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On Eastbourne Gardens, in Whitley Sands
What it's like at NE26 1PY: every home that has sold on Eastbourne Gardens 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.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Eastbourne Gardens; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 61 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 45, Eastbourne GardensOther · company-owned | Dec 2021 | £249,999 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48, Eastbourne GardensSemi-detached | May 2026 | £430,000 | 191 m² | £2,251/m² | 3 |
| 50, Eastbourne GardensTerraced | Feb 2012 | £230,000 | 97 m² | £2,371/m² | 1 |
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: 44% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Monkseaton Metro station, about a 5-minute walk (600 m). The nearest rail station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), 4.5 km away, with 1.1m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Ilfracombe Gardens, 50 m away, with a bus about every 24 minutes on weekdays (routes W2, 351); 45 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Marine Park First School, a few minutes' walk (350 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Whitley Lodge First School (0.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Whitley Bay High School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 54.2 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys Local, 650 m away, with Supersave Food And Wine closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Marine Avenue Medical Ctr (400 m), with Whitley Bay Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, The Ivoryroom is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 7.7 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Retro Bay Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Gilbert And Smith's the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 8% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Whitley Bay parkrun, 350 m away; for exercise, Velo (200 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Whitley Bay, 800 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 15 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 196 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 55% of adults have a degree.
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.
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 1PY →
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" Eastbourne Gardens in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 44 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.2% | 94.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.3% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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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