Cresswell Road Cresswell, Northumberland
58 addresses across 7 postcodes (NE61), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) long. USRN 6220894.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £502,250 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Northumberland cost £213,113 in August 2026 (+4.5% on a year); private rents averaged £696 a month.
- Energy: 27 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 11, E: 7, F: 3, G: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: 1 of its postcodes is in a coal mining high risk area; ask for a coal mining search.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 31 times (237 hours) in 2025.
- Coastal erosion: Part of it is in land the coast is projected to erode by 2105 if defences are not maintained.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Ellington Road - Anaerobic Digestion Facility, is 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Northumberland costs £2,597 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 87% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Widdrington, about 5.2 km (3.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 7 to 30 m above sea level.
- Noise: 15 of its 58 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Npc Felton & Widdrington, about 5.4 km (3.4 miles) away.
- People: About 210 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £502,250 | £502,250 | £502,250 |
| 2023 | 2 | £245,000 | £175,000 | £315,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2009 | 1 | £334,500 | £334,500 | £334,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £122,000 | £122,000 | £122,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2023 | DUNELM NE61 5HX | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 19 May 2023 | DUNELM NE61 5HX | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 15 May 2026 | FOURWINDS NE61 5HX | Detached | £502,250 | |
| 19 Jun 2009 | FOURWINDS NE61 5HX | Detached | £334,500 | |
| 17 Sep 1998 | FOURWINDS NE61 5HX | Detached | £122,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2023 | NORTH LODGE NE61 5HX | Other | £330,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Apr 2018 | ROWAN TREE LODGE NE61 5HX | Detached | £249,950 |
House prices and rents in Northumberland
A typical home in Northumberland cost £213,113 in August 2026, 4.5% more than a year before. That is 24% more than five years earlier and 43% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £371,788 |
| Semi-detached | £206,101 |
| Terraced | £172,838 |
| Flat or maisonette | £106,485 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £175,253 |
Private renters in Northumberland paid £696 a month on average in September 2026, 7% more than a year before. That is 35% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £496 |
| Two bedrooms | £631 |
| Three bedrooms | £768 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,134 |
Energy performance certificates
27 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 156 m². Most common: House, detached (10); Bungalow, detached (8); House, semi-detached (3). Built: before 1900 (8); 1930-1949 (6); 1950-1966 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (22); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (27 addresses)
- 1 Garden Cottage, Cresswell
- 2 Church Cottage, Cresswell
- 2 Garden Cottage, Cresswell
- Alwyn House, Cresswell
- Asta Cottage, Cresswell
- Beechwood, Cresswell
- Coquet House, Cresswell
- Cresswell House, Cresswell
- Crows Nest, Cresswell
- Earlesmere, Cresswell
- East Lodge, Cresswell
- Fairwinds, Cresswell
- Green Gates, Cresswell
- Manor House, Cresswell
- Orphir Lodge, Cresswell
- Panhaggerty, Cresswell
- Pelegarth, Cresswell
- Pele Lodge, Cresswell
- Priors Hold, Cresswell
- Red Gables, Cresswell
- Sea Garth, Cresswell
- Sprayleas, Cresswell
- Stone Haven, Cresswell
- The Cottage, Cresswell
- The Dunes, Cresswell
- Wavecrest, Cresswell
- Well House, Cresswell
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 57 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (5 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE61 5JT | 11 | 6,821 kWh | none recorded | |
| NE61 5JU | 12 | 2,371 kWh | none recorded | |
| NE61 5LA | 8 | 3,212 kWh | under 5 | |
| NE61 5JY | 5 | 4,095 kWh | under 5 | |
| NE61 5HX | 9 | 2,315 kWh | under 5 | |
| NE61 5LD | 12 5 Economy 7 | 7,014 kWh | none recorded |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is NE61.
Council tax
What each band costs in Northumberland in 2026-27: Band D £2,597 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,731 | £2,020 | £2,308 | £2,597 | £3,174 | £3,751 | £4,328 | £5,194 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (39% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 7.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CRESSWELL TOWER, grade II*
- BOUNDARY WALL TO EAST OF CRESSWELL TOWER, grade II
- CHURCH COTTAGES, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, grade II
- FENHAM HOUSE, grade II
- OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, grade II
- ROADSIDE WALL FROM PARISH CHURCH TO OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, grade II
Energy projects nearby
5 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bewick Drift Northumberland CM/20060877 | Wind 1 turbine | 2.3 MW | Operational Mar 2013 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Lynemouth Power Station | Biomass | 420 MW | Operational Nov 2018 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Lynemouth Windfarm (Resubmission) Northumberland CM/20060984 | Wind 13 turbines | 26 MW | Operational Apr 2012 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Ellington Road - Anaerobic Digestion Facility Northumberland 22/03153/FUL | Anaerobic digestion | Permission granted, not yet built Jul 2023 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Sisters Northumberland 11/02481/RENEIA | Wind 4 turbines | 8.2 MW | Operational Jul 2016 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE61 5JT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE61 5JU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE61 5LA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NE61 5JY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE61 5LE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE61 5HX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE61 5LD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
Part of the street is in land the coast is projected to erode by 2105, if defences are not maintained or built. Lenders and insurers may decline homes in an erosion zone, and no compensation is paid for land lost to the sea.
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | No active intervention Scottish Border to River Tyne | up to 27 m | 10 m |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | No active intervention Scottish Border to River Tyne | up to 70 m | 0 m |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention Scottish Border to River Tyne | up to 15 m | Inside it |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 31 times, for 237 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into North Sea.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cresswell Sewage Pumping Station Northumbrian Water | North Sea | 31 | 237 | 380 m |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
1 of the street's 7 postcodes is in a coal mining high risk area, where coal mining features at or near the surface, such as shallow workings or old mine shafts, are recorded or likely and could affect the ground. 6 more are elsewhere in the coalfield, at low risk.
Ask your conveyancer for a coal mining search (CON29M) on the home: it says what is recorded beneath and near it, and whether there have been claims for subsidence damage.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
By postcode centre: less than 1% (1); 1 to 3% (7).
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 58 addresses are between 7 m and 30 m above sea level (17 m on average); the ground rises about 23 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE61 5HX | 100% | 90% | 90% | 0% |
| NE61 5JT | 100% | 87% | 87% | 0% |
| NE61 5JU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE61 5JY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE61 5LA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE61 5LD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE61 5LE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Widdrington 2,650 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Ashington 131,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Pegswood 1,470 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crows Nest Cresswell | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus station Ashington | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 23.9 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Npc Felton & Widdrington Good Jun 2018 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lynemouth Pharmacy | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Newbiggin Dental Practice | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Wansbeck General Hospital Outstanding May 2016 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Flexible Support Options Limited (Pengarth) Good Jul 2023 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,780 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cresswell Tower, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m west. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cresswell Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m west |
| Cresswell tower house | Scheduled monument | 240 m west |
| Dovecote at Cresswell Home Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Croftletch Hill | Hill | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Hall Wood | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Woodlands | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Headagee Hole | Tidal water | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Sandle Holes | Wetland | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 43 | 58 |
15 of the street's 58 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 Northumberland: see them on the Northumberland page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 90 childminders and 12 home childcarers (nannies) in Northumberland. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Sands Sea View Bar NE61 5LF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2024 |
| Cresswell Ices NE61 5LA | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2025 |
| The Drift Cafe NE61 5LA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Park Mart Shop (Nisa) NE61 5JT | Retailers - other | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2024 |
| Tower Tavern NE61 5JT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (northumbria).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 21% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
- NE61 5JT: 19 addresses of 45 in the postcode
- NE61 5JU: 18 addresses of 21 in the postcode
- NE61 5LA: 10 addresses of 36 in the postcode
- NE61 5JY: 7 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- NE61 5LE: 2 addresses
- NE61 5HX: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
- NE61 5LD: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
Nearby streets
South Side · Beach Road · St Bartholomews Close · St Bartholomews Close
All the streets in NE61 and across Northumberland.
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.