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Thinking of living at NE27 0AD? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backworth Park Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Holystone Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Amberley Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Shiremoor Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Westmoor Primary School | Primary | 2.4 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| George Stephenson High School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 48 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wellfield Middle School | Secondary | 3.0 km | – |
| Whytrig Middle School | Secondary | 3.6 km | – |
| Seaton Valley High School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 43.2 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Longbenton High School | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 41.7 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Parkside House School | Independent | 950 m | – |
| Benton House School | Independent | 4.5 km | – |
| Hopespring Newcastle | Independent |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | George Stephenson High School | 2.3 km | 12 |
| Bowls | Forest Hall Bowling Club | 3.1 km | 8 |
| Football | Amberley Playing Fields | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Golf | Backworth Miners | 460 m | 6 |
| Multi-sport | John Wille Sams Centre | 4.0 km | 6 |
| Swimming | The Lakeside Centre | 2.4 km | 5 |
| Archery | Bowmen of Backworth | 190 m | 3 |
| Athletics | Heaton Harriers & AC | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Fitness | JD Gyms | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Yoga | The Hideout | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Seghill RFC | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Seghill Multi-use Sports Centre | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Unit 13 Boxing Club | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Bates Cottage Cricket Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Newcastle Racecourse | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Pilates | Pilates At The Coast | 4.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 19. 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 Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Backworth Lane, 50 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 354, 356, 682, 652); 11 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Backworth Park Primary School, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is George Stephenson High School, 2.4 km away; Attainment 8: 48 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Whitley Bay High School (2.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Heron Foods, 1.6 km away, with Premier Backworth Stores closer still (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wellspring Medical Pract. (1.9 km), with Backworth Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, The Cutting Club is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 5.3 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Backworth Miners Welfare is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Backworth Club the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 18 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 16% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Amberley Playing Fields, 1.5 km away; for exercise, JD Gyms (1.6 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Whitley Bay, 4.1 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 12 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 194 km.
6 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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Every primary near NE27 0AD, 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.
Most households own their home, 11% 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.