Queensbury Gate Longbenton, North Tyneside
40 addresses across 1 postcode (NE12), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 28316838.
- Sales: 96 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £171,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 32 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 30, D: 1).
- 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 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 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 400 m (0.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 50 to 53 m above sea level.
- Noise: 28 of its 40 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is West Farm Surgery, about 590 m (0.4 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 200 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 36% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 114 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £171,500 | £171,500 | £171,500 |
| 2025 | 1 | £219,695 | £219,695 | £219,695 |
| 2024 | 2 | £214,000 | £210,000 | £218,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £193,475 | £179,950 | £207,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2021 | 9 | £166,000 | £138,000 | £190,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £165,000 | £152,000 | £178,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £155,000 | £153,000 | £175,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | £155,975 | £136,500 | £174,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £155,000 | £134,950 | £179,950 |
| 2015 | 4 | £150,000 | £138,000 | £152,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2026 | 4 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £171,500 | |
| 12 Feb 2025 | 2 NE12 8JW | Detached | £200,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Feb 2025 | 33 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £219,695 | |
| 31 Oct 2024 | 37 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £218,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2024 | 21 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2023 | 8 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £207,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2023 | 28 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £179,950 | |
| 16 Aug 2022 | 22 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2021 | 2 NE12 8JW | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2021 | 10 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £162,500 | |
| 9 Aug 2021 | 34 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £166,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2021 | 34 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £162,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 32 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £190,000 | |
| 26 May 2021 | 27 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 37 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £177,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2021 | 2 NE12 8JW | Detached | £167,000 | |
| 5 Feb 2021 | 11 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2021 | 38 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £138,000 | |
| 29 Jan 2021 | 38 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £140,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Nov 2020 | 31 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £152,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2020 | 21 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £178,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2019 | 16 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £175,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Aug 2019 | 14 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 10 Sep 2018 | 34 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £153,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2018 | 30 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2018 | 6 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2017 | 6 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £155,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Oct 2017 | 31 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £136,500 | |
| 20 Oct 2017 | 21 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £174,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2017 | 5 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £147,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2017 | 22 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £164,950 | |
| 6 Apr 2016 | 10 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £134,950 | |
| 31 Mar 2016 | 7 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2016 | 32 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £179,950 | |
| 3 Aug 2015 | 19 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £152,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2015 | 6 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2015 | 21 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 23 Apr 2015 | 28 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £138,000 | |
| 23 May 2014 | 14 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 22 Nov 2013 | 35 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2013 | 28 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2012 | 29 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £144,000 | |
| 20 Aug 2010 | 37 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 2 Jul 2010 | 10 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £132,952 | |
| 16 Jun 2010 | 4 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 27 May 2010 | 9 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £149,950 | |
| 11 May 2010 | 3 NE12 8JW | Detached | £169,950 | |
| 9 Apr 2010 | 11 NE12 8JW | Terraced | £141,952 | |
| 26 Feb 2010 | 2 NE12 8JW | Detached | £169,950 | |
| 26 Feb 2010 | 1 NE12 8JW | Semi-detached | £159,950 |
Energy performance certificates
32 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (13); House, end-terrace (10); House, semi-detached (9). Built: 2003-2006 (21); 1996-2002 (6); 2002 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (19); rented (private) (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 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 (61% 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.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 29 October 2026 to 30 October 2026: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 40 addresses are between 50 m and 53 m above sea level (52 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE12 8JW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Longbenton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Four Lane Ends (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| South Gosforth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest West Farm Avenue-Monks Park Way Longbenton | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Four Lane Ends | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Salters Road Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest West Farm Surgery | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mail My Meds | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Longbenton Dental | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Freeman Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police - Byker Police Station | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,350 m² | 360 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Salter's Bridge, Gosforth, a scheduled monument, 650 m (0.4 miles) west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Salter's Bridge, Gosforth | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Salters' Bridge (Tyne and Wear Bridge Number 077) | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Jesmond Dene, Armstrong and Heaton Parks | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south |
| St Andrews Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Black Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Gosforth Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Fencerhill Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Jesmond Dene | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Fencer Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Gosforth Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 40 | 40 |
28 of the street's 40 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 Mary's Catholic School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Church of England | Primary | 3–9 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Benton Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Benton Dene Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Longbenton High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| South Gosforth First School | Primary | 3–9 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Cragside Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Gosforth East Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Gosforth Central Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Magdalene Church NE12 8ST | Other catering premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 18 Feb 2025 |
| Heron Frozen Foods NE12 8GA | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2024 |
| Greggs NE12 8GA | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2026 |
| The Boulevard Chinese Takeaway NE12 8GA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Farmfoods NE12 8GA | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2024 |
| Subway NE12 8GA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 15 Sep 2025 |
| Gormans NE12 8GA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Newcastle Balti Hut Ltd NE12 8GA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Greggs Plc NE12 8GA | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2025 |
| West Farm Care Centre NE12 8UT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Sandringham Court | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 25 Aug 2026 |
| The Charnwood NE12 8PT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 4 Good | 7 Apr 2025 |
| Innisfree Social Club Ltd NE12 8TY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 320 m | 5 Very good | 18 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 24 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 23 |
| Shoplifting | 23 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Clent Way (42); On or near Mendip Way (14); On or near West Farm Avenue (14); On or near Pennine Way (10); On or near Thirlwall Court (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 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) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 29 October 2026 to 4 November 2026 (no carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- NE12 8JW: 40 addresses of 85 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Quantock Close · Monks Park Way · Pennine Way · Mendip Way · Thirlwall Court · Bevan Drive · Monks Park Court · Aydon Gardens · Clent Way · Mendip Way · West Farm Avenue · Blackfriars Way
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.