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Thinking of living at NE49 9EU? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haltwhistle Primary Academy | Primary | 650 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School | Primary | 4.7 km | 50% met the expected standard |
Every primary near NE49 9EU, 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 | Haltwhistle Sports Centre & Swimming Pool | 470 m | 3 |
| Bowls | Haltwhistle Bowling Green | 410 m | 1 |
| Cricket | Haltwhistle Cricket Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
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 Haltwhistle, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 96k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Market Place, 400 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes 685, 681, 122); 4 departures an hour from the 2 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 Haltwhistle Primary Academy, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 72% met the expected standard.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 250 m away; Billy Bell (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Haltwhistle Medical Group (550 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Georgie Girl is 350 m away.
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.
Jethros is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Haltwhistle Masonic Hall the nearest pub (350 m).
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 nearest park is Community Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Haltwhistle Sports Centre & Swimming Pool (450 m).
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.
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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