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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Berwick-upon-Tweed Town | Northumberland | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 87 | 81 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 76% | 78% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 24% | 24% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 25% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 22% | 31% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 3.6 | 4.5 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Berwick-upon-Tweed, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 707k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Edinburgh.
The nearest bus stop is Bridge Street, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route B2); 23 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 70 minutes away by public transport (86 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick, a few minutes' walk (400 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Berwick Academy, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 40.3 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Costcutter, 300 m away, with Atelier closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Union Brae & Norham Prac (350 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Shades of Grey is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 82 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 79% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 84% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 37 restaurants and cafés and 23 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Lowrys at the Chandlery is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Barrels Inn the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 87 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 60% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Berwick-upon-Tweed, Tweedmouth).
There are 284 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Tweedmouth Town Green, 500 m away; for exercise, TF Fitness Center & 24 Hour Gym (350 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Spittal, 1.5 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick | Primary | 400 m | – |
| Tweedmouth West Primary School | Primary | 550 m | – |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| Berwick Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 40.3 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Longridge Towers School | Independent | 4.3 km | 19% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed Town | Northumberland | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 7 min | 12 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 14 min | 26 min | 18 min |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed Town | Northumberland | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 281 min | 280 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 87 min | 96 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 12 min | 28 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 0.9 km | 3.2 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 25 | 12 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 1% | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 14% | 27% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 32% | 19% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Berwick-upon-Tweed Town | Northumberland | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 37 | 16 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 79% | 87% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 50% | 44% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 3 | 2 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
For holidays, Newcastle is 84 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 269 km.
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 4 h 41 | 5 h 42 |
| Newcastle city centre | 87 min | 76 min |
| Newcastle airport | 2 h 14 | 71 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).