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On Gainsborough Avenue, in Whiteleas
What it's like at NE34 8NR: every home that has sold on Gainsborough 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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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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Gainsborough Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
5 of the 30 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 4, Gainsborough AvenueSemi-detached | May 2024 | £120,000 | 83 m² | £1,446/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Gainsborough AvenueTerraced | May 2013 | £64,000 | 81 m² | £790/m² | 1 |
| 7, Gainsborough AvenueTerraced | Nov 2017 | £71,450 | 82 m² | £871/m² | 1 |
| 11, Gainsborough AvenueTerraced | Sept 2007 | £114,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 13, Gainsborough AvenueTerraced | Jan 2026 | £135,000 | 72 m² | £1,875/m² | 1 |
| 15, Gainsborough AvenueTerraced | Jul 2017 | £86,000 | 76 m² | £1,132/m² | 1 |
| 31, Gainsborough AvenueTerraced | Oct 2025 | £86,500 | 81 m² | £1,068/m² | 1 |
| 33, Gainsborough AvenueTerraced | Jun 2018 | £105,000 | 82 m² | £1,280/m² | 3 |
| 37, Gainsborough AvenueTerraced | Feb 2006 | £86,000 | 122 m² | £705/m² | 1 |
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, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km). The nearest rail station is East Boldon, 1.9 km away.
The nearest bus stop is Gainsborough Avenue-Church, 50 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 3, 11, 10); 78 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields, a few minutes' walk (50 m); 68% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is East Boldon Junior School (1.8 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is St Wilfrid's RC College, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 48.2 · 12.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 1.5 km away, with Premier Stores closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Central Surgery (1.3 km), with Whiteleas Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Laura Sheldon is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 1.1 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Bake and Take is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The New Green Baize Snooker Club the nearest pub (1.2 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 88 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Temple Memorial Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Temple Park Centre (900 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Marsden, 3.8 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 19 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 187 km.
Most households own their home, 10% 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.
13 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%.
7 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 8NR →
On this street: 1 of 24 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 | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 99.4% | 96.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.4% | 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.
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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 30 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 59 min
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