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Thinking of living at TS28 5EX? 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 and supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate | Primary | 1.0 km | 31% met the expected standard |
| Wingate Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Wellfield School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 47.8 · 11.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Academy at Shotton Hall | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 52.2 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dene Academy | Secondary | 5.3 km | Attainment 8: 41.4 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Open Air Education | Independent | 3.7 km | – |
| Trimdon Hill School | Independent | 4.1 km | – |
Every primary near TS28 5EX, 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.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | Golf Club House | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Castle Eden Cricket Club | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Shooting | Watsons Wood Clay Pigeon Shooting | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Tennis | Padelpriv | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Dog racing | Wheatley Hill Greyhound Stadium | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Low Crow Livery | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Peterlee Leisure Centre | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Peterlee Leisure Centre | 4.7 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 Horden, a drive away (6.3 km), with 165k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Heaton Terrace, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 58); 10 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km); 31% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wellfield School, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 47.8 · 11.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Academy at Shotton Hall (2.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-Operative Food, 2.4 km away, with KPR closer still (950 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is East Durham Medical Group (1.2 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Hair Changez is 4.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital of North Tees, 16 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: 4 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
All Inn Lounge is the closest café or restaurant (1.3 km), and Wingate Constitutional Club the nearest pub (1.1 km).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 128 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 32 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 2% flats and 28% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 115 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Trimdon Millennium Green, 4.6 km away; for exercise, Pavilion community sports and leisure centre (4.0 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Crimdon, 7.2 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 25 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 164 km.
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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Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
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.