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 63 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Oswin Road (37); On or near Delaval Road (22); On or near Mowbray Road (20); On or near Delaval Court (14); On or near Edwin'S Avenue South (10).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, house, semi-detached (lodged 19 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- NE12 9BH: 41 addresses of 44 in the postcode
- NE12 9BE: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
- NE12 9JB: 1 address of 23 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Oswin Court · The Copse · Oswin Avenue · Lansdowne Road · Edwins Avenue · Granville Avenue · Great Lime Road · Letchwell Villas · Delaval Road · Vulcan Terrace · Oak Grove · Mowbray Road
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.