Worthing Close Wallsend, North Tyneside
33 addresses across 1 postcode (NE28), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 28310791.
- Sales: 60 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £87,498 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 8, E: 4).
- Flood: 4 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 3% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Manors, about 4.4 km (2.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 30 m away, and Richardson Dees Park (13 hectares) is about 710 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 41 to 42 m above sea level.
- Noise: 17 of its 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Benfield Park Medical Group, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 220 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £87,498 | £39,995 | £135,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £143,500 |
| 2023 | 2 | £83,500 | £35,000 | £132,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £116,000 | £111,000 | £118,800 |
| 2018 | 2 | £103,500 | £102,000 | £105,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £52,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| 2016 | 2 | £75,500 | £46,000 | £105,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £124,950 | £124,950 | £124,950 |
| 2014 | 1 | £99,950 | £99,950 | £99,950 |
| 2013 | 2 | £74,250 | £46,000 | £102,500 |
| 2012 | 2 | £96,975 | £94,950 | £99,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2025 | 23 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £120,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Jun 2025 | 23 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £120,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Apr 2025 | 26 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £83,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Feb 2025 | 16 NE28 8TD | Flat or maisonette | £39,995 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jan 2025 | 29 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £135,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Nov 2024 | 19 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2024 | 19 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £120,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Sep 2024 | 1 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £120,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Feb 2024 | 7 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £143,500 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Aug 2023 | 22 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £132,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2023 | 14 NE28 8TD | Flat or maisonette | £35,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Feb 2022 | 6 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £140,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Nov 2021 | 2 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £116,000 | |
| 14 May 2021 | 24 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £118,800 | |
| 5 Mar 2021 | 28 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £111,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2018 | 4 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £103,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Aug 2018 | 1 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £102,000 | |
| 19 Jan 2018 | 24 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £105,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2017 | 15 NE28 8TD | Flat or maisonette | £52,500 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Jul 2016 | 18 NE28 8TD | Flat or maisonette | £46,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Mar 2016 | 28 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Dec 2015 | 6 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £124,950 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Feb 2014 | 2 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £99,950 | |
| 2 Oct 2013 | 13 NE28 8TD | Flat or maisonette | £46,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Aug 2013 | 22 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £102,500 | |
| 28 Sep 2012 | 2 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £99,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2012 | 28 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £94,950 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Jul 2009 | 27 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £89,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Mar 2008 | 25 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £86,566 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jan 2008 | 15 NE28 8TD | Flat or maisonette | £77,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Sep 2007 | 4 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £113,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jan 2007 | 26 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Jul 2006 | 4 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £109,950 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Mar 2006 | 7 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £114,950 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jan 2006 | 29 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Jun 2005 | 3 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £122,500 | |
| 27 May 2005 | 21 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £99,950 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Apr 2005 | 18 NE28 8TD | Flat or maisonette | £64,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Dec 2004 | 29 NE28 8TD | Semi-detached | £97,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Dec 2004 | 28 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £99,500 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Jul 2004 | 3 NE28 8TD | Semi-detached | £87,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Apr 2004 | 18 NE28 8TD | Flat or maisonette | £51,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 May 2003 | 2 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £78,500 | New build. |
| 26 Apr 2002 | 18 NE28 8TD | Flat or maisonette | £29,500 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Feb 2002 | 11 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £55,950 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Dec 2001 | 13 NE28 8TD | Flat or maisonette | £24,950 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Oct 2001 | 26 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £38,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Dec 2000 | 21 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £41,500 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Jun 2000 | 4 NE28 8TD | Terraced | £41,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 May 2000 | 18 NE28 8TD | Flat or maisonette | £19,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 61 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (8); House, end-terrace (7); Flat (5). Built: 1976-1982 (11); 1967-1975 (7); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 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 (35% of about 620 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
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, 4 at medium risk and 0 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 33 addresses are between 41 m and 42 m above sea level (41 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE28 8TD | 100% | 3% | 3% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Walkergate (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Wallsend (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Benton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wiltshire Drive-Waltham Close Hadrian Lodge | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wallsend Metro Interchange | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Car parks | The Forum Shopping Centre Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Benfield Park Medical Group | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Coast Road Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Laburnum Dental Practice | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Walkergate Park Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.7 ha | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Richardson Dees Park 13 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,130 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,430 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wiltshire Drive Allotments 2.8 ha | 280 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 32 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, section between Eastfield Avenue and Tumulus Avenue, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, section between Eastfield Avenue and Tumulus Avenue | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 1, three sections between Stotts Road and Vauxhall Road | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, two sections of Hadrian's Wall between Sharpe Road and The Avenue | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Jesmond Dene, Armstrong and Heaton Parks | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wallsend Dene | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Willington Gut | Tidal water | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
| Millers Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
| Gosforth Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
| St Anthony's Point | Wetland | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south |
| Black Plantation | Wood | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 33 | 33 |
17 of the street's 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redesdale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wallsend Jubilee Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Western Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Benfield School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Carville Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Ravenswood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Benton Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 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 |
| Walkergate Community School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Waltham Close (12); On or near Welwyn Close (5); On or near Worsley Close (5); On or near Springfield Gardens (5); On or near Worthing Close (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 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 | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
- NE28 8TD: 33 addresses
Nearby streets
Woburn Close · Wimslow Close · Kensington Gardens · Waltham Close · Windsor Park · Hyde Park · Green Park · Springfield Gardens · Worsley Close · Richmond Park · Coast Road · Elmfield Gardens
All the streets in NE28 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.