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On Gibson Close, in Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill
What it's like at NE49 9HJ: every home that has sold on Gibson 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 Gibson Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 22 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Gibson CloseDetached | Aug 2016 | £113,995 | 71 m² | £1,606/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Gibson CloseDetached | Aug 2016 | £127,995 | 75 m² | £1,707/m² | 1 |
| 3, Gibson CloseSemi-detached | May 2025 | £175,000 | 71 m² | £2,465/m² | 4 |
| 4, Gibson CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2016 | £120,645 | 59 m² | £2,045/m² | 1 |
| 5, Gibson CloseDetached | Dec 2016 | £139,995 | 75 m² | £1,867/m² | 1 |
| 6, Gibson CloseDetached | Apr 2017 | £127,995 | 75 m² | £1,707/m² | 1 |
| 7, Gibson CloseDetached | Apr 2017 | £108,995 | 60 m² | £1,817/m² | 1 |
| 8, Gibson CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2017 | £102,595 | 60 m² | £1,710/m² | 1 |
| 9, Gibson CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2021 | £127,500 | 61 m² | £2,090/m² | 2 |
| 10, Gibson CloseDetached | Aug 2017 | £130,145 | 72 m² | £1,808/m² | 1 |
| 11, Gibson CloseSemi-detached | Jul 2026 | £170,000 | 75 m² | £2,267/m² | 3 |
| 12, Gibson CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2025 | £170,000 | 71 m² | £2,394/m² | 4 |
| 13, Gibson CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2016 | £108,995 | 60 m² | £1,817/m² | 1 |
| 14, Gibson CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2019 | £130,000 | 71 m² | £1,831/m² | 2 |
| 15, Gibson CloseTerraced | Jun 2021 | £120,000 | 60 m² | £2,000/m² | 2 |
| 16, Gibson CloseTerraced | Aug 2016 | £105,995 | 60 m² | £1,767/m² | 1 |
| 17, Gibson CloseTerraced | Mar 2023 | £149,950 | 71 m² | £2,112/m² | 3 |
| 18, Gibson CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2025 | £140,000 | 61 m² | £2,295/m² | 2 |
| 19, Gibson CloseSemi-detached | May 2021 | £128,000 | 61 m² | £2,098/m² | 2 |
| 20, Gibson CloseDetached | Jan 2022 | £200,000 | 75 m² | £2,667/m² | 4 |
| 21, Gibson CloseDetached | Aug 2023 | £180,000 | 72 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| 22, Gibson CloseDetached | Jun 2021 | £200,000 | 72 m² | £2,778/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Haltwhistle, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 96k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Westgate, 300 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes 685, 681, 122); 9 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 67 minutes away by public transport (36 by car).
The nearest primary school is Haltwhistle Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 72% met the expected standard.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 400 m away, with Haltwhistle Butchers closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Haltwhistle Medical Group (200 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Maraki Hair Salon is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Cumberland Infirmary, 33 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 19 restaurants and cafés, 15 pubs and bars.
Haltwhistle Leisure Centre is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Haltwhistle Masonic Hall the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 41 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 219 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 31% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 52% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Community Park, 150 m away; for exercise, Haltwhistle Sports Centre & Swimming Pool (100 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 1.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 49 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 179 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% 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.
41 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.
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%.
1 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 NE49 9HJ →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Gibson Close in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 22 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 | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 52.7% | 81.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 29.9% | 10.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.3% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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 South · about 53 min
Nearest: Bywell Hall · about 31 min
Nearest: Northumberland College Zoo · about 40 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.