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On Sunderland Road, in Gateshead Town
What it's like at NE8 3ED: every home that has sold on Sunderland Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
6 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 3 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Sunderland Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
40 of the 174 homes on the street are owned by companies (1 overseas).
| 216, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Sept 2025 | £185,500 | 109 m² | £1,702/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Feb 2022 | £159,000 | 101 m² | £1,574/m² | 2 |
| 218, Sunderland RoadTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2015 | £160,950 | 109 m² | £1,477/m² | 1 |
| 219, Sunderland RoadTerraced · company-owned | Oct 2024 | £180,000 | 124 m² | £1,452/m² | 2 |
| 220, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Dec 2015 | £150,000 | 124 m² | £1,210/m² | 1 |
| 221, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Nov 2021 | £172,000 | 109 m² | £1,578/m² | 2 |
| 222, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Dec 2015 | £164,950 | 109 m² | £1,513/m² | 1 |
| 223, Sunderland RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2014 | £159,950 | 112 m² | £1,428/m² | 1 |
| 224, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Sept 2021 | £161,000 | 128 m² | £1,258/m² | 2 |
| 225, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Dec 2014 | £156,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 226, Sunderland RoadDetached | Dec 2014 | £159,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 227, Sunderland RoadDetached | Jun 2024 | £195,000 | 113 m² | £1,726/m² | 3 |
| 228, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Nov 2022 | £227,000 | 151 m² | £1,503/m² | 2 |
| 229, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Jan 2024 | £200,000 | 141 m² | £1,418/m² | 2 |
| 230, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Dec 2023 | £201,000 | 141 m² | £1,426/m² | 3 |
| 231, Sunderland RoadTerraced | May 2014 | £174,950 | 150 m² | £1,166/m² | 1 |
| 232, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Oct 2018 | £189,950 | 150 m² | £1,266/m² | 2 |
| 233, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Dec 2013 | £174,950 | 141 m² | £1,241/m² | 1 |
| 234, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Apr 2019 | £185,000 | 150 m² | £1,233/m² | 2 |
| 235, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Dec 2013 | £179,950 | 150 m² | £1,200/m² | 1 |
| 236, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Dec 2013 | £174,950 | 141 m² | £1,241/m² | 1 |
| 237, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Jan 2024 | £197,500 | 141 m² | £1,401/m² | 2 |
| 238, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Dec 2013 | £179,950 | 150 m² | £1,200/m² | 1 |
| 239, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Jan 2021 | £168,500 | 109 m² | £1,546/m² | 2 |
| 240, Sunderland RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jul 2022 | £182,000 | 124 m² | £1,468/m² | 2 |
| 241, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Mar 2012 | £149,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 242, Sunderland RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2022 | £140,000 | 71 m² | £1,972/m² | 2 |
| 243, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Mar 2009 | £164,950 | 87 m² | £1,896/m² | 1 |
| 244, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Apr 2009 | £167,500 | 88 m² | £1,903/m² | 1 |
| 245, Sunderland RoadSemi-detached | May 2025 | £150,000 | 69 m² | £2,174/m² | 2 |
| 246, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Jun 2025 | £120,000 | 64 m² | £1,875/m² | 2 |
| 247, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Dec 2008 | £139,950 | 65 m² | £2,153/m² | 1 |
| 248, Sunderland RoadTerraced | Mar 2009 | £148,950 | 67 m² | £2,223/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Gateshead Stadium Metro station, a few minutes' walk (450 m). The nearest rail station is Heworth, 1.8 km away, with 46k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Sunderland Road-St James Court, 200 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 27, 833, 834); 32 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
46% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Bede Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 56% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (1.4 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is XP Gateshead, 1.8 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead (3.5 km) and St Mary's Catholic School (5.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 11% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 300 m away; Dhillons Convenience Store (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bewick Road Surgery (1.2 km), with K & A Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, House Of Hair is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 2.5 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 76% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 25 restaurants and cafés, 14 pubs and bars.
The Salvation Army is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Brandling Inn the nearest pub (800 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 299 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 30 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (71%).
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
It's growing: about 315 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Bishops Park, 50 m away; for exercise, Skinnypigs Fitness Studio (250 m).
A swim is a short trip away: South Shields, 13 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
29 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Jarrow and Gateshead East constituency: Kate Osborne MP (Labour), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 8,964 (24.4%), turnout 52%. Vote shares: Labour 51%, Reform UK 27%, Conservative 9%, Green Party 7%.
36 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near NE8 3ED →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 11 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 184 km.
Many neighbours rent: 37% of households rent privately and 29% socially.
It's young: 36% of residents are aged 15–29.
There's a sizeable student population: 19% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is University Centre Quayside, 2.0 km away (TEF Bronze).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Sunderland Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 150 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 88 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 48.1% | 92.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 48.1% | 6.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 3.2% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 46 min
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