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On Widnes Place, in Longbenton
What it's like at NE12 8DH: every home that has sold on Widnes Place since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Widnes Place; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 9 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Widnes PlaceSemi-detached | May 2010 | £108,500 | 126 m² | £861/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Widnes PlaceSemi-detached | Dec 2014 | £142,995 | 121 m² | £1,182/m² | 3 |
| 4, Widnes PlaceSemi-detached | Jul 2023 | £187,500 | 98 m² | £1,913/m² | 1 |
| 6, Widnes PlaceSemi-detached | Oct 2011 | £119,500 | 98 m² | £1,219/m² | 2 |
| 7, Widnes PlaceSemi-detached | Dec 1999 | £45,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 10, Widnes PlaceSemi-detached | Jul 2007 | £150,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 14, Widnes PlaceSemi-detached | Jun 2007 | £120,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 16, Widnes PlaceSemi-detached | Mar 1996 | £36,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Widnes PlaceSemi-detached | Jan 2004 | £98,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Benton Metro station, a few minutes' walk (450 m). The nearest rail station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), 3.9 km away, with 1.1m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Hailsham Avenue, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 18); 47 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided), a few minutes' walk (300 m); 35% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Benton Dene Primary School (1 km).
The nearest secondary is Longbenton High School, 350 m away; Attainment 8: 41.7 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Mary's Catholic School (1.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys, 800 m away, with Priyas Londis closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Stephenson Park Health Group (650 m), with Forest Hall Chemist the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Kings Barbers is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Victoria Infirmary, 4.3 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 56% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 73% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Eurest Catering At Proctor And Gamble is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Ship Inn the nearest pub (550 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 76 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 28% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Springfield Park, 800 m away; for exercise, PureGym (800 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Whitley Bay, 9.8 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 7.2 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 190 km.
29 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.
Newcastle upon Tyne North constituency: Catherine McKinnell MP (Labour), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 17,762 (36.5%), turnout 65%. Vote shares: Labour 50%, Conservative 14%, Liberal Democrat 12%, Reform UK 12%.
23 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near NE12 8DH →
Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
The nearest university is Newcastle University, 4.8 km away (TEF Silver).
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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 98.0% | 94.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.5% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 49 min
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 9 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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