Burnside Close West Boldon, South Tyneside
21 addresses across 4 postcodes (NE35), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36818091.
- Sales: 33 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £206,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (B: 10, C: 6).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in South Tyneside costs £2,434 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sunderland, about 6.5 km (4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 100 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 23 to 26 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Boldon GP Practice, about 850 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 830 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 62% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 33 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £206,000 | £197,000 | £215,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £247,500 | £247,500 | £247,500 |
| 2023 | 1 | £96,000 | £96,000 | £96,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £178,000 | £178,000 | £178,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £163,000 | £154,000 | £184,950 |
| 2017 | 1 | £173,000 | £173,000 | £173,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £174,995 | £174,995 | £174,995 |
| 2014 | 2 | £180,500 | £166,000 | £195,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £146,000 | £137,000 | £155,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2009 | 7 | £164,995 | £141,000 | £249,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2025 | 3 NE35 9BU | Terraced | £197,000 | |
| 16 Jan 2025 | 2 NE35 9BU | Terraced | £215,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2024 | 1 NE35 9BU | Detached | £247,500 | |
| 1 Dec 2023 | 6 NE35 9BU | Flat or maisonette | £96,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Feb 2022 | 3 NE35 9BU | Terraced | £178,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2019 | 1 NE35 9BU | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2018 | 2 NE35 9BU | Terraced | £163,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2018 | 11 NE35 9BU | Terraced | £154,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2018 | 5 NE35 9BU | Terraced | £184,950 | |
| 18 Aug 2017 | 2 NE35 9BU | Terraced | £173,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2016 | 5 NE35 9BU | Terraced | £174,995 | |
| 21 Nov 2014 | 18 NE35 9BU | Semi-detached | £166,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2014 | 1 NE35 9BU | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2013 | 10 NE35 9BU | Terraced | £137,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2013 | 3 NE35 9BU | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2011 | 2 NE35 9BU | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2009 | 18 NE35 9BU | Semi-detached | £164,995 | New build. |
| 27 Jul 2009 | 16 NE35 9BU | Detached | £249,995 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2009 | 17 NE35 9BU | Detached | £200,000 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2009 | 19 NE35 9BU | Semi-detached | £150,000 | New build. |
| 9 Mar 2009 | 4 NE35 9BU | Terraced | £141,000 | New build. |
| 21 Jan 2009 | 11 NE35 9BU | Terraced | £142,000 | |
| 9 Jan 2009 | 15 NE35 9BU | Detached | £212,495 | New build. |
| 19 Dec 2008 | 2 NE35 9BU | Terraced | £125,600 | New build. |
| 20 Nov 2008 | 5 NE35 9BU | Terraced | £150,000 | New build. |
| 25 Sep 2008 | 12 NE35 9BU | Semi-detached | £165,995 | New build. |
| 29 Aug 2008 | 3 NE35 9BU | Semi-detached | £153,895 | New build. |
| 21 Jul 2008 | 10 NE35 9BU | Terraced | £160,000 | New build. |
| 18 Jul 2008 | 14 NE35 9BU | Detached | £340,000 | New build. |
| 30 May 2008 | 1 NE35 9BU | Detached | £222,000 | New build. |
| 18 Apr 2008 | 8 NE35 9BU | Detached | £329,500 | New build. |
| 18 Dec 2007 | 7 NE35 9BU | Flat or maisonette | £132,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Dec 2007 | 6 NE35 9BU | Flat or maisonette | £149,995 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 101 m². Most common: House, detached (5); House, semi-detached (4); House, mid-terrace (3). Built: 2006 (5); 2007-2011 (4); 2007 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in South Tyneside in 2026-27: Band D £2,434 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,623 | £1,893 | £2,164 | £2,434 | £2,975 | £3,516 | £4,057 | £4,869 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (50% of about 1,390 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Hindmarch Drive, West Boldon, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Former garage site Hindmarch Drive: up to 10 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Hardie Drive, West Boldon, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Storage Yard Hardie Drive: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Kymel House: up to 6 homes, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Harton View, West Boldon, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Boldon CE Primary School: up to 8 homes, permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE35 9BU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE35 9BF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NE35 9BP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE35 9DZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 23 m and 26 m above sea level (24 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE35 9BF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE35 9BP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE35 9BU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE35 9DZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sunderland 709,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Brockley Whins (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| East Boldon (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boldon School | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Jarrow | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 18.3 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boldon GP Practice | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest North Road (Dental Surgery) | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | South Tyneside District Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Southwick Police Station | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 12 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 12 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | Dipe Lane Allotments Opposite 1,870 m² | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Saint Nicholas, a listed building (Grade I), 830 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Saint Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| West Boldon Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Turner's Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Quarry Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Boldon Hills | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Hylton Dene | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south |
| Long Swan Plantation | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
| Shields Harbour | Tidal water | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 21 |
3 of the street's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for South Tyneside: see them on the South Tyneside page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boldon School | Secondary | 11–16 | 60 m | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| West Boldon Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 390 m | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Boldon Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Helen Gibson Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| East Boldon Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Biddick Hall Infants' School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| East Boldon Infants' School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Forest View Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hedworth Lane Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Biddick Hall Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Monkton Infants' School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Boldon County Jmi NE36 0HX | School/college/university | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Nisa Local NE36 0HE | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Fast Fry NE36 0HE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Byron Avenue (17); On or near Burnside Close (11); On or near New Road (3); On or near Donside Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- NE35 9BU: 18 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- NE35 9BF: 1 address of 22 in the postcode
- NE35 9BP: 1 address of 36 in the postcode
- NE35 9DZ: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Woodside Drive · Woodside Drive · Donside Close · Boldon Lea · Donside Close · Byron Avenue · Reay Crescent · Tracey Avenue · Burns Avenue · Ruskin Drive · Kipling Avenue · Shelley Avenue
All the streets in NE35 and across South Tyneside.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.