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On Fern Avenue, in Preston Billy Mill
What it's like at NE29 0RJ: every home that has sold on Fern 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.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Fern Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 40 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 26, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2020 | £180,000 | 104 m² | £1,731/m² | 2 |
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| 29, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2016 | £150,500 | 108 m² | £1,394/m² | 2 |
| 30, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2000 | £50,000 | 96 m² | £521/m² | 1 |
| 31, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 1999 | £57,500 | 106 m² | £542/m² | 1 |
| 32, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2023 | £237,500 | 85 m² | £2,794/m² | 3 |
| 33, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 1999 | £38,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 34, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2018 | £163,000 | 85 m² | £1,918/m² | 2 |
| 35, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2015 | £140,000 | 90 m² | £1,556/m² | 1 |
| 36, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 1996 | £51,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 37, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2023 | £175,150 | 75 m² | £2,335/m² | 1 |
| 38, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2017 | £170,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 42, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2012 | £155,000 | 87 m² | £1,782/m² | 1 |
| 43, Fern AvenueTerraced | Aug 2019 | £190,000 | 86 m² | £2,209/m² | 2 |
| 44, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2017 | £135,000 | 94 m² | £1,436/m² | 1 |
| 45, Fern AvenueTerraced | Nov 2024 | £285,000 | 67 m² | £4,254/m² | 1 |
| 47, Fern AvenueTerraced | Sept 2024 | £225,000 | 92 m² | £2,446/m² | 1 |
| 49, Fern AvenueTerraced | Sept 2011 | £160,000 | 82 m² | £1,951/m² | 1 |
| 50, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2023 | £310,000 | 105 m² | £2,952/m² | 2 |
| 51, Fern AvenueTerraced | Apr 2006 | £136,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 53, Fern AvenueTerraced | Nov 2021 | £215,308 | 84 m² | £2,563/m² | 1 |
| 54, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2020 | £160,000 | 47 m² | £3,404/m² | 2 |
| 55, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2021 | £250,000 | 110 m² | £2,273/m² | 3 |
| 56, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 1997 | £54,800 | – | – | 1 |
| 57, Fern AvenueDetached | Oct 2018 | £222,500 | 71 m² | £3,134/m² | 2 |
| 58, Fern AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2025 | £263,920 | 69 m² | £3,825/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is North Shields Metro station, about a 10-minute walk (850 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 Hawkeys Lane-Lansdowne Terrace West, 150 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 317, 686); 32 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Spring Gardens Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 41% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is New York Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Norham High School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 42.7 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Whitley Bay High School (3.8 km) and St Wilfrid's RC College (4.7 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 250 m away; Billy Mill Stores (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Collingwood Health Group (250 m), with Hawkeys Lane Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Beauty & Hair is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 5.3 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Luncheon Club is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Alexandra the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 95 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 10% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 55% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Jubilee Corner, 700 m away; for exercise, Ymca (850 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Tynemouth Long Sands South, 2.9 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 15 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 192 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
38 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%.
32 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 NE29 0RJ →
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" Fern Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 30 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 98.6% | 94.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.1% | 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 51 min
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