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On Wetherby Close, in Ashington West & South
What it's like at NE63 8NJ: every home that has sold on Wetherby 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Wetherby Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 26 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Wetherby CloseDetached | Dec 2018 | £189,000 | 102 m² | £1,853/m² | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Wetherby CloseDetached | Apr 2006 | £185,000 | 102 m² | £1,814/m² | 2 |
| 3, Wetherby CloseDetached | Feb 2004 | £139,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 4, Wetherby CloseDetached | Oct 2017 | £179,000 | 118 m² | £1,517/m² | 3 |
| 5, Wetherby CloseDetached | Mar 2001 | £84,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, Wetherby CloseDetached | Mar 2001 | £106,000 | 128 m² | £828/m² | 1 |
| 7, Wetherby CloseDetached | Mar 2021 | £255,000 | 128 m² | £1,992/m² | 3 |
| 8, Wetherby CloseDetached | Dec 2002 | £143,500 | 112 m² | £1,281/m² | 2 |
| 9, Wetherby CloseDetached | Aug 2019 | £167,950 | 79 m² | £2,126/m² | 5 |
| 10, Wetherby CloseDetached | Nov 2019 | £222,000 | 92 m² | £2,413/m² | 3 |
| 11, Wetherby CloseDetached | Jun 2021 | £280,000 | 124 m² | £2,258/m² | 3 |
| 12, Wetherby CloseDetached | Jul 2009 | £200,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 14, Wetherby CloseDetached | May 2006 | £190,000 | 92 m² | £2,065/m² | 2 |
| 15, Wetherby CloseDetached | Oct 2001 | £88,950 | 112 m² | £794/m² | 1 |
| 16, Wetherby CloseDetached | Oct 2020 | £172,000 | 97 m² | £1,773/m² | 4 |
| 17, Wetherby CloseDetached | Oct 2001 | £74,500 | 80 m² | £931/m² | 1 |
| 18, Wetherby CloseDetached | Nov 2001 | £89,500 | 106 m² | £844/m² | 1 |
| 19, Wetherby CloseDetached | Nov 2001 | £77,000 | 87 m² | £885/m² | 1 |
| 20, Wetherby CloseDetached | Nov 2001 | £77,000 | 87 m² | £885/m² | 1 |
| 21, Wetherby CloseDetached | Aug 2001 | £86,950 | 119 m² | £731/m² | 1 |
| 22, Wetherby CloseDetached | Mar 2010 | £167,000 | 103 m² | £1,621/m² | 2 |
| 23, Wetherby CloseDetached | Oct 2019 | £171,000 | 102 m² | £1,676/m² | 2 |
| 24, Wetherby CloseDetached | Jun 2001 | £73,950 | 102 m² | £725/m² | 1 |
| 25, Wetherby CloseDetached | Sept 2001 | £109,000 | 130 m² | £838/m² | 1 |
| 26, Wetherby CloseDetached | Aug 2019 | £190,000 | 114 m² | £1,667/m² | 3 |
| 27, Wetherby CloseDetached | Jan 2008 | £202,000 | 115 m² | £1,757/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Ashington, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 131k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Campion Way, 200 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route X22); 11 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 48 minutes away by public transport (23 by car).
The nearest primary school is NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 72% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Bothal Academy (0.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Ashington Academy, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 47.1 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative Group Food, 350 m away; Branzos Treats (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Seaton Park Medical Group (700 m), with Seaton Hirst Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Chardea’s is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 11 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
JT Football Training is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Block & Tackle the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 84 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 27 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 28% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 109 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Riverside Park, 800 m away; for exercise, Ashington Leisure Centre (1.3 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Newbiggin South, 3.8 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 17 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 208 km.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
20 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.
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%.
15 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 8NJ →
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" Wetherby Close in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 23 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 | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.8% | 81.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 10.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.6% | 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.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 59 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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