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On Reading Road, in West Park
What it's like at NE33 4SG: every home that has sold on Reading Road 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 Reading Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 50 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 100, Reading RoadTerraced | Aug 2015 | £170,000 | 93 m² | £1,828/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106, Reading RoadTerraced | Nov 2002 | £106,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 108, Reading RoadTerraced | Oct 2015 | £101,000 | 91 m² | £1,110/m² | 2 |
| 109, Reading RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2001 | £100,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 111, Reading RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2000 | £66,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 113, Reading RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £185,000 | 86 m² | £2,151/m² | 1 |
| 115, Reading RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2021 | £235,000 | 96 m² | £2,448/m² | 2 |
| 116, Reading RoadTerraced | Nov 2023 | £185,000 | 103 m² | £1,796/m² | 3 |
| 117, Reading RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2019 | £189,500 | 83 m² | £2,283/m² | 3 |
| 118, Reading RoadTerraced | Oct 2005 | £118,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 119, Reading RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2022 | £240,000 | 132 m² | £1,818/m² | 3 |
| 121, Reading RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2001 | £120,000 | 147 m² | £816/m² | 1 |
| 122, Reading RoadTerraced | Jun 2021 | £190,000 | 107 m² | £1,776/m² | 3 |
| 123, Reading RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2006 | £200,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 124, Reading RoadTerraced | May 2023 | £220,000 | 88 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| 125, Reading RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2000 | £75,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 126, Reading RoadTerraced | Aug 2016 | £106,000 | 94 m² | £1,128/m² | 1 |
| 128, Reading RoadTerraced | Jul 2018 | £158,000 | 92 m² | £1,717/m² | 3 |
| 129, Reading RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2016 | £165,000 | 77 m² | £2,143/m² | 1 |
| 131, Reading RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2016 | £229,950 | 144 m² | £1,597/m² | 1 |
| 132, Reading RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2007 | £175,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Tyne Dock Metro station, about a 10-minute walk (800 m). The nearest rail station is Brockley Whins, 2.9 km away.
The nearest bus stop is Stanhope Road - Lismore Avenue, 100 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 3, 18, 50, 26); 71 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Ashley Academy, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 45% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is St Wilfrid's RC College, 200 m away; Attainment 8: 48.2 · 12.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 850 m away, with Faulkner's Deli closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Farnham Medical Ctr. (600 m), with J.M.& W.Darling the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Elite Tanning & Beauty is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 900 m 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Willows Cat Adoption Centre is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Ashley the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 154 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 35% flats and 3% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is West Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Ace MMA (800 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: South Shields, 2.5 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 18 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 189 km.
Most households own their home, 19% 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.
44 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brinkburn Farmhouse | II | 180 m |
| Bandstand in West Park | II | 190 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.
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%.
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 NE33 4SG →
On this street: 1 of 32 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 93.1% | 96.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.8% | 2.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 61 min
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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 50 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.