Property market | £236,313 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Newcastle (7.2 miles) | |
Broadband | 65.4mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 94.9% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 5.2% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 365 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 127 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (North Tyneside level) | |
Community | Median age is 43.3 | Happiness is Above Average for Tyne & Wear, Average for UK | |
Crime | 3.0 burglaries per 1k people (North Tyneside) | |
Commute (approx) | - York (56 mins) - Leeds (88 mins) | |
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£236,313 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Newcastle (7.2 miles) | |
65.4mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 43.3 | Happiness is Above Average for Tyne & Wear, Average for UK | |
Ranked 365 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 127 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (North Tyneside level) | |
3.0 burglaries per 1k people (North Tyneside) | |
- York (56 mins) - Leeds (88 mins) | |
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Benton Square has a good numbers of stores nearby to choose from, including: Aldi Northumberland Park Way Backworth, Asda Benton Superstore, Farmfoods Shiremoor, Lidl Hadrian Park Newcastle Upon Tyne, Sainsburys Northumberland Park, Tesco Battle Wallsend Express. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Cookhouse And Pub Holystone, Holystone, The Pavilion, Wheatsheaf. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, we found many nearby, including: Card Trix Greetings At Jump 360, Fuel @ The Fitness Rooms, McDonalds, Meet And Eat, Rising Sun Country Park Restaurant, Round The Twist And Little Twi... (see map below for more). Benton Square has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Benton Square has had a steep increase over the last few years and accelerating growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £415,835, which is up 11.0% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £236,313 (up 5.4% on last year) , a terraced house £204,229 (up 5.2% on last year) and a flat £120,796. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £525 per month. Property prices in Benton Square are a little higher than the average property prices across Tyne & Wear and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Benton Square, prices have risen a little quicker than the annual average price change seen across the Tyne & Wear region.
Property data is based on North Tyneside level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Benton Square, or click here to browse the longer list of Benton Square property transactions from 2023.
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Benton Square has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Beacon Hill School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2014. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Beacon Hill School | Primary & Secondary Foundation special school - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Shiremoor Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Backworth Park Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Holystone Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Wallsend Jubilee Primary School | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | No |
Battle Hill Primary School | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | No |
Redesdale Primary School | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | No |
St Bernadettes Roman Catholic Primary School Aided | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Churchill Community College | Secondary school Foundation school - Mixed | No |
Hadrian Park Primary School | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | No |
Parkside House School | Primary & Secondary Other independent special school - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Shiremoor Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (1/31/2008) | Ofsted Report Link | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | |
Holystone Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (3/4/2010) | Ofsted Report Link | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | |
Wallsend Jubilee Primary School Save school | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/13/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Wallsend | |
Battle Hill Primary School Save school | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | 2: Good (5/3/2013) | 33 submissions 94.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Wallsend |
Redesdale Primary School Save school | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/20/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Wallsend | |
Churchill Community College Save school | Secondary school Foundation school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/27/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Wallsend | |
Beacon Hill School Save school | Primary & Secondary Foundation special school - Mixed | 2: Good (12/6/2017) | 18 submissions 94.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Wallsend |
Hadrian Park Primary School Save school | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/29/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Wallsend | |
Parkside House School Save school | Primary & Secondary Other independent special school - Mixed | 2: Good (05/03/2020) | Ofsted Report Link | North Tyneside | |
Backworth Park Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (10/14/2021) | Ofsted Report Link | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | |
St Bernadettes Roman Catholic Primary School Aided Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Wallsend |
School | Type |
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Shiremoor Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (1/31/2008) |
Holystone Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (3/4/2010) |
Wallsend Jubilee Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/13/2014) |
Battle Hill Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/3/2013) 33 submissions 94.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Redesdale Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/20/2013) |
Churchill Community College Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (3/27/2019) |
Beacon Hill School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - 2: Good (12/6/2017) 18 submissions 94.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Hadrian Park Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/29/2017) |
Parkside House School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - 2: Good (05/03/2020) |
Backworth Park Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (10/14/2021) |
St Bernadettes Roman Catholic Primary School Aided Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
Station | Distance from Benton Square | Commute options |
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Manors A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +33% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 74 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 106 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 108 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 174 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Brockley Whins | 7 miles |
- York (85 mins - Grand Central) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 114 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 122 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Cramlington A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +26% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 84 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 97 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 116 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Fellgate | 7 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 102 mins - Grand Central) View details |
Heworth A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 79 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 111 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 115 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 179 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Newcastle A busy station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- York (65 mins - CrossCountry - £527 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (91 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 158 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 161 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Glasgow Queen Street (1 change(s) - 161 mins - ScotRail) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (North Tyneside) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of North Tyneside residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 94.9% | 81.7% |
Asian | 2.6% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.4% | 2.9% |
Black | 0.6% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.6% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the North Tyneside consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 14.6% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 7.0% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 10.0% | 365 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 19.2% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 6.1% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 13.9% | |
Routine occupations | 13.7% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 10.7% | 127 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.8% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Tyne & Wear is fast (74mbps). Benton Square is slower than this, with average download speeds of 65.4mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the North Tyneside level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 65.4 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 97.8% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.2% |
Crime stats were found at the North Tyneside level:
Type | North Tyneside | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 82 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 3 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 10 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 31 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Benton Square.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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North East | Brier Dene Burn, Castle Eden Burn | Coastal rivers within Tyneside and Wearside from Brier Dene to Castle Eden Burn |
North East | Ouseburn | Ouseburn, its tributaries and north bank tributaries of the Tyne estuary |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Benton Square, Tyne & Wear Affordability: Very affordable Hot property market | Semi-detached: £236,313 Detached: £415,835 | 82 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 | 10.0% residents in higher managerial positions 10.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Ouseburn, Tyne & Wear Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Hot property market | Semi-detached: £234,530 Detached: £417,462 | 120 | Primary: 28Secondary: 8 | 11.7% residents in higher managerial positions 9.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Gosforth, Tyne & Wear Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £234,530 Detached: £417,462 | 120 | Primary: 20Secondary: 9 | 14.2% residents in higher managerial positions 9.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Tynemouth, Tyne & Wear Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Hot property market | Semi-detached: £236,313 Detached: £415,835 | 82 | Primary: 10Secondary: 4 | 15.3% residents in higher managerial positions 8.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Hot property market | Semi-detached: £236,313 Detached: £415,835 | 82 | Primary: 15Secondary: 8 | 15.3% residents in higher managerial positions 8.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Benton Square, Tyne & Wear Affordability: Very affordable Hot property market | Semi-detached: £236,313 Detached: £415,835 | 82 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 |
Ouseburn, Tyne & Wear Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Hot property market | Semi-detached: £234,530 Detached: £417,462 | 120 | Primary: 28Secondary: 8 |
Gosforth, Tyne & Wear Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £234,530 Detached: £417,462 | 120 | Primary: 20Secondary: 9 |
Tynemouth, Tyne & Wear Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Hot property market | Semi-detached: £236,313 Detached: £415,835 | 82 | Primary: 10Secondary: 4 |
Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Hot property market | Semi-detached: £236,313 Detached: £415,835 | 82 | Primary: 15Secondary: 8 |
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