Fawdon & West Gosforth
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Fawdon & West Gosforth at a glance
- House prices
- £205,000
- Lower prices21st percentile
- Schools
- 58th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 54th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 88.3 per 1,000 residents
- Middle32nd percentile
- Flood risk
- 4.9% of the area in flood zones
- Middle49th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Fawdon & West Gosforth a good place to live?
Fawdon & West Gosforth may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Newcastle upon Tyne below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
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Crime rate in Fawdon & West Gosforth
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 88.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 32nd percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Fawdon & West Gosforth
House prices
- Median sale price
- £205,000
- Percentile
- 21st percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 121 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Fawdon & West Gosforth
Schools
58th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Fawdon & West Gosforth
Flood risk
4.9% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.8% of the area. That is the 49th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Fawdon & West Gosforth
Transport
54th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Fawdon & West Gosforth a good place to live?
Fawdon & West Gosforth may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Fawdon & West Gosforth safe?
Fawdon & West Gosforth ranks in the 32nd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Fawdon & West Gosforth?
The median sale price was £205,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 21st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Fawdon & West Gosforth?
Schools rank in the 58th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Fawdon & West Gosforth?
Nearby public profiles include Ouseburn in Newcastle upon Tyne and Kenton in Newcastle upon Tyne.
