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On Shaftesbury Crescent, in Cullercoats
What it's like at NE30 3HY: every home that has sold on Shaftesbury Crescent 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). 3 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Shaftesbury Crescent; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 73 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 46, Shaftesbury CrescentDetached | Dec 2006 | £263,000 | – | – | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47, Shaftesbury CrescentSemi-detached | Sept 2008 | £162,000 | 49 m² | £3,306/m² | 1 |
| 48, Shaftesbury CrescentSemi-detached | Oct 2017 | £262,500 | 84 m² | £3,125/m² | 2 |
| 49, Shaftesbury CrescentDetached | Nov 2025 | £550,000 | 97 m² | £5,670/m² | 2 |
| 50, Shaftesbury CrescentDetached | Sept 2016 | £190,000 | 59 m² | £3,220/m² | 2 |
| 51, Shaftesbury CrescentSemi-detached | Dec 2012 | £215,000 | 58 m² | £3,707/m² | 3 |
| 52, Shaftesbury CrescentSemi-detached | Mar 2013 | £170,000 | 64 m² | £2,656/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Whitley Bay Metro station, about a 10-minute walk (700 m). The nearest rail station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), 4.6 km away, with 1.1m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Farringdon Road-Highcross Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (route 301); 12 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 64% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Marden Bridge Middle School, 500 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Whitley Bay High School (2.3 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 450 m away; Mann Discount Centre (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Whitley Bay Health Centre (950 m), with D & C Fenwick the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Hair 31 is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 6.9 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
St Marys Out Of School Club is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Quarry the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 7% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Beaconsfield, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Curves (350 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Tynemouth Long Sands North, 900 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 194 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 51% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% are 65 or over.
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.
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%.
12 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 NE30 3HY →
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" Shaftesbury Crescent in the last 12 months.
On this street: 2 of 60 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.8% | 94.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.8% | 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 55 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.