Crofthead Drive Cramlington, Northumberland
30 addresses across 2 postcodes (NE23), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3201434.
- Sales: 40 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £200,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 11, D: 8, E: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas 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 Northumberland costs £2,597 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cramlington, about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 750 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 61 to 63 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 30 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Village Medical Group, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 53% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | £200,000 | £89,000 | £225,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £97,500 | £70,000 | £125,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £124,000 | £120,000 | £124,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £67,000 | £67,000 | £67,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £73,000 | £73,000 | £73,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £73,000 | £73,000 | £73,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £101,750 | £51,500 | £152,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £71,000 | £71,000 | £71,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £64,995 | £64,995 | £64,995 |
| 2011 | 1 | £74,000 | £74,000 | £74,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £79,250 | £78,500 | £80,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £78,000 | £72,000 | £84,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2022 | 37 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £89,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Aug 2022 | 9 NE23 6LG | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 3 May 2022 | 6 NE23 6LG | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2021 | 29 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £70,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Jul 2021 | 6 NE23 6LG | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2020 | 5 NE23 6LG | Semi-detached | £124,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Oct 2020 | 5 NE23 6LG | Semi-detached | £124,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2020 | 18 NE23 6LG | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2019 | 25 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £67,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Jul 2018 | 25 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £73,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Nov 2017 | 37 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £73,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Jul 2016 | 5 NE23 6LG | Semi-detached | £152,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Apr 2016 | 23 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £51,500 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jul 2013 | 17 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £71,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Jan 2012 | 25 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £64,995 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Apr 2011 | 29 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £74,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Dec 2010 | 21 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £78,500 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Aug 2010 | 17 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £80,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Aug 2009 | 37 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £72,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 May 2009 | 17 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £84,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Feb 2008 | 35 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Sep 2006 | 4 NE23 6LG | Semi-detached | £167,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2006 | 39 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Mar 2005 | 6 NE23 6LG | Semi-detached | £68,774 | |
| 22 Mar 2004 | 39 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £50,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 May 2003 | 2 NE23 6LG | Semi-detached | £113,000 | |
| 1 May 2003 | 19 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £53,500 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Jul 2002 | 39 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £31,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Apr 2002 | 21 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £35,950 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Dec 2001 | 17 NE23 6LG | Semi-detached | £35,500 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Apr 2001 | 19 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £26,750 | Leasehold. |
| 19 May 2000 | 25 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £30,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Jul 1999 | 35 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £20,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Feb 1999 | 19 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £25,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Jan 1998 | 13 NE23 6LG | Semi-detached | £51,000 | |
| 9 Jan 1998 | 13 NE23 6LG | Semi-detached | £51,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Oct 1997 | 11 NE23 6LG | Semi-detached | £48,500 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Jul 1997 | 4 NE23 6LG | Semi-detached | £42,000 | |
| 19 Apr 1996 | 31 NE23 6LG | Flat or maisonette | £23,500 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Feb 1996 | 2 NE23 6LG | Semi-detached | £52,500 |
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 55 m². Most common: Flat (11); House, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, semi-detached (3). Built: 1967-1975 (16); 1950-1966 (3); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (3); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
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 (73% of about 700 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)
- Hastings Street, Percy Street, Cramlington: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE23 6LG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE23 6LB | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 30 addresses are between 61 m and 63 m above sea level (62 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE23 6LB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE23 6LG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cramlington 184,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Seaton Delaval 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Newsham 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hall Close Grange High Pit | 390 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Killingworth | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | North Shields Ferry Terminal | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mer | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 8.3 km (5.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Village Medical Group | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Northumbria Way Pharmacy & Clinic | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rivenhall Dental Practice | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mtcs Group T/A Nisa Local, Southfield Green Cashzone | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.9 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Alexandra Park 9.3 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,500 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 3.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Seghill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| East Cramlington Pond | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| White Wood | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Stonewall Plantation | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Horton Dean | Valley | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) north |
| Down Hill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 30 |
1 of the street's 30 addresses is 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 280 m | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Hareside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Cramlington Learning Village | Secondary | 11–18 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Cramlington Shanklea Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Cramlington Village Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Requires improvement (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Beaconhill Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvation Army NE23 6LD | Other catering premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Ann's Ices NE23 6JW | Mobile caterer | 230 m | 5 Very good | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Nisa Local NE23 6YA | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Chick Pizz NE23 6YA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Benedictine Catholic Club NE23 6YA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 270 m | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Red Naga NE23 6YA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 4 Good | 18 Aug 2026 |
| 2nd Cramlington Scout Group NE23 6HR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2026 |
| St Peter & Paul's Catholic Primary Academy NE23 6DB | School/college/university | 290 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Cranshaw Place (19); On or near Corinto Close (10); On or near Crofthead Drive (4); On or near Cragside (3); On or near Cairnsmore Close (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
Nearby streets
Cramond Way · Cairnsmore Close · Chirnside · Cramond Way · Cragside · Chesterhill · Coomside · Cranshaw Place · Craigend · Craigend · Chirnside
All the streets in NE23 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.
- 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.