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Thinking of living at TS26 0SX? 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.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throston Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Jesmond Gardens Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool | Primary | 1.2 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| West View Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 49% met the expected standard |
| Clavering Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| High Tunstall College of Science | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 44.3 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Hild's Church of England School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 34 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dyke House Sports and Technology College | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 49.2 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Manor Community Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wrenfield Learning Centre | Independent | 3.5 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cambian Hartlepool School | Independent | 4.7 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hartlepool Lawn Tennis Club | 1.5 km | 8 |
| Rugby union | Hartlepool Tech O.B.R.F.C | 840 m | 4 |
| Swimming | High Tunstall College Of Science | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Golf | High Throston Golf Club | 490 m | 3 |
| Football | King George V Playing Fields | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Hartlepool RFC | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Summerhill Country Park | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Fitness | The Gym Group | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Hartlepool Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Dodgeball | The Dodgeball Centre | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Hartlepool Indoor Bowls Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Squash | Mill House Leisure Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Axe throwing | Go Wild | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Climbing Boulders | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Crimdon Pony World | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Scuba diving | Hartlepool Divers Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. 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 Hartlepool, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km), with 714k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Falcon Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 1, UTCC); 25 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 63 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
The nearest primary school is Throston Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 58% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is High Tunstall College of Science, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 44.3 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Dyke House Sports and Technology College (4.3 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 450 m away; Kullar's Corner (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Throston Medical Centre (400 m), with Wiltshire Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Freshagain is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital of North Tees, 11 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 40% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 5 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Hartfields Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and Tech Rugby Club the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 46 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 43 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 51% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 1,011 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Middle Warren Play Area and Neighbourhood Park, 600 m away; for exercise, The Dodgeball Centre (1.6 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Seaton Carew North, 5.4 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
15 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 21 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 161 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% 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.