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On South Park, in Hexham & Acomb
What it's like at NE46 1QU: every home that has sold on South Park 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 South Park; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 31 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, High Gables, South ParkFlat | May 2008 | £330,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, High Gables, South ParkFlat | Mar 2015 | £290,000 | 140 m² | £2,071/m² | 2 |
| 3, High Gables, South ParkFlat | Jul 2026 | £280,000 | 103 m² | £2,718/m² | 3 |
| 4, High Gables, South ParkFlat | Aug 2010 | £245,000 | 127 m² | £1,929/m² | 2 |
| 5, High Gables, South ParkFlat | Aug 2023 | £180,000 | 94 m² | £1,915/m² | 3 |
| 6, High Gables, South ParkFlat | Oct 2020 | £255,000 | 94 m² | £2,713/m² | 3 |
| 7, High Gables, South ParkFlat | Aug 2002 | £120,000 | 74 m² | £1,622/m² | 1 |
| 8, High Gables, South ParkFlat | Jul 2024 | £270,000 | 126 m² | £2,143/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Hexham, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 431k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Green Bank, 200 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 683).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 59 minutes away by public transport (32 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham, about a 5-minute walk (600 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham, 1.2 km away.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is The Range, 400 m away, with Hexham Community Grocery closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Burn Brae Medical Group (500 m), with Hexham Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Antonio's Hair Salon is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Victoria Infirmary, 31 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 51 restaurants and cafés and 16 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
HVS Cafe and Shop is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Victorian Tap the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 64 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 40% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Hexham, Acomb).
There are 281 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 142 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is The Sele, 800 m away; for exercise, E.T Fitness and Therapy (400 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 27 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 180 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hexham Middle School | II | 100 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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
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%.
7 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 NE46 1QU →
It's an older community: 29% are 65 or over.
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" South Park in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 20 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 4 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.5% | 81.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.3% | 10.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.6% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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.
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Nearest: Newbiggin South · about 43 min
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