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On North Guards, in Whitburn & Marsden
What it's like at SR6 7AF: every home that has sold on North Guards 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.
Sales and extensions on North Guards; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
4 of the 36 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 41, North GuardsSemi-detached | Nov 1999 | £53,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43, North GuardsTerraced | Apr 2019 | £112,520 | 92 m² | £1,223/m² | 1 |
| 45, North GuardsTerraced | Dec 2006 | £149,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 47, North GuardsTerraced | Jun 2006 | £148,000 | 89 m² | £1,663/m² | 2 |
| 49, North GuardsTerraced | Feb 2006 | £135,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 51, North GuardsTerraced | Jun 2023 | £164,000 | 90 m² | £1,822/m² | 1 |
| 57, North GuardsTerraced | Jun 2016 | £156,500 | 89 m² | £1,758/m² | 3 |
| 59, North GuardsTerraced | May 2025 | £211,500 | 86 m² | £2,459/m² | 4 |
| 63, North GuardsTerraced | Nov 2017 | £130,000 | 89 m² | £1,461/m² | 1 |
| 65, North GuardsTerraced | Nov 2014 | £144,000 | 100 m² | £1,440/m² | 1 |
| 75, North GuardsTerraced | Jan 1997 | £52,000 | 115 m² | £452/m² | 1 |
| 77, North GuardsSemi-detached | Sept 2025 | £180,000 | 112 m² | £1,607/m² | 4 |
| 79, North GuardsTerraced | Jan 2015 | £159,950 | 119 m² | £1,344/m² | 1 |
| 81, North GuardsTerraced · company-owned | Jul 2026 | £190,000 | 121 m² | £1,570/m² | 1 |
| 83, North GuardsTerraced | Jan 2020 | £214,500 | 125 m² | £1,716/m² | 2 |
| 85, North GuardsTerraced | May 2001 | £77,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 87, North GuardsTerraced | Sept 2007 | £172,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Seaburn, a short drive or bike ride (2.6 km).
The nearest bus stop is North Guard - Chicks Lane, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 558, 815); 6 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Whitburn Village Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Whitburn Church of England Academy, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 51.6 · 13.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Wilfrid's RC College (4.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily Seaburn, 650 m away, with Avenue Pharmacy closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Whitburn Surgery (300 m), with Avenue Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Max’s Barberz is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 3.8 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 60% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 75% 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Barnes Institute is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Whitburn and Marsden Social Club the nearest pub (50 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 61 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 27 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 17% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Cornthwaite Park, 500 m away; for exercise, North Lizard Riding School (2.5 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Marsden, 2.1 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 22 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 188 km.
Most households own their home, 8% rent privately.
It's an older community: 26% 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.
29 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ice House North of No 45 (No 1 the Limes) | II | 50 m |
| the Limes | II | 80 m |
| Wall to North of No 47 Front Street (Whitburn House) | II | 100 m |
| Whitburn House | II | 100 m |
| 37, Front Street | II | 110 m |
| No 49 (the Lodge) and Wall and Railings to the South of No 49 | II | 130 m |
| the Rectory | II | 140 m |
| Hill Crest | II | 160 m |
| Hill House | II | 170 m |
| Steps, Walls and Piers to South of No55 (Hill House) | II | 170 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.
South Shields constituency: Emma Lewell MP (Labour), since May 2013. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,653 (18.1%), turnout 54%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Reform UK 23%, Green Party 15%, Conservative 11%.
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 SR6 7AF →
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
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 | 1.7% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 97.0% | 96.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.8% | 2.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 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 65 min
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 36 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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