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Thinking of living at TS6 8DZ? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton Primary Academy | Primary | 50 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Whale Hill Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 85% met the expected standard |
| Caedmon Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 44% met the expected standard |
| Grangetown Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Outwood Academy Normanby | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 35.4 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Peter's Catholic College | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 34.3 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Academy Ormesby | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 33.1 · 2.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Academy Redcar | Secondary | 4.6 km | Attainment 8: 37.3 · 3.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form | Secondary | 5.2 km | Attainment 8: 47 · 14.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Progress Schools - Tees Valley | Independent | 2.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Alternative Provision Eston | Independent | 2.9 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Kirkleatham Hall School | 3.1 km | 4 |
| Squash | Eston Leisure Centre | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Football | King George V Ground | 4.8 km | 2 |
| Golf | Wilton Golf Club | 740 m | 1 |
| Tennis | Vida Del Padel (Eston) | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Model aerodrome | Guisborough Model Flying Club | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Redcar Gymnastics Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Guisborough Forest | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Karting | Teesside Autodrome | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Table tennis | Ormesby Table Tennis Club | 4.9 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 South Bank, a drive away (4.2 km), with 30k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Redcar Central.
The nearest primary school is Wilton Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (50 m); 71% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Whale Hill Primary School (0.4 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Outwood Academy Normanby, 3.0 km away; Attainment 8: 35.4 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland Foods, 1.4 km away, with Lazenby Village Stores closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Manor House Surgery, Normanby (3.1 km), with Whale Hill Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.4 km).
For a haircut, Foils Hair & Beauty is 5.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The James Cook University Hospital, 5.1 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 48% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% 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: 5 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Aspens at Wilton Primary Academy is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Half Moon the nearest pub (50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 141 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 32 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 11% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 20% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Grangetown Millennium Green, 1.8 km away; for exercise, Eston Sports Academy (Everyone Active) (3.2 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Redcar Coatham, 7.5 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Teesside is 20 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 154 km.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
7 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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Every primary near TS6 8DZ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
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.