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Thinking of living at NE33 3NT? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westoe Crown Primary School | Primary | 50 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Marine Park Primary School | Primary | 450 m | – |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields | Primary | 700 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Laygate Community School | Primary | 1.1 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Mortimer Community College | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 41.9 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Wilfrid's RC College | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 48.2 · 12.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harton Academy | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 42.6 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near NE33 3NT, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Haven Point | 740 m | 6 |
| Tennis | South Shields And Westoe Club | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Golf | Tynemouth Golf Club Ltd | 2.8 km | 5 |
| Squash | South Shields And Westoe Club | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Football | North Shields FC | 2.7 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Marsden Cricket Club | 650 m | 3 |
| Cycling | Gypsies Green Velodrome | 650 m | 2 |
| Snooker | Shields Snooker Centre | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Sailing | South Shields Sailing Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Tynemouth Rowing Club | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Percy Park Rugby Club | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Love 2 Yoga | 540 m | 1 |
| Exercise | Forged Training | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Forged Training | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | North Shield Skate Park | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Brinkburn Cio | 2.4 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 South Shields Metro station, about a 10-minute walk (850 m). The nearest rail station is Brockley Whins, 4.8 km away.
The nearest bus stop is Sea Way, 150 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 10); 15 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
The nearest primary school is Westoe Crown Primary School, a few minutes' walk (50 m); 64% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields (0.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Mortimer Community College, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 41.9 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Wilfrid's RC College (2.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 500 m away, with Marine Stores closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ravensworth Surgery (800 m), with Flagg Court Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Angels Hair Studio is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 3.0 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: 38 restaurants and cafés and 21 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Mac N Alli is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Trams the nearest pub (500 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (22 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 234 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 31 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 45% flats and 2% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 52% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Bents Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Love 2 Yoga (550 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: South Shields, 1.1 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.1 µg/m³).
47 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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For holidays, Newcastle is 17 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 191 km.
Most households own their home, 24% 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.