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On Fox Avenue, in Brockley Whins
What it's like at NE34 9RW: every home that has sold on Fox 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 Fox Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 35 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 39, Fox AvenueTerraced | Sept 2024 | £83,000 | 78 m² | £1,064/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41, Fox AvenueTerraced | Nov 2023 | £105,000 | 79 m² | £1,329/m² | 2 |
| 43, Fox AvenueTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2022 | £86,000 | 73 m² | £1,178/m² | 3 |
| 45, Fox AvenueTerraced | Jul 2002 | £47,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 57, Fox AvenueTerraced | Oct 2004 | £79,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 60, Fox AvenueTerraced | Aug 2021 | £85,000 | 74 m² | £1,149/m² | 1 |
| 61, Fox AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2019 | £80,000 | 81 m² | £988/m² | 1 |
| 62, Fox AvenueTerraced | Dec 2019 | £61,275 | 100 m² | £613/m² | 1 |
| 64, Fox AvenueTerraced | Aug 2023 | £80,000 | 74 m² | £1,081/m² | 1 |
| 65, Fox AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2018 | £88,000 | 80 m² | £1,100/m² | 1 |
| 66, Fox AvenueTerraced | Mar 2016 | £68,000 | 74 m² | £919/m² | 1 |
| 71, Fox AvenueTerraced | Dec 2016 | £90,000 | 80 m² | £1,125/m² | 1 |
| 73, Fox AvenueTerraced | Apr 2024 | £100,000 | 80 m² | £1,250/m² | 1 |
| 76, Fox AvenueTerraced | Oct 2021 | £95,000 | 73 m² | £1,301/m² | 2 |
| 80, Fox AvenueTerraced | Feb 2016 | £73,000 | 74 m² | £986/m² | 1 |
| 82, Fox AvenueTerraced | Nov 1996 | £30,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 84, Fox AvenueTerraced | Mar 2018 | £61,000 | 84 m² | £726/m² | 1 |
| 86, Fox AvenueTerraced | Mar 2008 | £79,000 | 74 m² | £1,068/m² | 1 |
| 90, Fox AvenueTerraced | Jul 2018 | £56,500 | 74 m² | £764/m² | 1 |
| 94, Fox AvenueTerraced | Dec 1996 | £34,500 | 77 m² | £448/m² | 1 |
| 96, Fox AvenueTerraced | Sept 2005 | £105,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 100, Fox AvenueTerraced · company-owned | Sept 2023 | £82,500 | 78 m² | £1,058/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Simonside Metro station, about a 5-minute walk (550 m). The nearest rail station is Brockley Whins, 850 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Winskell Road-Richardson Avenue, 100 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 10, 816); 66 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
40% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Monkton Academy, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 28% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Boldon School, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 37.1 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Wilfrid's RC College (2.6 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 350 m away, with Matty's Convenience Store closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wenlock Road Surgery (700 m), with Neil Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Ashleighs Hair & Beauty Stop is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 2.3 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 1 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
NIC Services Group (GDC/Honest Dining Lt is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and Simonside Social Club the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 95 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 3% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Temple Memorial Park, 1.8 km away; for exercise, Ace MMA (1.3 km).
A swim is a short trip away: South Shields, 5.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 17 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.
22 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%.
2 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 9RW →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Fox Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 28 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 | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 99.0% | 96.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.8% | 2.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 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 56 min
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