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On Blanchland Drive, in Holywell & Hartley
What it's like at NE25 0TY: every home that has sold on Blanchland Drive 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Blanchland Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 11 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Blanchland DriveDetached | Nov 1995 | £96,950 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Blanchland DriveDetached | Nov 2018 | £286,500 | 126 m² | £2,274/m² | 1 |
| 4, Blanchland DriveDetached | Jul 2026 | £375,000 | 124 m² | £3,024/m² | 5 |
| 5, Blanchland DriveDetached | Nov 2007 | £270,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 6, Blanchland DriveDetached | Dec 2024 | £470,000 | 123 m² | £3,821/m² | 2 |
| 9, Blanchland DriveDetached | Aug 2023 | £393,000 | 144 m² | £2,729/m² | 3 |
| 11, Blanchland DriveDetached | Jul 2002 | £140,000 | 110 m² | £1,273/m² | 1 |
| 12, Blanchland DriveDetached | Aug 2024 | £345,000 | 139 m² | £2,482/m² | 1 |
| 13, Blanchland DriveDetached | May 2010 | £229,950 | 134 m² | £1,716/m² | 2 |
| 14, Blanchland DriveDetached | May 2003 | £185,000 | 191 m² | £969/m² | 1 |
| 15, Blanchland DriveDetached | Mar 2001 | £119,000 | 117 m² | £1,017/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Seaton Delaval, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km), with 73k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Milbourne Arms, 100 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes 57, 57A); 6 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Holywell Village First School, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Whytrig Middle School, 1.6 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Whitley Bay High School (3.9 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lakes & Dales Co-Operative, 1.5 km away, with Holywell Convenience Store Premier closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Seaton Terrace Surgery (750 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, Friends Hair Salon is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 4.5 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 4 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
New Hastings Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (1.3 km), and The Milbourne Arms the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 66 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 56 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 197 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Astley Park, 1.3 km away; for exercise, AK Fitness (1.5 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Seaton Sluice, 1.7 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 13 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 198 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Drinking Fountain West of Holywell Manor House | II | 160 m |
| Holywell Manor House | II | 170 m |
| Garden Walls and Gate Piers to South of Holywell Manor House | II | 180 m |
| Stable Range to East of Holywell Manor House | II | 190 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.
Cramlington and Killingworth constituency: Emma Foody MP (Labour (Co-op)), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 12,820 (28.2%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 49%, Reform UK 21%, Conservative 19%, Green Party 5%.
3 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 NE25 0TY →
It's an older community: 30% 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.
On this street: 0 of 9 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 | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 98.8% | 81.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 10.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.7% | 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.
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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 11 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 61 min
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