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Thinking of living at NE29 9AP? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Gardens Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 41% met the expected standard |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| King Edward Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 48% met the expected standard |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields | Primary | 800 m | 84% met the expected standard |
| Whitehouse Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 29% met the expected standard |
| John Spence Community High School | Secondary | 1000 m | Attainment 8: 41 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Thomas More Catholic High School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 49.6 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Norham High School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Marden High School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 55.1 · 22.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kings Priory School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 57.1 · 21.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Parkside House School | Independent | 5.2 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Tynemouth Swimming Pool | 830 m | 9 |
| Tennis | John Spence Community High School | 910 m | 8 |
| Cricket | Tynemouth Cricket Club | 730 m | 4 |
| Golf | Tynemouth Golf Club Ltd | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Yoga | Love 2 Yoga | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Norham Road Bowling Greens | 3.2 km | 4 |
| Snooker | North East Snooker Centre | 130 m | 3 |
| Football | North Shields FC | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Squash | Tynemouth Squash Club | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Percy Park Rugby Club | 690 m | 2 |
| Fitness | Forged Training | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | The Parks | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | North Shield Skate Park | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Sailing | South Shields Sailing Club | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Tynemouth Model Boat Club | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Running | North Shields Polytechnic Club | 3.3 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 26. 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 North Shields Metro station, about a 10-minute walk (800 m). The nearest rail station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), 4.7 km away, with 1.1m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Queen Alexandra Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 306, 392); 30 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Spring Gardens Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 41% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is John Spence Community High School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 41 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Wilfrid's RC College (3.8 km) and Whitley Bay High School (4.4 km).
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 400 m away, with Doggy Delish closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Collingwood Health Group (400 m), with Hawkeys Lane Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Tony’s Barber Shop is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 4.5 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: 22 restaurants and cafés and 18 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
North Shields Snooker Centre is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Alexandra the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 220 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 30 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (57%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 55% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Jubilee Corner, 550 m away; for exercise, Ymca (700 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Tynemouth King Edwards Bay, 2.2 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.8 µg/m³).
40 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
For holidays, Newcastle is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 192 km.
Most households own their home, 32% 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.