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Chirton
What it's like at NE29 7BT: every home that has sold on the 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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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.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Meadow Well Metro station, a few minutes' walk (500 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 Ripley Avenue, 50 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 307, 660); 40 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
43% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 45% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is New York Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Norham High School, 450 m away; Attainment 8: 42.7 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Wilfrid's RC College (4.3 km) and Whitley Bay High School (4.6 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 900 m away, with Best One closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Meadow Well Health Centre (400 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Madame Tan is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 4.9 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
The Meadows is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Pineapple Inn the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 136 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 34% flats and 4% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 42% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
It's growing: about 391 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Redburn Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Team Ferguson Gym (650 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Tynemouth Long Sands South, 3.7 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 14 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 191 km.
34 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%.
24 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 7BT →
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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 96.6% | 94.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.1% | 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 52 min
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