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Chopwell & High Spen
What it's like at NE39 2JE: every home that has sold on the street 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.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Blaydon, a drive away (5.8 km), with 69k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Smailes Lane-Valley View, 100 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 47, R6, R5, 849); 14 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Highfield Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 57% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon, 5.0 km away; Attainment 8: 51.9 · 16% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.0 km away, with Kandola Bros closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rowlands Gill Medical Centre (1.0 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, The Natural Beauty Clinic is 900 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Victoria Infirmary, 13 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 56% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 73% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Brizzolari's is the closest café or restaurant (850 m), and The Tavern the nearest pub (1.2 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 84 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 3% flats and 17% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
It's growing: about 324 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Derwent Park (Rowlands Gill), 1.3 km away; for exercise, Evolve Fitness Hub (850 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 14 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 177 km.
Most households own their home, 21% 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.
6 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.
Blaydon and Consett constituency: Liz Twist MP (Labour), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 11,153 (26.4%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 50%, Reform UK 24%, Conservative 14%, Green Party 6%.
4 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 NE39 2JE →
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 96.3% | 92.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.0% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.6% | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.4% | 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: Newbiggin North · about 40 min
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 52 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.