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On The Links, in Whitley Bay North
What it's like at NE26 4NG: every home that has sold on The Links 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on The Links; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 60 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 80, The LinksTerraced | Dec 2013 | £410,000 | 227 m² | £1,806/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81, The LinksTerraced | Jul 2002 | £195,000 | 117 m² | £1,667/m² | 1 |
| 82, The LinksSemi-detached | Jun 2017 | £391,000 | 145 m² | £2,697/m² | 1 |
| 86, The LinksTerraced | Nov 2023 | £445,000 | 119 m² | £3,739/m² | 1 |
| 87, The LinksTerraced | Sept 2025 | £585,000 | 94 m² | £6,223/m² | 2 |
| 91, The LinksSemi-detached | Jun 2019 | £425,000 | 128 m² | £3,320/m² | 2 |
| 92, The LinksSemi-detached | Mar 2009 | £297,800 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Monkseaton Metro station, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km). The nearest rail station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), 5.0 km away, with 1.1m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is The Links-Hastings Avenue, 50 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 309, 308, 300); 31 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Whitley Lodge First School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m).
The nearest secondary is Whitley Bay High School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 54.2 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 750 m away, with J J W Shop closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Beaumont Park Surgery (1.7 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, LJK Aesthetics is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 6.8 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.
The Boathouse Bar And Restaurant / Scoops is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Tavern And Galley the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 48% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Brierdene, 350 m away; for exercise, Mini Golf Reception, Whitley Bay (250 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 8.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 14 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 196 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 59% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 31% are 65 or over.
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.
9 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%.
1 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 4NG →
No crimes recorded "on or near" The Links in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 41 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 | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 96.3% | 94.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.4% | 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 59 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.