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On Laygate, in South Shields West
What it's like at NE33 4JD: every home that has sold on Laygate 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Laygate; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
6 of the 54 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 154 - 156, LaygateOther | Mar 2022 | £400,000 | 70 m² | £5,714/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170d, LaygateOther · company-owned | Jun 2021 | £32,000 | 66 m² | £485/m² | 3 |
| 172b, LaygateTerraced | Feb 2010 | £90,000 | 110 m² | £818/m² | 3 |
| 174, LaygateTerraced | Mar 2014 | £150,000 | 202 m² | £743/m² | 2 |
| 176, LaygateTerraced | May 2020 | £150,000 | 171 m² | £877/m² | 2 |
| 178, LaygateTerraced | Oct 2019 | £117,000 | 134 m² | £873/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Chichester Metro station, a few minutes' walk (100 m). The nearest rail station is Brockley Whins, 3.6 km away.
The nearest bus stop is Laygate-School, 50 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 3, 7); 129 departures an hour from the 19 stops within a 5-minute walk.
51% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Laygate Community School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 65% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields (0.4 km).
The nearest secondary is Mortimer Community College, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 41.9 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Wilfrid's RC College (1.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Ahmeds International Superstore, 250 m away, with J B Stores closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Trinity Medical Centre (250 m), with J M & W Darling the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Stoneys Barber Shop is under 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 2.2 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 39 restaurants and cafés and 24 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Cafe at the House is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Chichester Arms the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (27 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 277 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 25 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (54%).
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 134 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is West Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Shields Snooker Centre (150 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: South Shields, 1.9 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 17 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 190 km.
50 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.
South Shields constituency: Emma Lewell MP (Labour), since May 2013. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,653 (18.1%), turnout 54%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Reform UK 23%, Green Party 15%, Conservative 11%.
14 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 NE33 4JD →
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.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in South Tyneside since 2011.
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 54 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 63 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 1 of 39 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 12 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.4% | 96.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.3% | 2.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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.