Mccracken Drive Wideopen, North Tyneside
75 addresses across 3 postcodes (NE13), about 440 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 28304054.
- Sales: 67 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £165,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 51 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 21, D: 25, E: 3, F: 1).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are 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 North Tyneside costs £2,462 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cramlington, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Weetslade Country Park, is about 2 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 59 to 64 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 75 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wideopen Medical Centre, about 470 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 580 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 61% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £165,000 | £150,000 | £180,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £147,500 | £145,000 | £150,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £138,500 | £100,000 | £177,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £138,812 | £125,000 | £146,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £139,500 | £124,000 | £155,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | £129,000 | £116,500 | £169,255 |
| 2018 | 5 | £140,000 | £100,000 | £180,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | £119,750 | £115,000 | £145,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £114,000 | £114,000 | £114,000 |
| 2014 | 5 | £110,000 | £85,000 | £138,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2026 | 19 NE13 6NG | Terraced | £180,000 | |
| 16 Feb 2026 | 72 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 13 Feb 2025 | 32 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2024 | 56 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2024 | 13 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 9 Sep 2023 | 29 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 25 May 2023 | 94 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £177,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2021 | 25 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2021 | 33 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £146,000 | |
| 20 Aug 2021 | 88 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £138,812 | |
| 14 Aug 2020 | 92 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2020 | 21 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £124,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2019 | 35 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £132,500 | |
| 6 Jun 2019 | 10 NE13 6NF | Semi-detached | £169,255 | |
| 6 Jun 2019 | 48 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £125,500 | |
| 26 Mar 2019 | 23 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £116,500 | |
| 14 Dec 2018 | 88 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2018 | 94 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2018 | 35 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £129,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2018 | 90 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £149,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2018 | 45 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2017 | 56 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £121,500 | |
| 20 Nov 2017 | 29 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2017 | 86 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £118,000 | |
| 3 Feb 2017 | 90 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2016 | 25 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £82,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Dec 2016 | 12 NE13 6NF | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2015 | 82 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £114,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2014 | 18 NE13 6NF | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2014 | 21 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2014 | 66 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £124,000 | |
| 4 Aug 2014 | 10 NE13 6NF | Semi-detached | £138,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2014 | 86 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 7 Jun 2013 | 92 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £131,000 | |
| 24 May 2013 | 56 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £95,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2013 | 31 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 8 Feb 2013 | 48 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £81,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2011 | 6 NE13 6NF | Semi-detached | £107,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2011 | 36 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 10 Feb 2011 | 12 NE13 6NF | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 9 Feb 2011 | 48 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £97,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2010 | 10 NE13 6NF | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 23 Apr 2010 | 66 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £118,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2010 | 14 NE13 6NF | Semi-detached | £95,000 | |
| 10 Jul 2009 | 30 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £87,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2007 | 23 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2007 | 90 NE13 6NG | Semi-detached | £142,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2006 | 19 NE13 6NG | Terraced | £84,950 | |
| 3 Nov 2006 | 92 NE13 6NG | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2006 | 12 NE13 6NF | Semi-detached | £98,000 |
Energy performance certificates
51 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 70 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (44); Bungalow, semi-detached (6); Bungalow, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1950-1966 (42); 1930-1949 (7); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (25); rented (social) (20); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (29 addresses)
- 1, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 3, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 6, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 9, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 11, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 12, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 14, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 18, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 21, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 26, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 31, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 33, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 35, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 36, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 39, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 40, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 42, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 45, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 48 McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 62, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 64, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 66, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 72, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 82, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 88, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 90, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 92, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 94, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
- 96, McCracken Drive, Wideopen
Council tax
What each band costs in North Tyneside in 2026-27: Band D £2,462 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,641 | £1,915 | £2,188 | £2,462 | £3,009 | £3,556 | £4,103 | £4,924 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (39% of about 1,130 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: 61 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
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, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE13 6NG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE13 6NF | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| NE13 6NQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 75 addresses are between 59 m and 64 m above sea level (62 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE13 6NF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE13 6NG | 100% | 85% | 100% | 0% |
| NE13 6NQ | 100% | 91% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cramlington 184,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Seaton Delaval 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Newsham 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Great North Road - Gray Avenue Wideopen | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Killingworth | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | North Shields Ferry Terminal | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Co-op Reno House Car Park | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wideopen Medical Centre | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Seaton Burn Pharmacy | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Great North Dental Care | 390 m |
| Hospital | Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest VR Traders, Wideopen Cashzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Weetslade Country Park 39 ha | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,600 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lockey Park 6.4 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,440 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Two rectilinear enclosed settlements, south of Castle Street, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Two rectilinear enclosed settlements, south of Castle Street | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rook Wood | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Matts Bank Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Blackroad Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Dark Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Fencer Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
| Gosforth Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Under 55 | 73 | 75 | 54 |
2 of the street's 75 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 21 from aircraft, 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 North Tyneside: see them on the North Tyneside page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfields Community Primary School | Primary | 1–11 | 370 m | No published inspection |
| North Gosforth Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Hazlewood Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Columbas Church NE13 6NH | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2026 |
| VR Traders NE13 6LU | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 17 Feb 2026 |
| Wideopen Superstore NE13 6LU | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2024 |
| Greenfields Community Primary School NE13 6NB | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 20 Oct 2025 |
| Wideopen Co-op NE13 6PL | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Gray Avenue (11); On or near Alnwick Terrace (5); On or near Morpeth Avenue (4); On or near Wooler Square (4); On or near Taylor Avenue (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 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) | 71% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
Gray Avenue · Alnwick Terrace · Morpeth Avenue · Wooler Square · B1318 · Taylor Avenue · West View · East View · B1318 · Mitford Gardens · Chantry Drive · Rayleigh Drive
All the streets in NE13 and across North 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.