Bishops Drive, Ryton house prices are built from 70 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1997 and the most recent on 29 Sep 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £113,973. Across the 6 years from 1997 to 2003 the median moved +61.1% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +43.6%.
Median price paid
£113,973
Change in cash, 1997–2003
+61.1%
Change in real terms
+43.6%
Median per m²
£1,214
HM Land Registry70 sales9 with floor areaLatest sale 29 Sep 2025
Section 01
How Bishops Drive, Ryton prices moved
The chart tracks the median Bishops Drive, Ryton house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1997 to 2003. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | £82,495 | £183,178 |
| 2000s | 3 | £92,500 | £168,508 |
The highest yearly median on record for Bishops Drive, Ryton is £145,000 in 2003; the lowest is £82,495 in 1998. Across the full 7-year record the cash median has moved from £89,995 to £145,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £190,816, so the real change over the whole record is +43.6% — about +6.22% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +61.1% in cash against +43.6% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 29 Sep 2025 | Detached | £217,000 | £221,717 |
| 1 | 11 Nov 2024 | Detached | £320,000 | £336,716 |
| 8 | 24 Jun 2024 | Detached | £235,000 | £247,276 |
| 5 | 18 Mar 2022 | Detached | £190,000 | £220,131 |
| 3 | 9 Mar 2022 | Detached | £290,000 | £335,990 |
| 30 | 13 Aug 2021 | Detached | £223,000 | £281,747 |
| 11 | 6 Apr 2020 | Detached | £205,000 | £265,427 |
| 24 | 21 Feb 2020 | Detached | £230,000 | £297,796 |
| 23 | 25 Oct 2019 | Detached | £187,000 | £244,592 |
| 24 | 8 Aug 2016 | Detached | £215,000 | £300,149 |
| 15 | 15 May 2015 | Detached | £215,000 | £303,150 |
| 7 | 27 Sep 2013 | Detached | £206,000 | £300,372 |
| 16 | 21 Sep 2012 | Detached | £200,000 | £298,729 |
| 30 | 31 Aug 2012 | Detached | £178,500 | £266,615 |
| 26 | 3 Apr 2012 | Detached | £211,000 | £315,159 |
| 24 | 11 Mar 2011 | Detached | £225,000 | £344,837 |
| 21 | 19 May 2010 | Detached | £245,000 | £391,223 |
| 30 | 7 Sep 2007 | Detached | £199,000 | £345,980 |
| 20 | 7 Sep 2007 | Detached | £184,000 | £319,901 |
| 3 | 16 Aug 2007 | Detached | £242,500 | £421,609 |
| 1 | 10 Nov 2006 | Detached | £231,500 | £412,140 |
| 11 | 15 Oct 2004 | Terraced | £180,000 | £333,947 |
| 1 | 28 Jul 2004 | Detached | £170,000 | £315,395 |
| 4 | 30 Apr 2004 | Detached | £172,000 | £319,105 |
| 11a | 3 Oct 2003 | Detached | £145,000 | £274,062 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Bishops Drive, Ryton values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Bishops Drive | £75,995 (1998) | £217,000 (2025) | +4.0% | +1.3% |
| 1 Bishops Drive | £83,995 (1998) | £320,000 (2024) | +5.3% | +2.6% |
| 8 Bishops Drive | £69,995 (1997) | £235,000 (2024) | +4.6% | +1.9% |
| 3 Bishops Drive | £91,995 (1999) | £290,000 (2022) | +5.1% | +2.6% |
| 30 Bishops Drive | £74,995 (1998) | £223,000 (2021) | +4.9% | +2.6% |
| 11 Bishops Drive | £73,995 (1997) | £205,000 (2020) | +4.5% | +2.3% |
| 24 Bishops Drive | £89,995 (1998) | £230,000 (2020) | +4.4% | +2.1% |
| 23 Bishops Drive | £74,995 (1998) | £187,000 (2019) | +4.4% | +2.2% |
| 15 Bishops Drive | £90,995 (1997) | £215,000 (2015) | +4.9% | +2.5% |
| 7 Bishops Drive | £91,995 (1998) | £206,000 (2013) | +5.5% | +3.1% |
| 16 Bishops Drive | £98,995 (1998) | £200,000 (2012) | +5.2% | +2.7% |
| 26 Bishops Drive | £97,995 (1998) | £211,000 (2012) | +5.6% | +3.2% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Bishops Drive, Ryton is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 69 | 98.6% | £112,950 | £69,995 – £320,000 |
| Terraced | 1 | 1.4% | £180,000 | £180,000 – £180,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Bishops Drive, Ryton
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 70 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 70 | 100.0% | £113,973 |
| New build | 24 | 34.3% | £86,995 |
| Existing home | 46 | 65.7% | £179,250 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -51.5%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
Section 07
Living in Bishops Drive, Ryton
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Gateshead, 45.8% of 97,763 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 2.2% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 194 | 0.2% |
| B | 7,489 | 7.7% |
| C | 37,122 | 38.0% |
| D | 40,200 | 41.1% |
| E | 10,603 | 10.8% |
| F | 1,774 | 1.8% |
| G | 381 | 0.4% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Gateshead at £793 a month as of Jun 2026 — £583 for a one-bedroom home and £832 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £113,973 here, that rent is a gross yield of 8.35% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of NE40, 97 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 27 violent, 1 burglary, 0 vehicle-related and 26 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 1.7 times quieter.
Against the 196,151 residents the 2021 census counted in Gateshead, that is 0.49 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Bishops Drive, Ryton
The 2021 census counted 196,151 residents in Gateshead across 88,999 households. 58.4% of those households own their home and 41.5% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
7 state and independent schools have a NE40 postcode: 6 primary, 1 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorp Academy | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 1,442 |
| Emmaville Primary School | Primary | Community school | 442 |
| St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook | Primary | Academy converter | 189 |
| Crookhill Community Primary School | Primary | Community school | 186 |
| Greenside Primary School | Primary | Community school | 172 |
| Ryton Junior School | Primary | Community school | 133 |
| Ryton Community Infant School | Primary | Community school | 121 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wylam Rail Station | Rail | 2.7 km |
| Blaydon Rail Station | Rail | 3.9 km |
| Prudhoe Rail Station | Rail | 5.8 km |
| Metrocentre Rail Station | Rail | 7.0 km |
Section 09
How Bishops Drive, Ryton compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Bishops Drive, Ryton sits below that national figure — -27.6%.
Within Ryton the street ranks 146 of 306 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £110,500 (+3.1%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,214 per square metre, across 9 of the 70 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £69,995 to £320,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Bishops Drive, Ryton sits in Gateshead, in the North East.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Gateshead at 4.9 times median local earnings of £33,670 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Kepier Chare£106,000 median
- Silvermere Drive£85,000 median
- Grayling Way£284,995 median
- Park Field£106,000 median
- Rosedale Road£80,000 median
- Horsley Avenue£131,475 median
- Jarvis Drive£188,500 median
- Milton Street£79,975 median
- Mollyfair Close£43,000 median
- South View£93,750 median
- Younghall Close£130,750 median
- Westwood View£101,000 median
- Garden House Estate£101,000 median
- North View£110,000 median
- Rockwood Hill Estate£118,000 median
- Ryton Village£118,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 1 Bishops Drive5 sales
- 30 Bishops Drive5 sales
- 24 Bishops Drive5 sales
- 5 Bishops Drive4 sales
- 3 Bishops Drive4 sales
- 11 Bishops Drive4 sales
- 16 Bishops Drive3 sales
- 4 Bishops Drive3 sales
- 9 Bishops Drive3 sales
- 14 Bishops Drive3 sales
- 8 Bishops Drive2 sales
- 23 Bishops Drive2 sales
- 15 Bishops Drive2 sales
- 7 Bishops Drive2 sales
- 26 Bishops Drive2 sales
- 21 Bishops Drive2 sales
- 20 Bishops Drive2 sales
- 11A Bishops Drive2 sales
- 12 Bishops Drive2 sales
- 17 Bishops Drive2 sales
- 2 Bishops Drive2 sales
- 28 Bishops Drive2 sales
- 19 Bishops Drive2 sales
Back to Ryton house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Bishops Drive, Ryton?
The median price paid in Bishops Drive, Ryton across every sale on the register is £113,973. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Bishops Drive, Ryton?
70 sales are on record for Bishops Drive, Ryton, the most recent completing on 29 Sep 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Bishops Drive, Ryton house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +61.1% between 1997 and 2003. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +43.6%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Bishops Drive, Ryton house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £145,000, set in 2003. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Bishops Drive, Ryton?
£1,214 per square metre, from the 9 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 29 Sep 2025. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Bishops Drive, Ryton house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.