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Ouseburn · Newcastle upon Tyne

Homes on the Ouseburn, where the kittiwakes come back every spring.

Thirty-eight apartments in a warehouse-style brick building, five minutes from the Quayside. The show apartment is open Thursday to Monday.

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Illustration of Kittiwake Yard at dusk: a six-storey brick building with arched ground-floor windows and a penthouse level, lights on in many of the flats, on the river with the Tyne Bridge in the distance

Apartments: 38
Bedrooms: 1, 2 & 3
Prices from: £189,950
Ready: Spring 2027

01 The building

Built the way the Ouseburn’s warehouses were: in brick, with deep windows and thick walls, so it looks better in fifty years than on the day you move in.

Kittiwake Yard stands where the Ouseburn meets the Tyne. Every home looks out over the river or a planted courtyard, and every one has its own balcony or terrace.

Outside space for every home Balconies on floors one to five, roof terraces on the sixth.
EPC B, heated by heat pumps Low running costs from day one, and no gas boiler to replace.
10-year structural warranty Inspected at every stage by an independent warranty provider.

Phase one is 63% reserved or sold.

02 The homes

Three plans, all drawn to the same scale.

Indicative plan. Furniture is shown for scale only.

The Heron

1 bedroom apartment · Floors 1–5

An open-plan living room across the whole river frontage, a double bedroom with its own window, and a utility cupboard so the washing machine isn’t in the kitchen.

Internal area: 51.8 m² · 558 sq ft
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Balcony: 5.8 m²

From £189,950 9 available

03 Availability

Choose your apartment.

14 of 38 still available

Apartment	Type	Floor	Size	Aspect	Price	Status
105	The Heron · 1 bed	1	558 sq ft	Courtyard	£189,950	Available
106	The Heron · 1 bed	1	558 sq ft	Courtyard	£189,950	Available
206	The Heron · 1 bed	2	558 sq ft	Courtyard	£193,950	Available
103	The Heron · 1 bed	1	558 sq ft	River	£197,950	Reserved
305	The Heron · 1 bed	3	558 sq ft	Courtyard	£197,950	Available
202	The Heron · 1 bed	2	558 sq ft	River	£201,950	Available
406	The Heron · 1 bed	4	558 sq ft	Courtyard	£201,950	Reserved
506	The Heron · 1 bed	5	558 sq ft	Courtyard	£205,950	Available
402	The Heron · 1 bed	4	558 sq ft	River	£209,950	Available
403	The Heron · 1 bed	4	558 sq ft	River	£209,950	Available
503	The Heron · 1 bed	5	558 sq ft	River	£213,950	Available
304	The Tern · 2 bed	3	797 sq ft	River	£264,950	Reserved
207	The Tern · 2 bed	2	797 sq ft	River & east	£269,950	Reserved
301	The Tern · 2 bed	3	797 sq ft	River & west	£274,950	Available
504	The Tern · 2 bed	5	797 sq ft	River	£274,950	Available
407	The Tern · 2 bed	4	797 sq ft	River & east	£279,950	Available
501	The Tern · 2 bed	5	797 sq ft	River & west	£284,950	Available
602	The Kittiwake · 3 bed	6	1,085 sq ft	River	£425,000	Available
601	The Kittiwake · 3 bed	6	1,085 sq ft	River & west	£465,000	Reserved

A £1,000 reservation fee holds an apartment for 28 days and comes off the price on completion. Illustrative prices and availability for this concept site.

04 Specification

Materials chosen to age well, not just to photograph well.

Handmade red brick Flemish bond, lime mortar
Engineered oak Wide boards in every living space
Terrazzo worktops Recycled marble, honed finish
Brushed brass Taps, handles and switch plates
Clay plaster A soft, breathable finish to the walls
Bronze window frames Slim aluminium, triple glazed

Kitchens

Integrated oven, induction hob, fridge freezer and dishwasher
Terrazzo worktops and splashbacks
Soft-close cabinets in a choice of three colours
Boiling water tap in the penthouses

Bathrooms

Full-height porcelain tiling
Walk-in rainfall showers
Heated towel rails
Wall-hung WCs with concealed cisterns

Throughout

Underfloor heating
Engineered oak floors
Full-fibre broadband to every home
Ventilation with heat recovery

The building

Air-source heat pumps, EPC rating B
Two lifts to every floor
Secure store for 60 bikes
Planted courtyard and roof garden

05 Location

Five minutes from the Quayside, without the Quayside’s traffic.

Quayside6 min walk
Manors Metro10 min walk
Grey Street and the city centre18 min walk
Newcastle Central15 min by Metro
Tynemouth and the coast25 min by Metro
Newcastle Airport40 min by Metro

Times are approximate. Map not to scale.

06 Buying

How buying at Kittiwake Yard works.

1
Register your interest

We’ll send floor plans, the price list and a time to see the show apartment.
2
See the show apartment

Thursday to Monday, 10am–5pm. Walk round a finished Tern; no appointment needed.
3
Reserve

A £1,000 fee takes the apartment off the market for 28 days while your solicitor gets started.
4
Exchange and complete

10% deposit on exchange. The balance is due on completion, expected spring 2027.

Is there parking?

Fourteen spaces, allocated first to the penthouses and corner apartments. Every home has room in the secure cycle store, and two car club cars are kept on site.

What are the service charges?

Estimated at £1.85 per square foot a year, covering buildings insurance, the lifts, cleaning of shared areas and the roof garden. The full budget is in the sales pack.

Is it leasehold?

Yes. Each apartment is sold on a 999-year lease with a peppercorn ground rent, which is what the law now requires for new residential leases in England.

Do you offer part exchange?

Not at Kittiwake Yard, but we work with two local agents who will value and market your current home for you.

07 The developer

Built by Calvert Lowe Homes.

A family builder from Hexham, putting up around forty homes a year within an hour of the yard. The same site team stays from the first brick to the last snag, and we still answer the phone ten years later.

Sold out
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Coming 2027
Moorfield Terrace, Gosforth

12 family townhouses with gardens. Registering interest now.

Register your interest.

Floor plans, the price list, and first sight of the penthouses before they go on general sale.

Demo form only. Nothing you enter is sent or saved.