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Thinking of living at NE26 1EE? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Park First School | Primary | 250 m | – |
| Coquet Park First School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| Appletree Gardens First School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Marden Bridge Middle School | Secondary | 750 m | – |
| Whitley Bay High School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 54.2 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Monkseaton Coastal School | Secondary | 1.1 km | – |
| Valley Gardens Middle School | Secondary | 1.3 km | – |
| Monkseaton High School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Parkside House School | Independent | 4.9 km | – |
Every primary near NE26 1EE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Norham Road Bowling Greens | 570 m | 5 |
| Swimming | Panama Swimming Club | 730 m | 5 |
| Tennis | Souter Park | 590 m | 4 |
| Golf | Whitley Bay Golf Club Ltd | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Yoga | Velo | 120 m | 3 |
| Cricket | Whitley Bay Cricket Club | 920 m | 3 |
| Skateboard | Panama Dip Skate Park | 650 m | 2 |
| Rugby | Rockcliff Rugby Club | 890 m | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Whitley Bay Ice Rink | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Football | Whitley Bay Football Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Whitley Lodge Snooker | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Tynemouth Model Boat Club | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Squash | Tynemouth Squash Club | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Tynemouth Sailing Club | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Forged Training | 4.7 km | 2 |
| Surfing | Northerly Swell | 430 m | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 25. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Monkseaton Metro station, about a 5-minute walk (550 m). The nearest rail station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), 4.6 km away, with 1.1m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Park View-Countess Avenue, 100 m away, with a bus about every 17 minutes on weekdays (routes W2, 356, 351); 61 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Marine Park First School, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Whitley Lodge First School (1.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Marden Bridge Middle School, 750 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Whitley Bay High School (1.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys Local, 350 m away, with Foodstuff Park View closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Park Parade Surgery (250 m), with Whitley Bay Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, The Ministry Of Hair & Beauty is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 7.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 60% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 75% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 23 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Zamorins is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Nord Bottle Shop the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 10 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 24% flats and 4% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 49% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Whitley Park, 200 m away; for exercise, Velo (100 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Whitley Bay, 1.6 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 15 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 195 km.
67 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.