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On Park Road, in Monkseaton
What it's like at NE26 1LT: every home that has sold on Park Road 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.
Sales and extensions on Park Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
| 2, Park RoadTerraced | Dec 2009 | £200,000 | – | – | 1 |
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The nearest station is Monkseaton Metro station, about a 10-minute walk (750 m). The nearest rail station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), 4.8 km away, with 1.1m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Park Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 309, 308, 57A, 57); 50 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Marine Park First School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Whitley Lodge First School (1.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Marden Bridge Middle School, 1.0 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Whitley Bay High School (1.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys Local, 500 m away, with Playhouse Whitley Bay closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Park Parade Surgery (500 m), with Whitley Bay Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, James Fulton Hair is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 7.7 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 23 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
The Venetian is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Whitley Bay Comrades Club \& Cafe the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 10 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 24% flats and 4% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 49% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Whitley Park, 150 m away; for exercise, Reflex Academy of Martial Arts and Fitness (50 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Whitley Bay, 1.6 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 15 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 195 km.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
59 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sewer Gas Lamp | II | 80 m |
| Spanish City | II | 110 m |
| Sewer Gas Lamp | II | 130 m |
| Church of St Edward | II | 160 m |
| Sewer Gas Lamp | II | 180 m |
| War Memorial and Dwarf Walls, Steps and Piers Surrounding | II | 180 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.
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 1LT →
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" Park Road in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 55 min
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| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 87.4% | 94.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 10.6% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.3% | 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.