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Thinking of living at NE26 2EG? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockcliffe First School | Primary | 150 m | – |
| Cullercoats Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats | Primary | 1.1 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Marden Bridge Middle School | Secondary | 850 m | – |
| Marden High School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 55.1 · 22.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Monkseaton Coastal School | Secondary | 1.7 km | – |
| John Spence Community High School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Monkseaton High School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near NE26 2EG, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Panama Swimming Club | 1.6 km | 7 |
| Tennis | Cullercoats Lawn Tennis Club | 900 m | 4 |
| Bowls | Norham Road Bowling Greens | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Golf | Tynemouth Golf Club | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Yoga | The Yoga Station | 390 m | 3 |
| Rugby | Rockcliff Rugby Club | 780 m | 2 |
| Cricket | Whitley Bay Cricket Club | 970 m | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Whitley Bay Ice Rink | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Football | Whitley Bay Football Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Panama Dip Skate Park | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Tynemouth Model Boat Club | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Whitley Lodge Snooker | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Tynemouth Sailing Club | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Squash | Tynemouth Squash Club | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Canoe | CBK's Adventure Co | 330 m | 1 |
| Ice skating | Whitley Bay Ice Rink | 1.2 km | 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Whitley Bay Metro station, a few minutes' walk (400 m). The nearest rail station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), 5.3 km away, with 1.1m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Whitley Road-Grafton Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 301, 674); 42 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Rockcliffe First School, a few minutes' walk (150 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Marden Bridge Middle School, 850 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Whitley Bay High School (1.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Cooperative North East, 250 m away, with The Sustenance Society closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Whitley Bay Health Centre (350 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Splinters is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 7.8 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 39 restaurants and cafés and 17 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
La Riviera is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Oxygenic the nearest pub (400 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 143 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 35% flats and 1% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 66% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Whitley Park, 1.0 km away; for exercise, The Yoga Station (400 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Whitley Bay, 900 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 195 km.
50 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, 22% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 48% of adults have a degree.
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.