Land At King Oswalds Drive, Stella, Blaydon On Tyne, NE21
- Land size
- 3.15 acres
Key Features
- Rarely available
- Great riverside location close to Newcastle City Centre
- A range of possible uses subject to planning
Description
Location
The site is located just off King Oswalds Drive in Stella, Blaydon-On-Tyne. The site has a proximity to Newcastle, being only 7 miles from the city centre. It benefits from proximity to a range of local amenities, excellent public transport links and the sought-after area of Blaydon.
Description
An opportunity to acquire a substantial parcel of land extending to approximately 3.15 acres (1.27 hectares) in Stella, Blaydon-on-Tyne. Positioned just off King Oswalds Drive, the site occupies an attractive setting close to the River Tyne, whilst benefiting from excellent connectivity to Newcastle, Gateshead and the wider region.
The land previously benefited from outline planning consent for a public house, presenting purchasers with an opportunity to explore future development potential, subject to planning. Rarely available in this location, the site offers a unique chance to secure a sizeable landholding in an established and desirable suburban setting.
The neighbouring residential site, which was built on the old Stella Power Station was built between 2014-2018 comprising of 500 homes and remains a popular neighbourhood within the region having been built by Persimmon Homes and Barratt Homes.
Tenure Comments
The site is available to purchase. We recommend unconditional offers in and around the asking price.
Map Location
Property details
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- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-06-10
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- 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
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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
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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
- St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon609 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 234
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Crookhill Community Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 186
- Type
- Community school
- Lemington Riverside Primary School0.8 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 216
- Type
- Foundation school
- Newburn Manor Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 204
- Type
- Academy converter
- Blaydon West Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 166
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,401
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Excelsior Academy1.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,339
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Walbottle Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,722
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Studio West1.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 496
- Type
- Studio schools
- Thorp Academy1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,442
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
* 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Walking trail
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Not at the pin: mapped about 60 metres away.
Planning map: Flood Zone 3, about 10 metres away.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 40 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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