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North Shields, Tyne and Wear

Bridging Finance
in North Shields

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North Shields, Tyne and Wear

Bridging Finance
in North Shields.

Live market data

North Shields
market snapshot.

HM Land Registry sold-price data for North Shields over the last twelve months, alongside the live local planning pipeline. Updated weekly.

Median price
£200,000
Sales (12m)
3,340
YoY change
+3.6%
Approved (recent)
162
Pipeline units
1,289
Pipeline GDV
£249.4M

Planning pipeline

Planning activity
in North Shields.

162 approved (last 12 months)
·
55 pending
·1,289 units in pipeline·£249.4M estimated GDV·94% approval rate (last 12 months)

Recently Approved

RefProposalUnitsEst. GDVStatusDate
25/01259/FUL

Change of use from guest house to residential

Alcatraz Guest House 3 North Parade Whitley Bay Tyne And Wear NE26 1NU

1£200,000Pending29/09/2025
25/01421/FUL

Change of use of land to the front of Units 4 and 5 to form front gardens associ…

Whitley Bay Police Station Laburnum Avenue Whitley Bay Tyne And Wear NE26 2HY

1£200,000Pending29/10/2025
25/01420/FUL

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to residential care home (Class C2)

Orchard House The Green Wallsend Tyne And Wear NE28 7PG

1£200,000Pending29/10/2025
25/01391/FUL

Replacement of existing flat roof deck with an insulated flat roof including rep…

Rising Sun Countryside Centre Whitley Road Benton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 9SS

--Pending23/10/2025
25/01379/FUL

Retrospective:- Change of Use from 2no. bungalows to allow for use as Care/Suppo…

15 & 16 Bridlington Close Wallsend Tyne And Wear NE28 9EA

--Pending21/10/2025

Current Applications

RefProposalUnitsEst. GDVStatusDate
26/01328/FUL

Construction of brick wall & railings to create external enclosed entrance space…

19A Front Street Tynemouth Tyne And Wear NE30 4DX

--Pending23/09/2026
26/01300/FUL

Conversion of single dwelling into two separate dwellings (reinstatement of orig…

16 Laurel Quays Coble Dene North Shields Tyne And Wear NE29 6BF

2£400,000Pending16/09/2026
26/01299/FUL

Change of use from C3 (residential) to C2 (childrens care home) (retrospective)

58 Locomotion Way North Shields Tyne And Wear NE29 6XF

1£200,000Pending16/09/2026
26/01296/FUL

The redevelopment of building to create a new retail unit with self-contained ap…

24A, B And C Bewicke Road Wallsend Tyne And Wear NE28 6SH

--Pending15/09/2026
26/01286/FUL

Change of use from grass verge to side of property to private garden use with fe…

36 Somervyl Avenue Longbenton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 8UG

--Pending14/09/2026

Deal intelligence

Key schemes
in North Shields.

Indicative appraisals of the largest residential schemes in the North Shields planning pipeline (all currently awaiting decision). These 3 schemes represent an estimated £166.7M in combined GDV across 794 units, with indicative capital stacks for each.

Major Residential Development Awaiting decision

Land East Of North Villas And North Of Meadowbank Dudley Northumberland

£65.1M

Estimated GDV

Units

310

GDV / Unit

£210k

Build Cost (Range)

£36.9M–£47.4M

Residual Land Value

Tight

GDV estimated from the HM Land Registry blended median of £200,000 plus a 5% new-build premium (assumed). At benchmark build costs and a 17.5% profit target, viability is tight - land would need to be secured well below prevailing values for this scheme to appraise. Calculate GDV

Gross Development Value£65.1M
Construction (21,080 sqm @ £2,000/sqm mid)−£42.2M
Externals, fees & contingency−£12.4M
Finance (65% LTGDV, 24m) & sales costs−£7.5M
Developer profit target (17.5% on GDV)−£11.4M
Implied residual land valueMarginal

Indicative Capital Stack

Senior Debt60% (£39.1M)Mezzanine20% (£13.0M)Developer Equity20% (£13.0M)

Broker insight: A scheme of this scale would typically attract competitive senior development finance at 60-65% LTGDV with mezzanine stretching to 85% LTGDV. Phased drawdowns reduce interest costs. Consider development exit finance to manage sales at your pace.

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Major Residential Development Awaiting decision

Land Adjacent To Killingworth Lane Killingworth Newcastle Upon Tyne

£56.7M

Estimated GDV

Units

270

GDV / Unit

£210k

Build Cost (Range)

£32.1M–£41.3M

Residual Land Value

Tight

GDV estimated from the HM Land Registry blended median of £200,000 plus a 5% new-build premium (assumed). At benchmark build costs and a 17.5% profit target, viability is tight - land would need to be secured well below prevailing values for this scheme to appraise. Calculate GDV

Gross Development Value£56.7M
Construction (18,360 sqm @ £2,000/sqm mid)−£36.7M
Externals, fees & contingency−£10.8M
Finance (65% LTGDV, 24m) & sales costs−£6.5M
Developer profit target (17.5% on GDV)−£9.9M
Implied residual land valueMarginal

Indicative Capital Stack

Senior Debt60% (£34.0M)Mezzanine20% (£11.3M)Developer Equity20% (£11.3M)

Broker insight: A scheme of this scale would typically attract competitive senior development finance at 60-65% LTGDV with mezzanine stretching to 85% LTGDV. Phased drawdowns reduce interest costs. Consider development exit finance to manage sales at your pace.

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Major Residential Development Awaiting decision

Tyneview Park Whitley Road Benton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE98 1BA

£44.9M

Estimated GDV

Units

214

GDV / Unit

£210k

Build Cost (Range)

£25.5M–£32.7M

Residual Land Value

Tight

GDV estimated from the HM Land Registry blended median of £200,000 plus a 5% new-build premium (assumed). At benchmark build costs and a 17.5% profit target, viability is tight - land would need to be secured well below prevailing values for this scheme to appraise. Calculate GDV

Gross Development Value£44.9M
Construction (14,552 sqm @ £2,000/sqm mid)−£29.1M
Externals, fees & contingency−£8.5M
Finance (65% LTGDV, 24m) & sales costs−£5.2M
Developer profit target (17.5% on GDV)−£7.9M
Implied residual land valueMarginal

Indicative Capital Stack

Senior Debt60% (£27.0M)Mezzanine20% (£9.0M)Developer Equity20% (£9.0M)

Broker insight: A scheme of this scale would typically attract competitive senior development finance at 60-65% LTGDV with mezzanine stretching to 85% LTGDV. Phased drawdowns reduce interest costs. Consider development exit finance to manage sales at your pace.

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Appraise this dealSDLT CalculatorS106 / CILBlended Cost

Appraisal assumptions

  • GDV: HM Land Registry blended median of £200,000 plus a 5% new-build premium (assumed).
  • Build cost: £1,750-£2,250/sqm (new build, indicative range informed by BCIS regional tender-price data, 2025/26) × 68 sqm/unit (NDSS-derived).
  • On-costs: externals 12.5%, professional fees 10%, contingency 5%, sales & legals 3.5000000000000004% of GDV. Excludes CIL/Section 106, which vary by charging schedule and scheme.
  • Finance: senior facility at 65% LTGDV, 8.5% pa on an average 57.49999999999999% drawdown over 24 months, plus 2.5% arrangement and exit fees.
  • Residual land value assumes the industry-standard 17.5% developer profit-on-GDV target. Indicative appraisal, not a valuation or lending offer.
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Land Registry data

Recent property sales
in North Shields.

3,340 residential transactions in the last twelve months. Median sold price £200,000 (+3.6% YoY). 111 new-build transactions with a +65.1% premium over existing stock.

Detached

£340,000

Semi-Detached

£230,000

Terraced

£195,000

Flat

£120,000

DateAddressTypePriceTenure
27 Jul 202631, BLANCHLAND TERRACENE30 2BBTerraced£387,500Freehold
27 Jul 202612, ANGLE TERRACENE28 7BQSemi-Detached£140,000Freehold
27 Jul 202610, DELAVAL AVENUENE29 7PXSemi-Detached£126,000Freehold
24 Jul 202646, BOWMAN DRIVENE28 9FUDetached£260,000Freehold
24 Jul 202629, THE PADDOCKNE12 6HFDetached£280,000Freehold
24 Jul 2026107, WOODBURN DRIVENE26 3HYTerraced£399,500Freehold
24 Jul 202619, ABBEY TERRACENE27 0QPTerraced£170,000Freehold
24 Jul 2026203, GARTH TWENTYFOURNE12 6DHTerraced£169,000Freehold
24 Jul 2026150, TYNEMOUTH ROADNE28 0DZTerraced£150,000Freehold
23 Jul 20261, RIDLEY DRIVENE28 9FLDetached£360,000Freehold

Source: HM Land Registry price paid data, 12 months to September 2026 · North Tyneside Council planning register, retrieved September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Indicative terms

Bridging Finance rates
for North Shields deals.

Typical pricing for bridging finance in North Shields. Actual terms depend on GDV, leverage, location and your experience — the numbers below are where most structured deals land.

Interest Rate

From 6.5% p.a.

Loan to Value

Up to 70% LTGDV

Typical Term

12-24 months

Arrangement Fee

1-2% of facility

Indicative only, subject to individual assessment. Actual terms issued against a completed Deal Room submission.

Representative deal

Example bridging finance
structure.

Illustrative 9-Unit Scheme, North Shields

An indicative appraisal for a nine-unit residential scheme priced at North Shields's own HM Land Registry medians with the locally measured new-build premium applied. Build costs use the regional £/sqm benchmark; every figure updates with the underlying market data.

GDV

£2,174,000

Loan Amount

£1,413,000

LTV

65% LTGDV

Loan Type

Bridging Finance

Representative only. Actual terms vary based on scheme specifics and are issued after underwriting.

Common questions

Bridging Finance in North Shields
— answered.

How active is the development pipeline in North Shields?
The North Tyneside Council planning register currently shows 55 residential applications awaiting decision in North Shields, together proposing 855 units — the largest single scheme proposes 310 units. An active pipeline signals both developer confidence in local demand and lender familiarity with the market, which typically translates into more competitive finance terms.

Market intelligence

Local market
reports.

5 min read

North Shields Property Market: House Prices, Sold Data & Development Finance, Q3 2026 Edition

Median price £200,000, 3,340 sales, +3.6% YoY. Tyne and Wear county.

6 min read

Tyne and Wear Property Market: Prices, Trends & Development Finance, Q3 2026 Edition

6 towns analysed. Median price £150,875, 16,067 transactions, +0.7% YoY.

Ready when you are

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Submit your Bridging Finance enquiry in North Shields and a partner will come back with an initial structure and indicative terms within one working day. No forms-for-forms’-sake — a short note on the scheme is enough.

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Where we fund

North Shields,
Tyne and Wear.

Adjacent products

Other services
in North Shields.

Development Finance

From 6.5% p.a. · Up to 65-70% LTGDV

Mezzanine Finance

From 12% p.a. · Up to 85-90% LTGDV

Bridging Loans

From 0.55% p.m. · Up to 75% LTV

Equity & Joint Ventures

Profit share from 40% · Up to 100% of costs

Refurbishment Finance

From 0.65% p.m. · Up to 75% LTV

Commercial Mortgages

From 5.5% p.a. · Up to 75% LTV

Development Exit Finance

From 0.55% p.m. · Up to 75% LTV

Nearby markets

Adjacent towns
we also fund.

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