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Preston Billy Mill: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Preston Billy Mill neighbourhood of North Tyneside, England (ONS area North Tyneside 020). Headline figures assembled 18 October 2026. Postcodes NE29, NE30. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NE29 0SX.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against North Tyneside

Preston Billy Mill is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against North Tyneside (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 18 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £228,000 and flats for £109,950 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), is 4.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 18 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£228,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +42% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£109,950

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +40% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.05; 1 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 10 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 3 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£43,900

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Preston Billy Mill sits in North Tyneside

Typical house price: 13th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in North Tyneside
Typical flat price: 13th lowest of the 28 neighbourhoods in North Tyneside with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 12th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in North Tyneside

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 18 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Preston Billy Mill

Median resale price of houses each year here and across North Tyneside, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across North Tyneside, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 18 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against North Tyneside, 2 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Income deprivation ranking
Home improvement applications

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear) Railway station, 4.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Ashington (about 23 min) and Newcastle (about 12 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Whitehouse Primary School 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Inadequate (Jul 2022). Serious weaknesses.
Nearest state secondary school St Thomas More Catholic High School 830 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Preston Billy Mill

What is the typical house price in Preston Billy Mill?

£228,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +42% against 2017-2019.

How does Preston Billy Mill compare with the rest of North Tyneside?

Typical house price: 13th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in North Tyneside. Typical flat price: 13th lowest of the 28 neighbourhoods in North Tyneside with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 12th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in North Tyneside.

Is Preston Billy Mill an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Preston Billy Mill gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.05; 1 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Preston Billy Mill?

Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear). Railway station, 4.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Ashington (about 23 min) and Newcastle (about 12 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Preston Billy Mill?

Nearest state primary school. Whitehouse Primary School. 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Inadequate (Jul 2022). Serious weaknesses. Nearest state secondary school. St Thomas More Catholic High School. 830 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.