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Thinking of living at NE47 7EP? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henshaw Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 78% met the expected standard |
Every primary near NE47 7EP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
The nearest station is Bardon Mill, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 10k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is All Hallows Church, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 685); 4 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 67 minutes away by public transport (36 by car).
The nearest primary school is Henshaw Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 78% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Haltwhistle Primary Academy (1.7 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The weekly shop is an easy trip: a food store is about 10 minutes away without a car.
The GP surgery is around 16 minutes on foot or by bus.
The nearest full A&E is Cumberland Infirmary, 33 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 19 restaurants and cafés, 15 pubs and bars.
Bardon Mill Tearoom & Stores is the closest café or restaurant (1.3 km), and The Bowes Hotel the nearest pub (1.4 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 41 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 219 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 31% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 52% were built before 1919.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 1.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 49 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 179 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% 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.
4 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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