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On Sycamore Street, in Ashington Hirst
What it's like at NE63 0BD: every home that has sold on Sycamore 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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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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates). 7 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Sycamore Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
51 of the 216 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Sycamore StreetTerraced | Oct 2020 | £70,000 | 92 m² | £761/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Sycamore StreetTerraced | Aug 2016 | £56,500 | 73 m² | £774/m² | 3 |
| 6, Sycamore StreetTerraced · company-owned | Jan 2022 | £52,000 | 65 m² | £800/m² | 4 |
| 12, Sycamore StreetTerraced | Jul 2000 | £22,950 | 87 m² | £264/m² | 1 |
| 14, Sycamore StreetTerraced | Dec 2025 | £67,000 | 77 m² | £870/m² | 2 |
| 16, Sycamore StreetTerraced | Mar 2023 | £50,000 | 74 m² | £676/m² | 1 |
| 18, Sycamore StreetTerraced | Nov 2019 | £58,000 | 73 m² | £795/m² | 3 |
| 20, Sycamore StreetSemi-detached | Jan 2008 | £81,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 22, Sycamore StreetTerraced | Jul 2004 | £84,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 24, Sycamore StreetTerraced | Oct 2006 | £79,950 | 77 m² | £1,038/m² | 3 |
| 26, Sycamore StreetTerraced | Apr 2016 | £30,000 | 72 m² | £417/m² | 3 |
| 34, Sycamore StreetTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2007 | £70,000 | 75 m² | £933/m² | 4 |
| 36, Sycamore StreetTerraced | Aug 2024 | £86,500 | 79 m² | £1,095/m² | 2 |
| 38, Sycamore StreetTerraced | Oct 2009 | £69,000 | 76 m² | £908/m² | 2 |
| 40, Sycamore StreetTerraced | Jul 2003 | £40,000 | 74 m² | £541/m² | 2 |
| 46, Sycamore StreetTerraced | Jun 2015 | £42,000 | 72 m² | £583/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Ashington, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 131k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Hawthorn Road top, 150 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (route 35); 54 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 48 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
42% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Central Academy, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Bothal Academy (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Ashington Academy, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 47.1 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 150 m away; Glentons Bakery (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lintonville Medical Group (300 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, In Style is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 12 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 79% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 84% 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: 21 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
Paul's Pantry is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Rohan Kanhai the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (34 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 207 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 3% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 77% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Hirst Park, 800 m away; for exercise, Ashington Leisure Centre (350 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Newbiggin South, 3.2 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 18 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 208 km.
Many neighbours rent: 38% of households rent privately and 14% socially.
48 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashington Co-Operative Society Premises | II | 130 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.
Blyth and Ashington constituency: Ian Lavery MP (Labour), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 9,173 (22.7%), turnout 53%. Vote shares: Labour 50%, Reform UK 27%, Conservative 15%, Green Party 5%.
29 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 NE63 0BD →
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" Sycamore Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 190 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 5 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 98.2% | 81.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 10.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.5% | 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.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 59 min
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