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On West Avenue, in Harton West
What it's like at NE34 6QX: every home that has sold on West Avenue 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.
5 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on West Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 68 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 23, West AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2010 | £165,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28, West AvenueTerraced | Dec 2025 | £202,000 | 121 m² | £1,669/m² | 2 |
| 29, West AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2023 | £230,000 | 87 m² | £2,644/m² | 3 |
| 30, West AvenueTerraced | Apr 2002 | £99,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 31, West AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2000 | £60,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 33, West AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2000 | £71,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 34, West AvenueTerraced | May 2024 | £180,000 | 124 m² | £1,452/m² | 3 |
| 35, West AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2007 | £260,000 | 118 m² | £2,203/m² | 1 |
| 37, West AvenueSemi-detached | May 2001 | £103,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 38, West AvenueTerraced | Jul 2020 | £210,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 40, West AvenueTerraced | Dec 1998 | £62,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 44, West AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2026 | £380,000 | 113 m² | £3,363/m² | 3 |
| 46, West AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2018 | £170,000 | 79 m² | £2,152/m² | 3 |
| 48, West AvenueTerraced | Oct 1997 | £70,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 50, West AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2001 | £71,000 | 101 m² | £703/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Tyne Dock Metro station, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km). The nearest rail station is East Boldon, 3.0 km away.
The nearest bus stop is King George Road-Lascelles Avenue, 150 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 7, 804); 108 departures an hour from the 19 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Ridgeway Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 51% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Harton Academy, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 42.6 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Wilfrid's RC College (1.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Farmfoods, 200 m away; Tesco (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Central Surgery (250 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Nickys is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 1.3 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: 5 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Caf8 is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Westside Club the nearest pub (100 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 11% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 60% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Cleadon Park, 900 m away; for exercise, Temple Park Centre (600 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Marsden, 2.2 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 19 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 189 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 55% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% are 65 or over.
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.
43 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%.
5 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 NE34 6QX →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
No crimes recorded "on or near" West Avenue in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 61 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 44 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 | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.1% | 96.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.5% | 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.