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On Watcombe Close, in Springwell & Usworth
What it's like at NE37 3LW: every home that has sold on Watcombe Close 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.
Sales and extensions on Watcombe Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 25 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | May 1998 | £60,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Jul 2026 | £191,500 | 78 m² | £2,455/m² | 3 |
| 3, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2017 | £146,000 | 75 m² | £1,947/m² | 3 |
| 4, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Feb 2015 | £140,000 | 72 m² | £1,944/m² | 4 |
| 5, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2022 | £175,000 | 78 m² | £2,244/m² | 1 |
| 6, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £200,000 | 91 m² | £2,198/m² | 2 |
| 7, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2021 | £170,000 | 77 m² | £2,208/m² | 2 |
| 8, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Jul 2010 | £145,000 | 72 m² | £2,014/m² | 2 |
| 9, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Mar 2022 | £200,000 | 77 m² | £2,597/m² | 4 |
| 11, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Jul 2020 | £155,000 | 75 m² | £2,067/m² | 4 |
| 14, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2018 | £147,000 | 71 m² | £2,070/m² | 2 |
| 17, Watcombe CloseDetached | Sept 2017 | £172,500 | 94 m² | £1,835/m² | 2 |
| 18, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | May 2022 | £220,000 | 101 m² | £2,178/m² | 5 |
| 19, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2019 | £125,000 | 73 m² | £1,712/m² | 5 |
| 20, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2001 | £59,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 21, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Jan 2000 | £59,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 22, Watcombe CloseDetached | Nov 2025 | £277,000 | 95 m² | £2,916/m² | 3 |
| 24, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Apr 2011 | £136,500 | 77 m² | £1,773/m² | 2 |
| 25, Watcombe CloseDetached | Sept 2003 | £131,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 27, Watcombe CloseDetached | Nov 2014 | £185,000 | 92 m² | £2,011/m² | 2 |
| 28, Watcombe CloseDetached | Sept 2020 | £188,000 | 93 m² | £2,022/m² | 2 |
| 29, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2021 | £177,000 | – | – | 6 |
| 30, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2017 | £150,000 | 77 m² | £1,948/m² | 4 |
| 31, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Jul 1995 | £58,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 32, Watcombe CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2007 | £145,000 | 77 m² | £1,883/m² | 4 |
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, 4.2 km away, with 46k journeys a year.
The nearest primary school is St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington, about a 10-minute walk (900 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, 2.0 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, 1.5 km away, with LWC Drinks closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Stephenson Medical Practice (1.6 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, Snipz is 1.3 km 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.
Simpson Group is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Usworth & Washington Gardeners Club the nearest pub (1.5 km).
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, 1.2 km away; for exercise, PureGym (2.9 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.
8 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%.
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 NE37 3LW →
On this street: 0 of 19 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.
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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 25 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 53 min
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