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Thinking of living at NE47 5AE? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newbrough Church of England Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Shaftoe Trust Academy | Primary | 5.0 km | – |
| Humshaugh Church of England First School | Primary | 5.5 km | – |
| Haydon Bridge High School | Secondary | 4.9 km | Attainment 8: 35.1 · 1.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Queen Elizabeth High School | Secondary | 6.1 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 16.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hexham Middle School | Secondary | 6.1 km | – |
| St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham | Secondary | 6.4 km | – |
Every primary near NE47 5AE, 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.
The nearest station is Haydon Bridge, a drive away (4.7 km), with 47k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Sidgate, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 687); 3 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 87 minutes away by public transport (43 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Newbrough Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 50% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Haydon Bridge High School, 4.9 km away; Attainment 8: 35.1 · 1.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative Group Food, 4.9 km away, with Fourstones Service Station closer still (1.1 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Npc Haydon Bridge & Allendale (4.8 km), with Simpill Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (4.8 km).
The nearest full A&E is Royal Victoria Infirmary, 37 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 56% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 73% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 17 restaurants and cafés, 15 pubs and bars.
Citrus Catering is the closest café or restaurant (3.8 km), and Red Lion Inn the nearest pub (250 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 27 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 492 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 45% of homes.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 51% were built before 1919.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 1.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 34 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 176 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
2 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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It's an older community: 29% are 65 or over.
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.