Lighthouse View Whitburn, South Tyneside
8 addresses across 3 postcodes (NE34,SR6), about 490 m (0.3 miles) long. USRN 36817557.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £475,000 across 1 sale.
- 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 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 7.2 km (4.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 930 m (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 3 to 38 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Whitburn Surgery, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 570 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | £475,000 | £475,000 | £475,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £460,000 | £460,000 | £460,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2018 | 2 SR6 7NQ | Semi-detached | £475,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2017 | 2 SR6 7NQ | Other | £7,275 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Dec 2016 | 1 SR6 7NQ | Detached | £460,000 | |
| 8 Jul 1999 | 1 SR6 7NQ | Detached | £75,000 | |
| 16 Sep 1996 | 2 SR6 7NQ | Semi-detached | £55,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (41% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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: yes, South Tyneside.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Whitburn Lodge: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Mill Lane/Coast Road, Whitburn, not permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SR6 7HB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NE34 7AF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| SR6 7NQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 3 m and 38 m above sea level (13 m on average); the ground rises about 35 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE34 7AF | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SR6 7HB | 100% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
| SR6 7NQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sunderland 709,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) | |
| Seaham 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coast Road-Souter Lighthouse Whitburn | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange South Shields | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | South Shields Ferry Terminal | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Rear of Horsley Hill Square Shops | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 21.9 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Whitburn Surgery | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Avenue Pharmacy | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Whitburn Dental Practice | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | South Tyneside District Hospital | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | South Shields Police Station | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,570 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 280 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Souter Point Lighthouse and Attached Buildings, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Souter Point Lighthouse and Attached Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m east |
| Marsden lime kilns | Scheduled monument | 360 m north |
| Lizard Lane Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery | Scheduled monument | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Byer's Hole | Tidal water | 620 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Potter's Hole | Tidal water | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| West Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Marsden Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Rackly Way Goit | Wetland | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 8 |
1 of the street's 8 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 South Tyneside: see them on the South Tyneside page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsden Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Whitburn Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The National Trust SR6 7NH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 28 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (northumbria).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 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
- SR6 7HB: 5 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- NE34 7AF: 2 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- SR6 7NQ: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Coast Road · Coast Road · Lizard Lane · Arthur Street · Kitchener Road
All the streets in NE34, SR6 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.