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On Backworth Lane, in Shiremoor North & South Wellfield
What it's like at NE27 0AD: every home that has sold on Backworth Lane 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Backworth Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 10 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Backworth LaneDetached | Jan 2026 | £445,000 | 157 m² | £2,834/m² | 4 |
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The nearest station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Backworth Lane, 50 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 354, 356, 682, 652); 11 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Backworth Park Primary School, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is George Stephenson High School, 2.4 km away; Attainment 8: 48 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Whitley Bay High School (2.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Heron Foods, 1.6 km away, with Premier Backworth Stores closer still (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wellspring Medical Pract. (1.9 km), with Backworth Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, The Cutting Club is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 5.3 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 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Backworth Miners Welfare is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Backworth Club the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 18 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 16% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Amberley Playing Fields, 1.5 km away; for exercise, JD Gyms (1.6 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Whitley Bay, 4.1 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 12 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 194 km.
Most households own their home, 11% rent privately.
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.
6 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.
Cramlington and Killingworth constituency: Emma Foody MP (Labour (Co-op)), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 12,820 (28.2%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 49%, Reform UK 21%, Conservative 19%, Green Party 5%.
7 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 NE27 0AD →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Backworth Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 8 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 | 0.6% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.2% | 94.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 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 56 min
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