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NE12 8FA · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 16 JUN 2026

NE12 8FA

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
51/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 2/10, ranked 4,580 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around NE12 8FA.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools42/100
7Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

26 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 38 schools in total

St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, NewcastleGood · 0.0 miSt Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)Good · 0.0 miBenton House School0.3 miBenton Dene Primary SchoolOutstanding · 0.4 miLongbenton High SchoolGood · 0.4 miPercy Hedley Hedleys College0.4 mi

Nearest top-rated: St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (Good) — 0.0 mi

Safety58/100
4crimes last month

IMD crime decile 3/10 · 4 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 1.3)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare70/100
28GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 2/10 · 27 GP, 1 hospital, 4 dentists, pharmacy 0.4 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: CONNECT HEALTH H&F MSK SERVICE — 0.5 mi

Transport73/100
Four Lane Ends (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)0.3 mi
Benton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)0.3 mi

33 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space80/100
13green spaces

IMD environment decile 10/10 · 21.8 ha total — no proper park nearby

Nearest: Sports Facility (0.10 ha) — 0.2 mi

Amenities81/100
24supermarkets

24 supermarkets within 2 mi — Heron, Tesco, Sainsburys, Lidl… — nearest 0.4 mi — library 0.6 mi

Nearest: Heron Foods Benton — 0.4 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near NE12 8FA.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityLow
12.2µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseQuiet
51dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
46dB Lden

Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in NE12.

Average sold price by property type across the NE12 district, 2021–2026 — 3,266 sales.

£0£100k£200k£300k£400k202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£333k▲ 7.3%
Semi-detached£201k▲ 10.3%
Terraced£201k▲ 28.6%
Flat£102k▲ 4.1%

District-level averages (NE12) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About NE12 8FA

NE12 8FA scores 51/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and green space — with Heron Foods Benton about 7 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its schools score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, NE12 8FA is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 2/10, ranked 4,580 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is low (IMD housing decile 9/10).

There are 38 schools within the typical catchment area, including 4 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 22 rated Good. The nearest school is St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (Ofsted: Good), within a short walk.

There were 4 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a very low level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 27 GP surgeries, 1 hospital and 4 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is CONNECT HEALTH H&F MSK SERVICE, about 11 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is FREEMAN HOSPITAL, 1.1 mi away. A pharmacy is about 9 minutes' walk away.

The nearest rail stations are Four Lane Ends (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) (Tube/Metro, about 5 minutes' walk away), Benton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) (Tube/Metro, about 6 minutes' walk away). There are also 33 bus stops within walking distance.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding). road traffic noise is low (about 51 dB Lden), and rail noise is low (about 46 dB Lden).

There are 13 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 21.8 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Sports Facility (0.10 ha), about 4 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a open access land (about 14 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 24 supermarkets in the wider area, including Heron, Tesco, Sainsburys, Lidl and others. The nearest is Heron Foods Benton, about 7 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 11 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore NE12 8FA on NestScope.

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Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.