Upgrade Plan
This certificate lists no outstanding recommendations.
Running costs
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2025, states £510 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
No sale recorded for this address since 1995.
Village Close: 6 sales since 1995 · £322,109 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Road Primary School | Primary | 0.6 mi | — |
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall | Primary | 0.6 mi | — |
| Forest Hall Primary School | Primary | 0.7 mi | — |
| George Stephenson High School | Secondary | 0.7 mi | Progress 8 -0.34 · below average (2023/24) |
| Longbenton High School | Secondary | 1.3 mi | Progress 8 -0.43 · below average (2023/24) |
| St Mary's Catholic School | Secondary | 2.4 mi | Progress 8 +0.56 · well above average (2023/24) |
Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.
Area context
Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.
Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01008507, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Village Close
How this home sits against its street.