Rockmore Road Blaydon, Gateshead
20 addresses across 2 postcodes (NE21), about 170 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14923770.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £91,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (B: 7, C: 6).
- 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 65% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Blaydon, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Shibdon Park, is about 290 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 88 to 100 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Oldwell Surgery, about 580 m (0.4 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 560 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 48% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 85 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 | £91,000 | £91,000 | £91,000 |
| 2007 | 4 | £120,276 | £118,702 | £129,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2026 | 9 NE21 5EH | Flat or maisonette | £91,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Aug 2025 | 3 NE21 5EH | Flat or maisonette | £69,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Jul 2023 | 1 NE21 5EH | Other | £106,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Nov 2022 | 5 NE21 5EH | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Aug 2007 | 9 NE21 5EH | Flat or maisonette | £129,950 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jul 2007 | 7 NE21 5EH | Flat or maisonette | £120,602 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 20 Jul 2007 | 1 NE21 5EH | Flat or maisonette | £118,702 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jul 2007 | 3 NE21 5EH | Flat or maisonette | £119,950 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 71 m². Most common: Flat (5); House, semi-detached (4); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 2013 (6); 2003-2006 (3); 2007-2011 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (social) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (77% of about 770 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)
- Ramsay Street, Winlaton: up to 10 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- MetroGreen - Derwent West Bank, Derwenthaugh Rd, Blaydon: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Bleach Green, Elm Rd, Blaydon: up to 202 homes, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Hookergate School, High Spen: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Winlaton Care Village, Garesfield Lane, Winlaton: up to 7 homes, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Hallgarth depot, Gath Farm Rd, Winlaton: up to 20 homes, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Winlaton Social Club, Cromwell Place, Winlaton: up to 17 homes, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Blaydon Bank / Litchfield Lane, Winlaton: up to 10 homes, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 11 September 2026: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 10 August 2026 to 20 August 2026: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE21 5EH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE21 5HH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 88 m and 100 m above sea level (96 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE21 5EH | 100% | 100% | 65% | 0% |
| NE21 5HH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Blaydon 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| MetroCentre 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 46 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bleach Green Blaydon | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winlaton | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oldwell Surgery | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest R W Wilson | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Blaydon Dental Practice | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Newcastle General Hospital | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Winlaton Cashzone | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shibdon Park 1.6 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bleach Green 8.9 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,160 m² | 110 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 2.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Axwell Park and Steps and Balustrades to South, a listed building (Grade II*), 850 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Axwell Park and Steps and Balustrades to South | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Battle of Newburn Ford 1640 | Registered battlefield | 3.1 km (2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Shibdon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Lands Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Summerhouse Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Lemington Point | Wetland | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Turn Wheel | Tidal water | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Sugley Dene | Valley | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 20 |
9 of the street's 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkhead Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Blaydon West Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| West Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best One NE21 5HH | Retailers - other | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Pachino Pizza NE21 5HH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 5 Very good | 21 Sep 2026 |
| The Food Pantry NE21 5HH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2025 |
| Oh My Cod NE21 5HH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 5 Very good | 28 Apr 2025 |
| Golden Dragon NE21 5HH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 4 Good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| K & J Stores Limited NE21 5ER | Retailers - other | 200 m | 4 Good | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Blaydon Cricket Club NE21 5DE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 360 m | 5 Very good | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Tynevale Stores NE21 5DF | Retailers - other | 380 m | 4 Good | 26 Aug 2025 |
| Crispy Cod NE21 5DF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Blaydon Childrens Home NE21 5BA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Winlaton News NE21 5DH | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 13 Feb 2025 |
| Winlaton Vulcan Rugby Club NE21 6NF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Kandola Brothers NE21 5AW | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 29 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hadrian Gardens (17); On or near Rennison Mews (10); On or near Angel Street (8); On or near Greenrigg (8); On or near Whitewell Road (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
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
Shibdon Bank · Rennison Mews · Content Street · Crowley Gardens · Oak Terrace · Gibsons Court · Dunns Way · Whitewell Road · Ash Street · Haggerstone Mews · Shibdon Bank · Lime Street
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.