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On Holywell Avenue, in Whitley Sands
What it's like at NE26 3AH: every home that has sold on Holywell 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).
Sales and extensions on Holywell Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 104 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Holywell AvenueSemi-detached | May 2012 | £641,662 | 251 m² | £2,556/m² | 1 |
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| 3, Holywell AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2010 | £690,000 | 275 m² | £2,509/m² | 3 |
| 5, Holywell AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2011 | £615,000 | 225 m² | £2,733/m² | 1 |
| 7, Holywell AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 1996 | £182,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, Holywell AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2011 | £720,000 | 78 m² | £9,231/m² | 2 |
| 15, Holywell AvenueDetached | Sept 2020 | £978,000 | 259 m² | £3,776/m² | 1 |
| 17, Holywell AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2000 | £275,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 19, Holywell AvenueDetached | Jan 2015 | £682,000 | 287 m² | £2,376/m² | 1 |
| 23, Holywell AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2006 | £467,500 | 218 m² | £2,144/m² | 1 |
| 27, Holywell AvenueDetached | Feb 2015 | £550,000 | 237 m² | £2,321/m² | 1 |
| 1, Marlborough House, Holywell AvenueFlat | Jul 2009 | £175,000 | 72 m² | £2,431/m² | 1 |
| 2, Marlborough House, Holywell AvenueFlat | Jul 2003 | £195,000 | 71 m² | £2,746/m² | 2 |
| 3, Marlborough House, Holywell AvenueFlat | Oct 2018 | £115,500 | 45 m² | £2,567/m² | 3 |
| 4, Marlborough House, Holywell AvenueFlat | Oct 2017 | £185,000 | 80 m² | £2,313/m² | 1 |
| 5, Marlborough House, Holywell AvenueFlat | Dec 2025 | £299,950 | 77 m² | £3,895/m² | 2 |
| 6, Marlborough House, Holywell AvenueFlat | Oct 2023 | £320,000 | 75 m² | £4,267/m² | 3 |
| 7, Marlborough House, Holywell AvenueFlat | Mar 2025 | £262,000 | 98 m² | £2,673/m² | 1 |
| 8, Marlborough House, Holywell AvenueFlat | Jul 2017 | £117,000 | 56 m² | £2,089/m² | 2 |
| 9, Marlborough House, Holywell AvenueFlat | Oct 2017 | £217,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 10, Marlborough House, Holywell AvenueFlat | Jul 2017 | £262,000 | 120 m² | £2,183/m² | 3 |
| 11, Marlborough House, Holywell AvenueFlat | Aug 2016 | £170,000 | 78 m² | £2,179/m² | 1 |
| 12, Marlborough House, Holywell AvenueDetached | Apr 2025 | £285,000 | 83 m² | £3,434/m² | 3 |
| 14, Marlborough House, Holywell AvenueFlat | Sept 2018 | £123,000 | 44 m² | £2,795/m² | 2 |
| 15, Marlborough House, Holywell AvenueFlat | Jul 2010 | £142,000 | 90 m² | £1,578/m² | 2 |
| 16, Marlborough House, Holywell AvenueFlat | Jun 2025 | £315,000 | 101 m² | £3,119/m² | 4 |
| Flat 5, Holywell Mews, 21, Holywell AvenueFlat | Jul 2023 | £215,000 | 62 m² | £3,468/m² | 4 |
| Flat 11, Holywell Mews, 21, Holywell AvenueFlat | Jan 2005 | £175,000 | – | – | 4 |
| Flat 12, Holywell Mews, 21, Holywell AvenueFlat | Dec 2001 | £95,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 9, Holywell Mews, 21, Holywell AvenueDetached | May 1999 | £64,250 | 69 m² | £931/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, Holywell Mews, 21, Holywell AvenueFlat | May 2019 | £166,500 | 64 m² | £2,602/m² | 4 |
| Flat 4, Holywell Mews, 21, Holywell AvenueFlat | Jun 2017 | £129,000 | 55 m² | £2,345/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, Holywell Mews, 21, Holywell AvenueFlat | Nov 2016 | £152,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 3, Holywell Mews, 21, Holywell AvenueFlat | Sept 2015 | £120,000 | 60 m² | £2,000/m² | 2 |
| Flat 8, Holywell Mews, 21, Holywell AvenueFlat | Dec 2024 | £220,000 | 75 m² | £2,933/m² | 3 |
| Flat 7, Holywell Mews, 21, Holywell AvenueFlat | Jul 2013 | £120,000 | 90 m² | £1,333/m² | 2 |
| Flat 6, Holywell Mews, 21, Holywell AvenueFlat | Mar 2025 | £215,000 | 55 m² | £3,909/m² | 1 |
| 1, Marlborough CottagesDetached | Oct 2020 | £300,000 | 70 m² | £4,286/m² | 2 |
| 2, Marlborough CottagesSemi-detached | Apr 2008 | £260,000 | – | – | 2 |
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, a few minutes' walk (450 m). The nearest rail station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), 4.2 km away, with 1.1m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Marine Avenue-Hollywell Avenue, 200 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes 356, 675); 9 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Marine Park First School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Whitley Lodge First School (0.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Whitley Bay High School, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 54.2 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys Local, 800 m away, with Supersave Food And Wine closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Marine Avenue Medical Ctr (250 m), with Fairmans Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Cutting Court is 300 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 (200 m), and Gilbert And Smith's the nearest pub (400 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, 700 m away; for exercise, Velo (400 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.
47 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 3AH →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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" Holywell Avenue in the last 12 months.
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.
On this street: 0 of 79 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 9 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.