What’s changing in Portobello

House prices in Portobello

Over the last six months, 17 homes sold within 0.6 miles of Portobello. Half sold for more than £165,000 and half for less. The cheapest was £115,000 and the dearest £325,150.

• 18 Mingarry, BirtleySemi-detached house · Mon 7 Sept£230,000
• 40 Beamish View, BirtleyDetached house · Fri 4 Sept£325,150
• 20 Highridge, BirtleyTerraced house · Tue 1 Sept£120,000
• 5 Willow Rise, BirtleySemi-detached house · Thu 27 Aug£290,000
• 5 Ruskin Road, BirtleySemi-detached house · Fri 14 Aug£211,500
• 7 Fieldfare Close, WashingtonSemi-detached house · Fri 7 Aug£137,250
• 10 Simonburn, WashingtonTerraced house · Fri 31 Jul£135,000
• 87 Mount Road, BirtleyTerraced house · Mon 20 Jul£165,000

All 17 sales

Businesses in Portobello

• Hard as RockRestaurant or café · 90m 5
• Sophies StoreFood shop · 0.3 miles Closed now5
• Willowcrete Manufacturing Co. Ltd.Personal or beauty service · 0.5 miles
• Marion Mann BSC MCPodDoctors office · 0.5 miles
• Birtley Golf ClubGolf course · 0.4 miles
• Pet BluPet store · 0.5 miles
• Felling M O T CentreAutomotive repair · 110m
• VolvoBuilding or construction service · 0.1 miles

All 282 businesses in Portobello

Planning applications in Portobello

No planning applications here in the last month.

Roadworks and road closures in Portobello

• RoadworksOn until 3 Nov0.55 miles

  Roadworks on Tantallon (Northumbrian Water)

  5 Oct to 3 Nov. Work on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavement.

  Tantallon, Portobello, Birtley
• RoadworksOn until 10 Nov0.55 miles

  Roadworks on Tantallon (Northumbrian Water)

  12 Oct to 10 Nov. Work on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavement.

  Tantallon, Portobello, Birtley
• RoadworksOn until 10 Nov0.5 miles

  Roadworks on Tantallon (Northumbrian Water)

  12 Oct to 10 Nov. Work on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavement.

  Tantallon, Portobello, Birtley
• RoadworksOn until 10 Nov0.5 miles

  Roadworks on Mingarry (Northumbrian Water)

  12 Oct to 10 Nov. Work on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavement.

  Mingarry, Portobello, Birtley
• RoadworksOn until 17 Nov0.55 miles

  Roadworks on Tantallon (Northumbrian Water)

  19 Oct to 17 Nov. Work on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavement.

  Tantallon, Portobello, Birtley
• RoadworksOn until 17 Nov0.55 miles

  Roadworks on Dunvegan Nos 15 - 43 (Northumbrian Water)

  19 Oct to 17 Nov. Work on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavement.

  Dunvegan Nos 15 - 43, Vigo, Birtley

All roadworks

Fuel prices near Portobello

• UnleadedCheapest 169.9p at MFG Vigo Lane, 1.2 miles and 1 other · most around 171.4p · dearest 194.9p · 8 stations
• DieselCheapest 198.9p at Asda Washington Express Petrol, 1.4 miles · most around 199.9p · dearest 219.9p · 6 stations

Within two miles, from the GOV.UK Fuel Finder scheme, updated every half hour.

All 8 stations near Portobello, cheapest first

Schools in Portobello

• Ravensworth Terrace Primary School Primary · 362 pupils · 0.3 miles Good (2024)
• Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy Secondary · 1334 pupils · 0.35 miles Report card Feb 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6
• St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley Primary · 105 pupils · 0.5 miles Outstanding in every area (2025)
• Portobello Primary School Primary · 182 pupils · 0.55 miles School remains Good (2023)

All 4 schools and their Ofsted results

GPs, dentists and care in Portobello

• The Grove Care home · 0.35 miles Good (2020)
• Covent House Nursing home · 0.55 miles Good (2025)
• Deneholme Dental Practice Dentist · 0.55 miles Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2025
• Birtley Medical Group GP surgery · 0.55 miles Good (2025)
• MyDentist - Neale Terrace - Birtley Dentist · 0.6 miles Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2022
• Mydentist - Neale Terrace - Birtley Dentist · 0.6 miles Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2022

All 7 health and care services

Charities in Portobello

• Birtley Community Aquatic Centre Birtley Community Aquatic Centre (BCAC) Charitable Incorporated Organisation was established to achieve a community asset transfer for… £583k a year · Durham Road · 0.55 miles
• Birtley Town Football Club To promote community participation in healthy recreation in association football, for the public benefit to the communities of Birtley and… £180k a year · Birtley · 0.5 miles
• The Grove Pre-School The Grove Pre-School caters for 30 children aged 3+ 4 years, 5 mornings per week and 3 afternoons(offer 30hours entitlement). We also run… £100k a year · Birtley · 0.45 miles
• Skills 4 Work (Gateshead) Limited The organisation exists to act as a focus point for young people (aged 18-30) in the community of Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, by providing… £97k a year · Harras Bank · 0.45 miles
• Arthritis Support Group Social activities (meetings, day trips, holidays), information giving and support for person suffering from arthritis/disabilities £12k a year · Birtley · 0.2 miles

All 9 charities

Crime in Portobello

40 crimes were reported within 0.6 miles of Portobello in August 2026. The most common were violence (9), anti-social behaviour (8), vehicle crime (5).

Crime by type

Portobello ranks 16th of 35 areas for crime, where 1st is the highest rate, at 81.5 per 1,000 residents a year. More on crime in Portobello