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Thinking of living at NE63 0SN? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Academy | Primary | 350 m | – |
| NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 41% met the expected standard |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington | Primary | 1.0 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| Ashington Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 47.1 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| NCEA Duke's Secondary School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 32 · 1.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gust Independent School | Independent | 750 m | Attainment 8: 5.4 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near NE63 0SN, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-sport | Ashington Leisure Centre | 370 m | 3 |
| Swimming | Ashington Leisure Centre | 380 m | 2 |
| Sailing | Newbiggin by the Sea Sailing Club Dinghy Park | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Tennis | Hirst Park | 650 m | 1 |
| Cricket | Ashington Cricket club | 750 m | 1 |
| Football | Ashington A.F.C. | 820 m | 1 |
| Skateboard | Peoples Park Skate Park | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Rowing Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Emulous | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Newbiggin Community Boxing Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Squash | Newbiggin Sports And Community Hub | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Newbiggin Bowling Club | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Golf | Newbiggin by the Sea Golf Club | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Dog racing | Wansbeck Greyhounds | 4.0 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 Ashington, about a 5-minute walk (550 m), with 131k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Hawthorn Road top, 50 m away, with a bus about every 17 minutes on weekdays (route 35); 56 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 48 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
42% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Central Academy, a few minutes' walk (350 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Bothal Academy (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Ashington Academy, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 47.1 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Poundstretcher, 300 m away, with Zarika Beauty closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lintonville Medical Group (400 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Sun World 2 Deep Tanning Centre is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 12 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 79% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 84% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 21 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
Paul's Pantry is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Rohan Kanhai the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (34 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 207 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 3% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 77% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Hirst Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Ashington Leisure Centre (350 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Newbiggin South, 3.2 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 18 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 208 km.
46 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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Many neighbours rent: 38% of households rent privately and 14% socially.
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.