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On Essex Drive, in Springwell & Usworth
What it's like at NE37 2ND: every home that has sold on Essex 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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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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Essex Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 55 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Essex DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £135,000 | 80 m² | £1,688/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Essex DriveTerraced | Sept 2004 | £137,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Essex DriveDetached | Aug 2004 | £164,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, Essex DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2013 | £106,000 | 63 m² | £1,683/m² | 1 |
| 7, Essex DriveTerraced | Aug 2025 | £245,000 | 126 m² | £1,944/m² | 4 |
| 9, Essex DriveTerraced | Apr 2022 | £211,000 | 91 m² | £2,319/m² | 6 |
| 10, Essex DriveSemi-detached | May 2025 | £185,000 | 81 m² | £2,284/m² | 2 |
| 11, Essex DriveSemi-detached | Nov 2016 | £169,500 | 113 m² | £1,500/m² | 1 |
| 14, Essex DriveSemi-detached | Aug 2022 | £200,000 | 86 m² | £2,326/m² | 2 |
| 17, Essex DriveTerraced | Aug 2006 | £66,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 19, Essex DriveTerraced | Aug 2022 | £175,000 | 88 m² | £1,989/m² | 1 |
| 22, Essex DriveTerraced | Jun 2005 | £139,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 23, Essex DriveTerraced | Jul 2006 | £154,950 | 93 m² | £1,666/m² | 3 |
| 24, Essex DriveTerraced | Aug 2020 | £177,500 | 109 m² | £1,628/m² | 2 |
| 27, Essex DriveSemi-detached | Nov 2021 | £205,000 | 80 m² | £2,563/m² | 2 |
| 31, Essex DriveTerraced | Jun 2024 | £177,500 | 89 m² | £1,994/m² | 1 |
| 41, Essex DriveSemi-detached | Feb 2021 | £177,000 | 88 m² | £2,011/m² | 1 |
| 43, Essex DriveSemi-detached | Jun 1997 | £59,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Pelaw Metro station, a drive away (3.8 km). The nearest rail station is Heworth, 4.0 km away, with 46k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Heworth Road-The Pantiles, 100 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (route 4); 18 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 80% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Washington Academy, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 33.1 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead (3.3 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 850 m away, with Awan Store closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Stephenson Medical Practice (750 m), with Blue House Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Elite Hair is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 4.0 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 76% 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: 15 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Rayovac UK is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Blue Bell the nearest pub (650 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 69 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 28% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Usworth Park, 850 m away; for exercise, PureGym (2.2 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Roker - Sunderland, 11 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 17 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 181 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
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.
Washington and Gateshead South constituency: Mrs Sharon Hodgson MP (Labour), since May 2005. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,913 (18.7%), turnout 52%. Vote shares: Labour 48%, Reform UK 29%, Conservative 13%, Green Party 5%.
6 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 NE37 2ND →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Essex Drive in the last 12 months.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 53 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 35 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 | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.5% | 95.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.6% | 3.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.5% | 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.