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Tynemouth West
What it's like at NE29 9PU: 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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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.
Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
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 Tynemouth Metro station, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km). The nearest rail station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), 4.6 km away, with 1.1m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Preston Village, 200 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 317, 660); 8 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Monkhouse Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 87% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is John Spence Community High School, under 50 m away; Attainment 8: 41 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Whitley Bay High School (3.6 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 Morrisons Store 064, 450 m away; Card Factory (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Collingwood Health Group (1.4 km), with Morrisons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Alex Barbers is 400 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
The Sportsman is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Three Sails the nearest pub (under 50 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 36% flats and 12% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Northumberland Park, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Tynemouth Swimming Pool (300 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Tynemouth Long Sands South, 1.5 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 193 km.
27 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%.
25 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 9PU →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 47% 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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.5% | 94.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.3% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.6% | 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.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 55 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.