Shepherd Drive Crawcrook, Gateshead
50 addresses across 2 postcodes (NE40), about 270 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14940099.
- Sales: 50 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £245,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 44 homes have an energy certificate (B: 42, C: 2).
- 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 Gateshead costs £2,716 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wylam, about 2.3 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Garden House Recreation Park, is about 540 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 101 to 106 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 50 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Crawcrook Medical Centre, about 400 m (0.2 miles) away.
- People: About 460 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 23 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 | 3 | £245,000 | £240,000 | £390,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £316,225 | £252,500 | £379,950 |
| 2023 | 3 | £365,000 | £222,000 | £367,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £370,297 | £353,995 | £386,599 |
| 2020 | 11 | £267,995 | £47,500 | £304,995 |
| 2019 | 19 | £274,950 | £194,950 | £331,950 |
| 2018 | 5 | £359,950 | £182,950 | £379,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2026 | 46 NE40 4FD | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 11 NE40 4FD | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 22 Apr 2026 | 16 NE40 4FD | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 16 May 2025 | 8 NE40 4FD | Semi-detached | £260,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2024 | 26 NE40 4FD | Detached | £379,950 | |
| 10 Jul 2024 | 9 NE40 4FD | Semi-detached | £252,500 | |
| 15 Dec 2023 | 37 NE40 4FD | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2023 | 11 NE40 4FD | Semi-detached | £222,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2023 | 11 NE40 4FD | Semi-detached | £225,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Jun 2023 | 4 NE40 4FD | Detached | £367,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2022 | 3 NE40 4FD | Detached | £353,995 | New build. |
| 1 Apr 2022 | 5 NE40 4FD | Detached | £316,995 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Mar 2022 | 1 NE40 4FD | Detached | £386,599 | New build. |
| 24 Jul 2020 | 44 NE40 4FD | Semi-detached | £226,995 | New build. |
| 17 Jul 2020 | 46 NE40 4FD | Semi-detached | £207,995 | New build. |
| 13 Jul 2020 | 42 NE40 4FD | Detached | £232,995 | New build. |
| 10 Jul 2020 | 48 NE40 4FD | Semi-detached | £206,995 | New build. |
| 3 Jul 2020 | 50 NE40 4FD | Detached | £269,995 | New build. |
| 29 Jun 2020 | 45 NE40 4FD | Detached | £289,995 | New build. |
| 29 May 2020 | 36 NE40 4FD | Terraced | £47,500 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 Mar 2020 | 41 NE40 4FD | Detached | £304,995 | New build. |
| 25 Mar 2020 | 43 NE40 4FD | Detached | £267,995 | New build. |
| 13 Mar 2020 | 39 NE40 4FD | Detached | £279,995 | New build. |
| 12 Mar 2020 | 37 NE40 4FD | Detached | £292,995 | New build. |
| 22 Oct 2019 | 29 NE40 4FD | Other | £178,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Sep 2019 | 10 NE40 4FD | Detached | £331,950 | New build. |
| 24 Sep 2019 | 28 NE40 4FD | Other | £356,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Sep 2019 | 12 NE40 4FD | Detached | £269,950 | New build. |
| 13 Sep 2019 | 14 NE40 4FD | Detached | £259,950 | New build. |
| 6 Sep 2019 | 16 NE40 4FD | Detached | £276,950 | New build. |
| 6 Sep 2019 | 18 NE40 4FD | Semi-detached | £209,950 | New build. |
| 29 Aug 2019 | 20 NE40 4FD | Semi-detached | £219,950 | New build. |
| 22 Aug 2019 | 27 NE40 4FD | Detached | £294,950 | New build. |
| 14 Aug 2019 | 26 NE40 4FD | Detached | £294,950 | New build. |
| 19 Jul 2019 | 24 NE40 4FD | Detached | £329,950 | New build. |
| 19 Jul 2019 | 22 NE40 4FD | Detached | £274,950 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 2019 | 25 NE40 4FD | Semi-detached | £203,950 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 2019 | 23 NE40 4FD | Semi-detached | £203,950 | New build. |
| 14 Jun 2019 | 6 NE40 4FD | Detached | £289,950 | New build. |
| 31 May 2019 | 21 NE40 4FD | Detached | £264,950 | New build. |
| 24 May 2019 | 19 NE40 4FD | Detached | £279,950 | New build. |
| 3 May 2019 | 17 NE40 4FD | Detached | £293,950 | New build. |
| 18 Apr 2019 | 8 NE40 4FD | Semi-detached | £194,950 | New build. |
| 29 Mar 2019 | 4 NE40 4FD | Detached | £269,950 | New build. |
| 28 Mar 2019 | 2 NE40 4FD | Detached | £310,000 | New build. |
| 13 Dec 2018 | 15 NE40 4FD | Detached | £362,950 | New build. |
| 29 Nov 2018 | 13 NE40 4FD | Detached | £379,950 | New build. |
| 26 Oct 2018 | 7 NE40 4FD | Detached | £359,950 | New build. |
| 26 Oct 2018 | 9 NE40 4FD | Semi-detached | £194,950 | New build. |
| 19 Oct 2018 | 11 NE40 4FD | Semi-detached | £182,950 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
44 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 104 m². Most common: House, detached (22); House, semi-detached (17); House, mid-terrace (3). Built: 2016 (42); 2012-2021 (1); 2012 onwards (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (26 addresses)
- 2, Shepherd Drive
- 4, Shepherd Drive
- 6 Shepherd Drive
- 8, Shepherd Drive
- 9, Shepherd Drive
- 10, Shepherd Drive
- 11, Shepherd Drive
- 12, Shepherd Drive
- 14, Shepherd Drive
- 16, Shepherd Drive
- 17, Shepherd Drive
- 18, Shepherd Drive
- 19, Shepherd Drive
- 20, Shepherd Drive
- 21, Shepherd Drive
- 22, Shepherd Drive
- 23, Shepherd Drive
- 24, Shepherd Drive
- 25, Shepherd Drive
- 26, Shepherd Drive
- 27, Shepherd Drive
- 30, Shepherd Drive
- 32, Shepherd Drive
- 34, Shepherd Drive
- 36, Shepherd Drive
- 40, Shepherd Drive
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 (57% of about 890 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)
- Miners' Welfare, Crawcrook: up to 12 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 4FD | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| NE40 4FE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 50 addresses are between 101 m and 106 m above sea level (103 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE40 4FD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE40 4FE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wylam 111,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Blaydon 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Prudhoe 184,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kepier Chare Crawcrook | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winlaton | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Apcoa Charging Stations | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 10.4 km (6.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crawcrook Medical Centre | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parkside Pharmacy Crawcrook | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crawcrook Dental Practice | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Prudhoe Hospital Team C | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rontec - Crawcrook, Crawcrook Cashzone | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Garden House Recreation Park 1.5 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,270 m² | 340 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bradley Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.6 km (1 mile) west.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Battle of Newburn Ford 1640 | Registered battlefield | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ridings Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Barmoor Quarry Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Maryside Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Church Dene | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Ryton Island | Island | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Newburn Sands | Wetland | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 50 |
11 of the street's 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 200 m | No published inspection |
| Emmaville Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Greenside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ryton Community Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ryton Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Thorp Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Agnes Day Nursery NE40 4UN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2025 |
| Greenside Local NE40 4SW | Retailers - other | 320 m | 4 Good | 26 Aug 2025 |
| Little Adventurers Day Nursery Limited NE40 4EE | School/college/university | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Lindisfarne Nursing Home NE40 4TS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| St Agnes RC Primary School (Kitchen) NE40 4TS | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Feb 2025 |
| Willows Montissori NE40 4HT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 19 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Tilley Crescent (14); On or near Westfield Crescent (2); On or near Marchetti Mews (2); On or near Glebe View (2); On or near Westfield Avenue (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 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 | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 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) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
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
Marchetti Mews · Stanton Close · Tilley Crescent · Hill Rise · Weatherby Avenue · Weatherby Avenue · Westfield Avenue · Mount View · Westfield Crescent · Kepier Chare · Fell View West · Greenside Road
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.