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On Sidney Street, in Blyth Town
What it's like at NE24 2RD: every home that has sold on Sidney Street 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Sidney Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
6 of the 35 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Sidney StreetTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2022 | £77,500 | 90 m² | £861/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Sidney StreetTerraced | Nov 1999 | £33,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Sidney StreetTerraced | May 1998 | £18,755 | 99 m² | £189/m² | 1 |
| 8, Sidney StreetTerraced | Aug 2005 | £69,000 | 116 m² | £595/m² | 2 |
| 9, Sidney StreetTerraced | Mar 2013 | £75,000 | 118 m² | £636/m² | 1 |
| 10, Sidney StreetTerraced | Aug 2003 | £53,000 | 71 m² | £746/m² | 1 |
| 11, Sidney StreetTerraced · company-owned | Jan 2023 | £103,000 | 104 m² | £990/m² | 1 |
| 12, Sidney StreetFlat | Nov 2007 | £61,000 | 65 m² | £938/m² | 2 |
| 14, Sidney StreetTerraced | Dec 2017 | £64,000 | 104 m² | £615/m² | 2 |
| 18, Sidney StreetFlat · company-owned | Mar 2006 | £40,000 | 52 m² | £769/m² | 1 |
| 19, Sidney StreetTerraced | Dec 2018 | £60,000 | 109 m² | £550/m² | 3 |
| 20, Sidney StreetFlat · company-owned | Mar 2006 | £45,000 | 56 m² | £804/m² | 1 |
| 22, Sidney StreetTerraced | Jan 2002 | £34,000 | 104 m² | £327/m² | 2 |
| 23, Sidney StreetFlat | Dec 2008 | £49,000 | 74 m² | £662/m² | 1 |
| 25, Sidney StreetFlat | Jan 2003 | £18,500 | 75 m² | £247/m² | 1 |
| 27, Sidney StreetTerraced | Apr 2026 | £67,000 | 66 m² | £1,015/m² | 5 |
| 28, Sidney StreetSemi-detached | Apr 2007 | £110,000 | 62 m² | £1,774/m² | 1 |
| 29, Sidney StreetFlat | Aug 2025 | £57,000 | 66 m² | £864/m² | 5 |
| 33, Sidney StreetTerraced | Sept 2003 | £64,950 | 117 m² | £555/m² | 1 |
| 39, Sidney StreetTerraced | Oct 2020 | £118,000 | 176 m² | £670/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Blyth Bebside, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km).
The nearest bus stop is Waterloo Road Club, 100 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 309, X8, 2, X11); 63 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 44 minutes away by public transport (20 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 47% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Croftway Academy (0.2 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Bede Academy, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 48.9 · 13.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Farmfoods, 300 m away, with Norvelles closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Marine Medical Group (300 m), with Croft Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Golden Clippers is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 6.8 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 27 restaurants and cafés and 23 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Blyth Sports Centre is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Top House the nearest pub (50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (29 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 205 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 24 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 27% flats and 11% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is South Quay Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Blyth Sports Centre (150 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Blyth South Beach, 1.9 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 15 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 203 km.
Most households own their home, 26% rent privately.
53 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Our Lady and St Wilfred | II | 160 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Blyth and Ashington constituency: Ian Lavery MP (Labour), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 9,173 (22.7%), turnout 53%. Vote shares: Labour 50%, Reform UK 27%, Conservative 15%, Green Party 5%.
9 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 NE24 2RD →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Sidney Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 31 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 97.7% | 81.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 10.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.8% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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 56 min
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