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On Cambridge Avenue, in Whitley Bay Promenade
What it's like at NE26 1BA: every home that has sold on Cambridge Avenue 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
5 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 4 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Cambridge Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
4 of the 92 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 53, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Sept 2006 | £113,000 | – | – | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Sept 2019 | £123,250 | 58 m² | £2,125/m² | 3 |
| 57, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Aug 2018 | £130,000 | 116 m² | £1,121/m² | 1 |
| 58, Cambridge AvenueOther | May 2024 | £198,000 | 126 m² | £1,571/m² | 3 |
| 59, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Mar 2009 | £92,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 60, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Nov 2024 | £256,350 | 124 m² | £2,067/m² | 6 |
| 61, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Apr 2007 | £140,000 | 118 m² | £1,186/m² | 3 |
| 62, Cambridge AvenueTerraced | May 2024 | £150,000 | 87 m² | £1,724/m² | 5 |
| 63, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Apr 2018 | £109,500 | 81 m² | £1,352/m² | 2 |
| 64, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Oct 2020 | £151,000 | 59 m² | £2,559/m² | 3 |
| 65, Cambridge AvenueTerraced | Feb 2003 | £98,000 | 94 m² | £1,043/m² | 3 |
| 66, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Apr 2016 | £125,600 | 59 m² | £2,129/m² | 3 |
| 68, Cambridge AvenueFlat | May 2019 | £129,950 | 76 m² | £1,710/m² | 4 |
| 69, Cambridge AvenueOther | Dec 2020 | £157,575 | – | – | 1 |
| 70, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Jun 2015 | £110,000 | 78 m² | £1,410/m² | 1 |
| 71, Cambridge AvenueFlat | May 2025 | £200,000 | 67 m² | £2,985/m² | 3 |
| 72, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Apr 2004 | £94,000 | 73 m² | £1,288/m² | 2 |
| 75, Cambridge AvenueFlat · company-owned | Aug 2003 | £82,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 76, Cambridge AvenueTerraced | Aug 2016 | £79,000 | 84 m² | £940/m² | 5 |
| 77, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Jul 1995 | £35,000 | 112 m² | £313/m² | 1 |
| 78, Cambridge AvenueFlat | May 2021 | £142,500 | 75 m² | £1,900/m² | 4 |
| 79, Cambridge AvenueFlat | May 2012 | £87,000 | 78 m² | £1,115/m² | 1 |
| 80, Cambridge AvenueOther | Feb 2024 | £182,000 | 75 m² | £2,427/m² | 3 |
| 82, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Nov 2020 | £129,950 | 78 m² | £1,666/m² | 2 |
| 83, Cambridge AvenueFlat · company-owned | Dec 2003 | £66,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 84, Cambridge AvenueFlat · company-owned | Oct 2021 | £155,000 | 85 m² | £1,824/m² | 4 |
| 86, Cambridge AvenueFlat · company-owned | Oct 2013 | £120,000 | 87 m² | £1,379/m² | 6 |
| 87, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Jun 2004 | £121,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 88, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Mar 2002 | £59,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 89, Cambridge AvenueFlat | May 2001 | £57,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 90, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Jul 1995 | £27,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 91, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Dec 1997 | £49,000 | 76 m² | £645/m² | 1 |
| 92, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Feb 2010 | £88,000 | 79 m² | £1,114/m² | 3 |
| 94, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Mar 2021 | £127,000 | 73 m² | £1,740/m² | 3 |
| 95, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Jan 2026 | £200,000 | 78 m² | £2,564/m² | 2 |
| 96, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Sept 2023 | £173,000 | 94 m² | £1,840/m² | 3 |
| 98, Cambridge AvenueOther | Sept 2023 | £173,000 | 74 m² | £2,338/m² | 2 |
| 100, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Mar 2025 | £210,000 | 83 m² | £2,530/m² | 2 |
| 101, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Feb 2008 | £143,000 | 121 m² | £1,182/m² | 1 |
| 102, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Dec 2020 | £153,000 | 78 m² | £1,962/m² | 1 |
| 103, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Jun 2020 | £139,600 | 80 m² | £1,745/m² | 5 |
| 104, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Mar 2023 | £144,000 | 89 m² | £1,618/m² | 5 |
| 105, Cambridge AvenueTerraced | Jan 2021 | £217,500 | 112 m² | £1,942/m² | 3 |
| 106, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Mar 2023 | £144,000 | 81 m² | £1,778/m² | 8 |
| 108, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Jun 2003 | £89,950 | 80 m² | £1,124/m² | 2 |
| 110, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Feb 2011 | £109,000 | 76 m² | £1,434/m² | 4 |
| 114, Cambridge AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2011 | £100,000 | 79 m² | £1,266/m² | 1 |
| 116, Cambridge AvenueOther | Mar 2020 | £105,000 | 59 m² | £1,780/m² | 5 |
| 118, Cambridge AvenueFlat | Jan 2013 | £95,000 | 72 m² | £1,319/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Whitley Bay Metro station, about a 5-minute walk (550 m). The nearest rail station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), 4.9 km away, with 1.1m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Park Avenue-Beach Avenue, 100 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 309, 308, 57, 57A); 68 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Marine Park First School, a few minutes' walk (300 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Marden Bridge Middle School, 750 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Whitley Bay High School (1.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys Local, 250 m away, with Acorn Community Church closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Park Parade Surgery (300 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, FHS-Foston Hair Systems is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 7.8 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 60% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 75% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 39 restaurants and cafés and 17 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Turknaz is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Fire Station the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 143 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 35% flats and 1% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 66% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Whitley Park, 200 m away; for exercise, Snap Fitness (200 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Whitley Bay, 900 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 195 km.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
63 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.
Tynemouth constituency: Sir Alan Campbell MP (Labour), since May 1997. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 15,455 (31.9%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Labour 51%, Conservative 19%, Reform UK 15%, Green Party 7%.
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 NE26 1BA →
It's highly educated: 48% of adults have a degree.
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" Cambridge Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 37 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.3% | 94.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.3% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.9% | 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 58 min
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