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Guide Price£120,000

Wellfield Road, Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear, NE39

Key Features

  • An exciting development opportunity to acquire a building plot
  • Available with the benefit of full planning permission to create an individually designed detached family home

Description

An exciting development opportunity to acquire a building plot with the benefit of full planning permission to create an individually designed detached family home.

The Property
The building plot at Wellfield Road is situated in a pleasant village location, and provides an exciting prospect for a small developer or someone looking for a self build opportunity. Full planning permission has been granted for the development of a detached dwelling, which will benefit from extensive gardens and off road parking provisions to the front.

The accommodation will comprise in brief entrance hallway with WC, kitchen and open plan living/dining room to the ground floor. To the first floor, there are three bedrooms and a family bathroom, with the master bedroom having en-suite facilities and an adjoining dressing room.

Planning
The planning reference for this development is DM/23/00400/FUL, which can be accessed online through the Gateshead Council planning portal. The consent was granted on 27th April 2026 and is understood to have 3 years from this date until expiry.

Tenure & Possession
Freehold, available with vacant possession upon completion.

Note
There is a restrictive covenant on the title which does not permit trade or business use at the property. This also specifies that the dwellinghouse cannot be occupied by more than one family.

EPC Rating
This property is EPC exempt.

Local Authority
Gateshead Council.

Utilities
Interested parties should make their own investigations with regards to the availability and connection of utilities.

Parking
There are provisions for off road parking to the front in accordance with the approved plans.

Characteristics
Mobile coverage is available. Interested partied are advised to perform their own due diligence in respect of availability.

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Viewings
Viewings are strictly by prior appointment with GFW.

Important Notice
Every care has been taken with the preparation of these particulars, but they are for general guidance only and complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. If there is any point, which is of particular importance  professional verification should be sought. All dimensions/boundaries are approximate. The mention of fixtures, fittings &/or appliances does not imply they are in full efficient working order. Photographs are provided for general information and you may not republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make the material available to any party or make the same available on any website. These particulars do not constitute a contract or part of a contract.

The Area
The desirable village of Rowlands Gill is becoming increasingly popular with commuters as the location provides great transport links to surrounding Cities being situated on the A694, approximately three miles from the Gateshead Metro Centre and the A1 North and South, allowing for easy access to major Tyneside centres. Rowlands Gill benefits from local facilities including: schools, library, churches, shops, pharmacy, doctors and dental surgeries.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-05-30

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Highfield Community Primary School417 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    112
    Type
    Community school
  • St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield417 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    81
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Rowlands Gill Community Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    204
    Type
    Community school
  • High Spen Primary School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    172
    Type
    Community school
  • Burnopfield Primary School1.6 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    351
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon3.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,401
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Whickham School3.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,690
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Thorp Academy3.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,442
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Tanfield School3.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    739
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Prudhoe Community High School4.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    13 to 19
    Pupils
    680
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Tesco Rowlands Gill Express, Rowlands Gill0.9 miles
Co-op Burnopfield, Burnopfield1.4 miles
Co-op Chopwell, Chopwell2 miles

GP surgery

Cedars Medical Group1.4 miles

Pharmacy

Boots0.9 miles

Hospital

Prudhoe Hospital Site3.6 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces99 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Blaydon Rail Station3.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Whinfield46 metres

Typical drive times

Ryton12 min · 4.8 miles
Blaydon12 min · 4.9 miles
Stanley14 min · 6 miles
Whickham14 min · 5.9 miles
Newcastle upon Tyne (city)21 min · 10 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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