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On Masefield Drive, in Biddick Hall
What it's like at NE34 9LX: every home that has sold on Masefield Drive 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 Masefield Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
10 of the 67 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 39, Masefield DriveTerraced | Jul 2020 | £89,500 | 73 m² | £1,226/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41, Masefield DriveSemi-detached · company-owned | Dec 2024 | £115,000 | 75 m² | £1,533/m² | 4 |
| 45, Masefield DriveSemi-detached | Nov 2019 | £96,000 | 74 m² | £1,297/m² | 2 |
| 54, Masefield DriveTerraced | Jul 2024 | £83,000 | 74 m² | £1,122/m² | 1 |
| 56, Masefield DriveTerraced | Jul 2022 | £95,000 | 75 m² | £1,267/m² | 1 |
| 58, Masefield DriveTerraced | Nov 2003 | £29,500 | 75 m² | £393/m² | 2 |
| 60, Masefield DriveTerraced | Nov 2005 | £77,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 62, Masefield DriveTerraced | Jun 2019 | £79,950 | 78 m² | £1,025/m² | 4 |
| 64, Masefield DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2005 | £89,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 72, Masefield DriveTerraced | Jul 2025 | £78,000 | 75 m² | £1,040/m² | 2 |
| 74, Masefield DriveTerraced | Jun 2021 | £85,000 | 74 m² | £1,149/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Brockley Whins Metro station, about a 5-minute walk (550 m). The nearest rail station is Brockley Whins, 550 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Galsworthy Road-Sheridan Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 3, 4, 11, 542); 32 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
40% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Biddick Hall Infants' School, a few minutes' walk (350 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Boldon School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 37.1 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Wilfrid's RC College (1.9 km).
It's a family area: 24% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 1.0 km away, with M.I. Dickson closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Boldon Gp Practice (1.3 km), with Biddick Hall Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Razors Barber Shop is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 1.4 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 1 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Boldon Community Association is the closest café or restaurant (1.2 km), and Simonside Social Club the nearest pub (600 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 98 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 9% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Temple Memorial Park, 1.8 km away; for exercise, West Boldon Swimming Pool (1.5 km).
A swim is a short trip away: South Shields, 4.7 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 18 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 187 km.
Most households own their home, 11% 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.
11 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 9LX →
On this street: 2 of 49 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 | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 99.2% | 96.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.5% | 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.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 57 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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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 67 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.