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On Albany Gardens, in Whitley Bay Promenade
What it's like at NE26 2DY: every home that has sold on Albany 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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Sales and extensions on Albany Gardens; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 29 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 3, Albany GardensFlat | Oct 2015 | £110,000 | – | – | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Albany GardensFlat | Mar 2015 | £95,000 | 68 m² | £1,397/m² | 4 |
| 4a, Albany GardensFlat | Oct 2017 | £125,000 | 78 m² | £1,603/m² | 4 |
| 5, Albany GardensTerraced | Apr 2011 | £155,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, Albany GardensTerraced | Dec 2010 | £182,000 | 129 m² | £1,411/m² | 1 |
| 7, Albany GardensTerraced | May 2026 | £385,000 | 143 m² | £2,692/m² | 4 |
| 9, Albany GardensTerraced | May 2013 | £83,340 | – | – | 1 |
| 10, Albany GardensTerraced | Mar 1998 | £81,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 11, Albany GardensTerraced | Apr 2007 | £275,000 | 209 m² | £1,316/m² | 2 |
| 12, Albany GardensSemi-detached | Jan 2003 | £151,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 14, Albany GardensTerraced | May 2025 | £460,000 | 162 m² | £2,840/m² | 2 |
| 15, Albany GardensTerraced | Mar 2025 | £370,000 | 201 m² | £1,841/m² | 2 |
| 16, Albany GardensTerraced | Feb 2014 | £202,000 | 184 m² | £1,098/m² | 2 |
| 17, Albany GardensTerraced | Mar 2025 | £375,000 | 225 m² | £1,667/m² | 1 |
| 19, Albany GardensTerraced | Apr 1998 | £61,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Albany GardensTerraced | Dec 2016 | £234,000 | 123 m² | £1,902/m² | 2 |
| 21, Albany GardensFlat | Oct 2022 | £163,000 | 71 m² | £2,296/m² | 4 |
| 21a, Albany GardensTerraced | Jun 2015 | £118,000 | 70 m² | £1,686/m² | 2 |
| 23, Albany GardensTerraced | Sept 2002 | £170,250 | – | – | 2 |
| 24, Albany GardensTerraced | Aug 2019 | £300,000 | 156 m² | £1,923/m² | 3 |
| 25, Albany GardensSemi-detached | Jan 2023 | £445,599 | 147 m² | £3,031/m² | 3 |
| 26, Albany GardensSemi-detached | Jul 2001 | £93,000 | 98 m² | £949/m² | 2 |
| 27, Albany GardensSemi-detached | Sept 2000 | £94,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 28, Albany GardensTerraced | Nov 1999 | £68,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 29, Albany GardensTerraced | Jun 2015 | £224,000 | 148 m² | £1,514/m² | 4 |
| 31, Albany GardensTerraced | Dec 2025 | £372,000 | 189 m² | £1,968/m² | 3 |
| 32, Albany GardensTerraced | Oct 2012 | £230,000 | 372 m² | £618/m² | 1 |
| 33a, Albany GardensFlat | Feb 2025 | £170,000 | 103 m² | £1,650/m² | 4 |
| 33b, Albany GardensFlat | Aug 2004 | £130,000 | 99 m² | £1,313/m² | 3 |
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, a few minutes' walk (100 m). The nearest rail station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), 5.1 km away, with 1.1m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Whitley Road-Victoria Avenue, 100 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 301, 674); 48 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Rockcliffe First School, a few minutes' walk (450 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Marden Bridge Middle School, 650 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Whitley Bay High School (1.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys Local, 450 m away, with Y&L Whitley Bay Store closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Whitley Bay Health Centre (150 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, The Goodbarber 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.
Burger Drop Whitley Bay is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Oxygenic the nearest pub (100 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, 700 m away; for exercise, Sands - Ladies Only (100 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.
61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| K4 Telephone Kiosk | II | 80 m |
| Whitley Bay Station Main Building with Train Shed | II | 110 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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
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 2DY →
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
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" Albany Gardens in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 14 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 | 0.4% | 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
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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