The Crescent Ryton, Gateshead
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (NE40), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14981304.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £130,000 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Blaydon, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, South Ferndene Park, is about 280 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 85 to 89 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 Newburn Surgery, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 51% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 237 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £133,200 | £133,200 | £133,200 |
| 2014 | 1 | £119,950 | £119,950 | £119,950 |
| 2009 | 2 | £102,500 | £94,000 | £111,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £108,000 | £106,000 | £110,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £111,500 | £111,500 | £111,500 |
| 2004 | 1 | £99,950 | £99,950 | £99,950 |
| 2002 | 1 | £47,950 | £47,950 | £47,950 |
| 2000 | 2 | £36,750 | £35,000 | £38,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £34,000 | £34,000 | £34,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2022 | 12 NE40 3JL | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2021 | 16 NE40 3JL | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2020 | 7 NE40 3JL | Semi-detached | £133,200 | |
| 31 Jan 2014 | 11 NE40 3JL | Semi-detached | £119,950 | |
| 24 Jul 2009 | 7 NE40 3JL | Semi-detached | £111,000 | |
| 5 Feb 2009 | 9 NE40 3JL | Semi-detached | £94,000 | |
| 13 Mar 2008 | 16 NE40 3JL | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2007 | 12 NE40 3JL | Semi-detached | £106,000 | |
| 3 Apr 2007 | 5 NE40 3JL | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2006 | 16 NE40 3JL | Semi-detached | £111,500 | |
| 28 Jul 2004 | 16 NE40 3JL | Semi-detached | £99,950 | |
| 4 Jan 2002 | 9 NE40 3JL | Semi-detached | £47,950 | |
| 2 Oct 2000 | 12 NE40 3JL | Semi-detached | £38,500 | |
| 12 May 2000 | 10 NE40 3JL | Semi-detached | £35,000 | |
| 29 May 1998 | 17 NE40 3JL | Semi-detached | £34,000 |
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (46% of about 1,130 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)
- Tynedale House, Holburn Lane, Ryton: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- East Grange, Barmoor Lane, Ryton: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Old Co-op, Hexham Old Rd. Crookhill, Ryton: up to 11 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- The White House, Stella Rd, Stella: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Jolly Fellows, Elvaston Rd, Ryton: up to 8 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 3 addresses are between 85 m and 89 m above sea level (87 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE40 3JL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE40 3JQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Blaydon 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Wylam 111,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| MetroCentre 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 39 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hexham Old Road-Church Ryton | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winlaton | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Throckley Car Park | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Apcoa Charging Stations | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Newburn Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ryton Dental | 350 m |
| Hospital | Prudhoe Hospital Team C | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police - Etal Lane Police Station | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Ryton - Parsons Drive Cashzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest South Ferndene Park 2.3 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,750 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,880 m² | 200 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ryton village cross 160m south east of church, a scheduled monument, 780 m (0.5 miles) north-west. 25 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ryton village cross 160m south east of church | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| The Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Church of Holy Cross | Listed building, Grade I | 940 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Battle of Newburn Ford 1640 | Registered battlefield | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church Dene | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Ryton Island | Island | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Newburn Sands | Wetland | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Bewes Hills | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Bewes Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Shibdon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crookhill Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Thorp Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ryton Community Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ryton Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.4 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 |
| St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 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 |
| Newburn Manor Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Newburn Manor Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Emmaville Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 2 km (1.2 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryton Garden Chinese Take Away NE40 3JH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2025 |
| The Co-operative Group NE40 3RA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 200 m | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Ryton Social Club NE40 3RA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2024 |
| Aroma NE40 3HQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 2 Apr 2025 |
| Ryton Methodist Church NE40 3LU | Other catering premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2025 |
| Blue Sky NE40 3HQ | Retailers - other | 390 m | 4 Good | 26 Nov 2025 |
| Stargate & Crookhill Community Centre NE40 3DX | Other catering premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Jul 2025 |
| The Runhead NE40 3DF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Nov 2025 |
| Kathleen's NE40 3HF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Miah Restaurant NE40 3HF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 161 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Public order | 14 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (189); On or near The Crescent (20); On or near Hexham Old Road (13); On or near South Grove (6); On or near North Grove (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 4 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
North Grove · The Crescent · Hexham Old Road · Hexham Old Road · High Grove · Runhead Estate · Heddon Close · Dean Terrace · South Grove · Watermill · Runhead Estate · Heddon View
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.