NE38 8RE
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Property report — NE38 8RE
Open-data due diligence for NE38 8RE and the area around it.
NE38 8RE in brief: 27 recorded sales (£28,000–£130,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for NE38 8RE itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the NE38 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£231,049
Population
17,342
Crimes recorded
36
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
83%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in NE38 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (26 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-24 | £130,000 | 3 RIVERMEAD | Terraced |
| 2023-09-25 | £100,000 | 5 RIVERMEAD | Flat |
| 2021-12-20 | £73,000 | 28 RIVERMEAD | Flat |
| 2016-03-04 | £104,000 | 23 RIVERMEAD | Terraced |
| 2015-06-11 | £84,000 | 3 RIVERMEAD | Terraced |
| 2013-07-30 | £84,000 | 13 RIVERMEAD | Terraced |
| 2007-10-26 | £104,950 | 26 RIVERMEAD | Terraced |
| 2007-10-12 | £103,200 | 13 RIVERMEAD | Terraced |
| 2006-09-15 | £92,000 | 4 RIVERMEAD | Terraced |
| 2006-08-10 | £97,000 | 5 RIVERMEAD | Flat |
| 2006-05-05 | £90,000 | 10 RIVERMEAD | Flat |
| 2005-07-01 | £105,000 | 14 RIVERMEAD | Semi-detached |
| 2005-05-01 | £85,000 | 9 RIVERMEAD | Semi-detached |
| 2003-05-12 | £58,000 | 10 RIVERMEAD | Flat |
| 2003-02-07 | £71,000 | 1 RIVERMEAD | Terraced |
| 2002-12-20 | £42,000 | 10 RIVERMEAD | Flat |
| 2002-09-13 | £39,950 | 9 RIVERMEAD | Semi-detached |
| 2001-10-19 | £34,000 | 10 RIVERMEAD | Flat |
| 2001-09-28 | £46,500 | 23 RIVERMEAD | Terraced |
| 2001-03-22 | £33,500 | 9 RIVERMEAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-07-28 | £39,000 | 7 RIVERMEAD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-12-10 | £35,950 | 1 RIVERMEAD | Terraced |
| 1999-06-30 | £37,950 | 4 RIVERMEAD | Terraced |
| 1999-06-24 | £30,000 | 9 RIVERMEAD | Semi-detached |
| 1997-12-05 | £28,000 | 10 RIVERMEAD | Flat |
| 1997-09-19 | £29,950 | 9 RIVERMEAD | Semi-detached |
| 1997-09-19 | £39,500 | 4 RIVERMEAD | Terraced |
27 recorded sales on NE38 8RE. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatfield Academy | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Biddick Academy | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Good (2021) |
| Biddick Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| New Penshaw Academy | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: I J HEALTHCARE (0.6 mi) · RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE (1.2 mi) · GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: SPIRE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL (1.7 mi) · SPIRE HOSPITAL WASHINGTON (1.7 mi) · CHESTER-LE-STREET COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (3.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Fatfield War Memorial (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · HA HA WALL SOUTH OF FATFIELD HOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · FATFIELD HOUSE AND GARDEN WALL ADJOINING (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: PENSHAW PHARMACY (1.1 mi) · GALLERIES PHARMACY (1.2 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (1.3 mi)
Nearest stations: South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) (3.1 mi) · Chester-le-Street (3.1 mi) · Pallion (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) (4.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (1.3 mi) · Co-op Food (1.3 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 26%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 7,347
Owned 71% · Social rent 18% · Private rent 11%
Census 2021 (ONS), for NE38 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in NE38 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 37/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for NE38 8RE in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictNE38 | SectorNE38 8 | PostcodeNE38 8RE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £199,975 | £231,049 | £67,313 |
| Population | 35,483 | 17,342 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 133 | 36 | — |
| Schools | 16 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 78% | 83% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 92% | 90% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (NE38 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.