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On Duke Street, in Percy Main
What it's like at NE29 6BZ: every home that has sold on Duke Street 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 Duke Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 120 homes on the street are owned by companies.
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 (650 m). The nearest rail station is Brockley Whins, 4.9 km away.
The nearest bus stop is New Quay - Ferry, 50 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 317); 23 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
44% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Waterville Primary School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 57% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Norham High School, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 42.7 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Wilfrid's RC College (3.3 km) and Whitley Bay High School (5.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is North Shields Mini Market, 500 m away; D A And E Naisbitt General Dealers (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Priory Medical Group (850 m), with Amcare the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Salon 11 Hair & Beauty is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 3.8 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 14 restaurants and cafés, 0 pubs and bars.
31 The Quay is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Ballarat the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 186 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 41% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
The nearest park is Alexander Scott Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Vinco fitness (250 m).
A swim is a short trip away: South Shields, 3.3 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 15 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 191 km.
Most households own their home, 23% 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.
37 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10, New Quay | II | 180 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%.
23 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 6BZ →
On this street: 0 of 99 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 79 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 76.2% | 94.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 18.0% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 5.6% | 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.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 120 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 55 min
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