William Street Tynemouth, North Tyneside
38 addresses across 2 postcodes (LA1,NE29), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 28306502.
- Sales: 47 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £63,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 34 homes have an energy certificate (C: 16, D: 14, E: 4).
- 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 North Tyneside costs £2,462 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 5% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Heworth, about 9.3 km (5.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Alexander Scott Park, is about 150 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 32 to 33 m above sea level.
- Noise: 38 of its 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Priory Medical Group, about 300 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 730 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 9% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 797 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £63,000 | £63,000 | £63,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £55,750 | £47,500 | £64,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £64,000 | £64,000 | £64,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £54,500 | £54,500 | £54,500 |
| 2013 | 1 | £41,000 | £41,000 | £41,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £42,000 | £42,000 | £42,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2005 | 3 | £61,000 | £60,000 | £61,000 |
| 2003 | 3 | £44,000 | £40,000 | £82,000 |
| 2002 | 4 | £28,975 | £12,000 | £51,000 |
| 2000 | 5 | £14,000 | £12,000 | £20,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2026 | 23 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £52,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Feb 2026 | 22 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £52,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Apr 2025 | 30 NE29 6RJ | Other | £67,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Apr 2025 | 31 NE29 6RJ | Other | £67,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Sep 2024 | 20 NE29 6RJ | Terraced | £125,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Oct 2022 | 20 NE29 6RJ | Terraced | £125,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Jun 2022 | 18 NE29 6RJ | Other | £100,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Jan 2022 | 17 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £50,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Sep 2021 | 16 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £50,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 May 2021 | 8 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £63,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 May 2021 | 9 NE29 6RJ | Other | £63,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Mar 2021 | 20 NE29 6RJ | Terraced | £135,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 May 2020 | 2 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £56,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Apr 2020 | 3 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £56,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Oct 2017 | 5 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £47,500 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Jun 2017 | 4 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £64,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Feb 2017 | 19B NE29 6RJ | Other | £240,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Apr 2016 | 25 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £64,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2014 | 8 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £54,500 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Aug 2013 | 14 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £41,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Oct 2012 | 25 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £42,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2012 | 24 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £42,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Jul 2008 | 23 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £80,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2006 | 20 NE29 6RJ | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 2 Sep 2005 | 30 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £61,000 | |
| 2 Sep 2005 | 31 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £61,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Jul 2005 | 23 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £60,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Dec 2003 | 6 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £40,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Aug 2003 | 25 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £44,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Jun 2003 | 20 NE29 6RJ | Terraced | £82,000 | |
| 4 Oct 2002 | 20 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £51,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Sep 2002 | 22 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £29,950 | Leasehold. |
| 24 May 2002 | 29 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £28,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Feb 2002 | 30 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £12,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jul 2000 | 7 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £20,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Jun 2000 | 20 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £13,500 | Leasehold. |
| 12 May 2000 | 20 NE29 6RJ | Terraced | £14,000 | |
| 13 Mar 2000 | 16 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £12,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Feb 2000 | 10 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £18,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Jul 1999 | 21 NE29 6RJ | Semi-detached | £50,000 | |
| 12 Jun 1998 | 30 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £9,000 | |
| 24 Apr 1998 | 28 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £11,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 1996 | 10 NE29 6RJ | Semi-detached | £11,500 | |
| 31 Oct 1996 | 11 NE29 6RJ | Semi-detached | £11,500 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Sep 1995 | 24 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £20,500 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jun 1995 | 6 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £24,500 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Feb 1995 | 20 NE29 6RJ | Flat or maisonette | £28,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
34 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 62 m². Most common: Flat (31); House, mid-terrace (2); Maisonette, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1900-1929 (19); before 1900 (15). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (23); owner-occupied (6); rented (social) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (73% of about 3,060 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)
- Bingo Hall, Lovaine Place, North Shields: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- Bingo Hall, Lovaine Place, North Shields, not permissioned (120 m)
- Land at North Shields Metro Station, Russell Street, North Shields: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- Land at North Shields Metro Station, Russell Street, North Shields, not permissioned (120 m)
- 115 - 117 West Percy Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Albion House, Albion Road, North Shields: up to 21 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Albion House, Albion Road, North Shields: up to 27 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Land and buildings at Bedford Street and Clive Street, North Shields: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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: of the 232 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 173 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE29 6RJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
| LA1 1DN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 38 addresses are between 32 m and 33 m above sea level (32 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA1 1DN | 5% | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| NE29 6RJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Seaton Delaval 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) | |
| Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | North Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 80 m |
| Meadow Well (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| South Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 51 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Saville Street West North Shields | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub North Shields | 60 m |
| Ferry terminal | North Shields Ferry Terminal | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Low Lights Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beacon Street Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 15.8 km (9.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Priory Medical Group | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oasis Dental Care LTD | 130 m |
| Hospital | North Tyneside General Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police - North Shields Police Station | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North Shields Convenience Store, West Cashzone | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Alexander Scott Park 9,480 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,470 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | Collingwood View Playing Field 6.2 ha | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cleveland Allotments 1.2 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 9 parks and gardens, 4.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Clifford's Fort West and South West Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 910 m (0.6 miles) east. 46 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clifford's Fort West and South West Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Clifford's Fort | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Roman fort, South Shields | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| North and South Marine Parks and Bents Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy's Hole | Tidal water | 710 m (0.4 miles) east |
| The Gut | Tidal water | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| The Narrows | Tidal water | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Northern Wave Trap | Wetland | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Ballast Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Spital Dene | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 29 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 38 |
38 of the street's 38 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 Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 230 m | No published inspection |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Spring Gardens Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | Requires improvement (Dec 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Waterville Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| King Edward Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Hadrian Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Riverside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sir James Knott Memorial Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Collingwood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Norham High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| John Spence Community High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Requires improvement (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nino Pizza NE29 6RR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 40 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2025 |
| North Shields Pizza NE29 6QU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 21 May 2025 |
| North Shields Mini Market Ltd NE29 6QU | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 90 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2024 |
| Shop Local NE29 6QU | Retailers - other | 90 m | 4 Good | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Admiral North Shields NE29 0BH | Other catering premises | 110 m | Exempt | |
| Costa Coffee NE29 0TA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| The Mariners Arms NE29 6QU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 120 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2025 |
| Little Hubbers Day Nursery NE29 6QJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 120 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2026 |
| North Star NE29 6QH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 120 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Just Italy Cafe NE29 6QR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Continental Pizza NE29 6QR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 4 Good | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Dickas Bar NE29 6PQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Mother Nature NE29 6QD | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jan 2023 |
| Glace Dreams NE29 0BE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Nile Street News NE29 0BE | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 25 Mar 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 236 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 188 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 147 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 54 |
| Public order | 51 |
| Other theft | 27 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Robbery | 18 |
| Drugs | 15 |
| Other crime | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Possession of weapons | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shopping Area (237); On or near Railway Terrace (149); On or near Bedford Street (66); On or near North Shields (52); On or near Stanley Street (36).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 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) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 5 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
- Food hygiene ratings Jeera (takeaway/sandwich shop, NE30 2RJ) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band D, flat (lodged 22 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Jeera (takeaway/sandwich shop, NE30 2RJ) is no longer listed; it was rated 4 Good found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Wellington Street West · Stanley Street · Rudyerd Street · Railway Terrace · William Street West · Wellington Street · Saville Street West · Borough Road · Waterville Terrace · Wellington Street West · Russell Street · Gardner Place
All the streets in LA1, NE29 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.