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On South Road, in Prudhoe
What it's like at NE42 5JS: every home that has sold on South Road 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 South Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 27 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 14, South RoadTerraced | Jan 2004 | £139,950 | 123 m² | £1,138/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15, South RoadTerraced | Aug 2003 | £85,000 | 66 m² | £1,288/m² | 3 |
| 16, South RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2009 | £126,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 16a, South RoadTerraced | Jul 2024 | £128,000 | 73 m² | £1,753/m² | 1 |
| 18, South RoadDetached · company-owned | Mar 1999 | £102,000 | – | – | 1 |
| The Old School House, South RoadDetached | Sept 2008 | £175,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Prudhoe, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 184k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is South Road Hillcrest, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 686); 20 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 49 minutes away by public transport (24 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 94% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Prudhoe West Academy (0.4 km).
The nearest secondary is Highfield Middle School, 200 m away.
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative Group Food, 150 m away; The Emporium (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Prudhoe Medical Group (250 m), with Prudhoe Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, The R Salon is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Victoria Infirmary, 15 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: 20 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Oli & Joes is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Prudhoe Working Mens Social Club the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 64 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 25% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 111 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Highfield Park, 550 m away; for exercise, St Matthews Wellness Centre (50 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 13 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 181 km.
Most households own their home, 12% 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.
56 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prudhoes House | II | 30 m |
| the Grange and West Grange | II | 120 m |
| Church of Our Lady and St Cuthbert | II | 140 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Hexham constituency: Joe Morris MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 3,713 (7.2%), turnout 68%. Vote shares: Labour 46%, Conservative 39%, Green Party 5%, Liberal Democrat 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 NE42 5JS →
No crimes recorded "on or near" South Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 20 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% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.1% | 81.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 10.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.9% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.6% | 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: Newbiggin North · about 36 min
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 37 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.