Best places to live for commuting to Newcastle

Door-to-door commute times by train to Newcastle city centre from every neighbourhood in England, with typical house prices, good schools nearby and crime, so you can see where families can live within reach. Times are for the morning rush and include getting to the station and waiting for the train.

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neighbourhoods within 30 min

129

within 45 min

217

within an hour

9 min

quickest: Newcastle City Centre

Commuter towns, quickest first

Typical door-to-door time across each town's neighbourhoods, the quickest of them, the typical home price, and the neighbourhood with the best family score.

Town	Typical commute	Quickest	Typical home	Best for families
Gateshead	18 min	12 min	£146k	Low Fell East
Newcastle upon Tyne	18 min	9 min	£176k	High Heaton
Whickham	20 min	19 min	£204k	Whickham
Sunniside	22 min	22 min	£180k	Sunniside & Lobley Hill
Longbenton	24 min	22 min	£213k	Holystone & Benton
Blaydon	24 min	24 min	£159k	Blaydon South
Hebburn	25 min	23 min	£169k	Hebburn South
Wallsend	26 min	22 min	£155k	Battle Hill East
Birtley	28 min	26 min	£191k	Birtley South
Killingworth	28 min	28 min	£193k	Killingworth East
Shiremoor	31 min	31 min	£194k	Shiremoor South & West Allotment
Ouston (County Durham)	32 min	32 min	£180k	Ouston & Beamish
Rowlands Gill	32 min	32 min	£212k	Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh
Washington	32 min	27 min	£170k	Oxclose and Lambton
Burnopfield	35 min	35 min	£175k	Burnopfield
Pelton	35 min	35 min	£139k	Pelton & Perkinsville
Chester-le-Street	36 min	34 min	£194k	Chester-le-Street South & East
Ryton	37 min	37 min	£207k	Ryton
Durham	38 min	36 min	£235k	Belmont & Carrville
Seaton Delaval	38 min	38 min	£182k	Seaton Delaval & Seghill
Whitley Bay	38 min	33 min	£332k	Whitley Sands
Dudley (North Tyneside)	40 min	40 min	£160k	Fordley
Jarrow	40 min	29 min	£149k	Primrose
Stanley (County Durham)	40 min	37 min	£123k	Stanley North & East
Throckley	40 min	40 min	£184k	Throckley & Newburn
Great Lumley	41 min	41 min	£181k	Great Lumley & Bournmoor
Tynemouth	41 min	34 min	£210k	Cullercoats
Ushaw Moor and Bearpark	41 min	41 min	£142k	Bearpark & Witton Gilbert
Crawcrook and Greenside	42 min	42 min	£174k	Crawcrook & Greenside
Seaton Sluice	42 min	42 min	£250k	Holywell & Hartley
Boldon Colliery	43 min	43 min	£148k	Boldon Colliery
Wideopen	43 min	43 min	£212k	Wideopen & Seaton Burn
Brandon (County Durham)	44 min	44 min	£133k	Brandon & Brancepeth
Sacriston	44 min	44 min	£157k	Sacriston
Bowburn	46 min	46 min	£160k	High Shincliffe & Bowburn
East Boldon and West Boldon	46 min	46 min	£214k	West Boldon
Fence Houses	46 min	46 min	£148k	Houghton West
Chopwell	47 min	47 min	£128k	Chopwell & High Spen
Cramlington	47 min	43 min	£199k	Cramlington South
Morpeth	47 min	46 min	£310k	Morpeth South & West
Sherburn (County Durham)	47 min	47 min	£165k	Sherburn & West Rainton
Shiney Row and Penshaw	47 min	46 min	£182k	Shiney Row
South Shields	48 min	46 min	£142k	Harton West
Blyth (Northumberland)	49 min	47 min	£133k	Blyth South
Langley Park	49 min	49 min	£151k	Langley Park & Satley
Pegswood	49 min	49 min	£285k	Morpeth North & Pegswood
Houghton-le-Spring	50 min	50 min	£151k	Houghton Town
Prudhoe	50 min	50 min	£165k	Prudhoe
Sunderland	50 min	43 min	£139k	Herrington & Doxford
Esh Winning	51 min	51 min	£140k	Esh Winning & Ushaw Moor
Cleadon	52 min	52 min	£275k	Cleadon & East Boldon
Wylam	52 min	52 min	£275k	Wylam & Ovingham
Ponteland	53 min	52 min	£476k	Ponteland
Coxhoe	54 min	54 min	£144k	Coxhoe & Quarrington Hill
Darlington	54 min	51 min	£153k	College & Park West
Hetton-le-Hole	54 min	54 min	£149k	Hetton-le-Hole North
Spennymoor	54 min	52 min	£143k	Spennymoor West
Bedlington	56 min	55 min	£175k	Bedlington Town
Easington Lane	56 min	56 min	£96k	Hetton-le-Hole South
Stakeford	56 min	56 min	£141k	Guide Post & Stakeford

Under 30 minutes from Newcastle city centre

74 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne	19 min	9 min	£295k	10 min	4 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Whickham, Whickham	22 min	17 min	£259k	8 min	5 min	Very low	7.7 / 10
North Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne	17 min	8 min	£220k	8 min	3 min	Average	7.1 / 10
South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne	18 min	9 min	£345k	10 min	4 min	Low	7.1 / 10
South Jesmond & Sandyford, Newcastle upon Tyne	14 min	6 min	£220k	9 min	5 min	Low	7.0 / 10
Hebburn South, Hebburn	25 min	17 min	£169k	6 min	4 min	Low	6.9 / 10
Low Fell East, Gateshead	18 min	12 min	£234k	6 min	6 min	Low	6.8 / 10
Coxlodge & West Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne	18 min	10 min	£355k	8 min	5 min	Average	6.7 / 10
North Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne	23 min	13 min	£332k	13 min	5 min	Very low	6.6 / 10
Heaton Park & Portland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne	13 min	7 min	£212k	6 min	5 min	Low	6.5 / 10
Dunston Hill, Gateshead	15 min	10 min	£165k	10 min	4 min	Very low	6.5 / 10
Low Fell West, Gateshead	19 min	13 min	£233k	8 min	7 min	Low	6.4 / 10
Wardley, Gateshead	23 min	14 min	£175k	9 min	7 min	Very low	5.8 / 10
Killingworth East, Killingworth	28 min	15 min	£225k	9 min	5 min	Average	5.8 / 10
Birtley South, Birtley	30 min	19 min	£168k	7 min	4 min	Average	5.8 / 10

30 to 45 minutes from Newcastle city centre

55 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Cullercoats, Tynemouth	41 min	18 min	£350k	5 min	5 min	Low	8.0 / 10
Tynemouth West, Tynemouth	41 min	18 min	£192k	9 min	4 min	Very low	7.7 / 10
Chester-le-Street South & East, Chester-le-Street	36 min	22 min	£210k	7 min	4 min	Average	7.3 / 10
Preston Grange, Tynemouth	38 min	16 min	£328k	8 min	5 min	Average	7.2 / 10
Whitley Sands, Whitley Bay	39 min	22 min	£500k	8 min	7 min	Very low	7.2 / 10
Whitley Bay North, Whitley Bay	38 min	23 min	£422k	8 min	9 min	Very low	7.1 / 10
Belmont & Carrville, Durham	40 min	26 min	£190k	10 min	4 min	Low	6.8 / 10
Crawcrook & Greenside, Crawcrook and Greenside	42 min	22 min	£174k	8 min	5 min	Low	6.7 / 10
Pity Me & Framwellgate Moor, Durham	37 min	28 min	£161k	7 min	5 min	Average	6.6 / 10
Oxclose and Lambton, Washington	32 min	19 min	£145k	8 min	4 min	Average	6.4 / 10
West Monkseaton, Whitley Bay	36 min	21 min	£330k	11 min	6 min	Very low	6.4 / 10
Monkseaton, Whitley Bay	38 min	19 min	£290k	7 min	6 min	Low	6.4 / 10
Cramlington South, Cramlington	43 min	22 min	£187k	7 min	5 min	Average	6.3 / 10
Tynemouth Priory, Tynemouth	43 min	18 min	£279k	8 min	3 min	High	6.1 / 10
Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor, Durham	38 min	29 min	£318k	11 min	4 min	High	5.9 / 10

45 minutes to an hour from Newcastle city centre

88 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
College & Park West, Darlington	53 min	49 min	£284k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.2 / 10
Herrington & Doxford, Sunderland	56 min	25 min	£205k	8 min	4 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
Fulwell, Sunderland	50 min	24 min	£240k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.8 / 10
Hummersknott, Darlington	55 min	49 min	£276k	10 min	4 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Hill View & Tunstall, Sunderland	48 min	28 min	£227k	9 min	3 min	Low	7.4 / 10
Harton West, South Shields	51 min	22 min	£220k	9 min	4 min	Very low	7.4 / 10
Morpeth South & West, Morpeth	47 min	29 min	£310k	8 min	8 min	Very low	7.2 / 10
Ponteland, Ponteland	54 min	18 min	£392k	11 min	4 min	Low	7.0 / 10
Seaburn, Sunderland	50 min	25 min	£246k	7 min	5 min	Average	6.6 / 10
Cleadon & East Boldon, Cleadon	52 min	21 min	£275k	10 min	7 min	Very low	6.6 / 10
Bedlington Town, Bedlington	56 min	29 min	£220k	10 min	3 min	Average	6.1 / 10
Houghton Town, Houghton-le-Spring	50 min	26 min	£151k	7 min	3 min	High	5.9 / 10
Cramlington North & East, Cramlington	47 min	25 min	£200k	9 min	8 min	Very low	5.8 / 10
Blyth South, Blyth (Northumberland)	47 min	31 min	£182k	18 min	6 min	Very low	5.7 / 10
South Hylton, Sunderland	50 min	24 min	£130k	6 min	4 min	Average	5.7 / 10

An hour to 90 minutes from Newcastle city centre

90 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Holgate East, York	81 min	—	£273k	6 min	4 min	Low	8.4 / 10
South Bank & Dringhouses, York	81 min	—	£351k	7 min	4 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Ingleby Barwick West & South, Ingleby Barwick	90 min	65 min	£279k	11 min	4 min	Very low	7.7 / 10
Ingleby Barwick North, Ingleby Barwick	89 min	64 min	£215k	8 min	4 min	High	7.4 / 10
Rawcliffe & Clifton South, York	83 min	—	£350k	9 min	4 min	Low	7.3 / 10
Seaham Northlea & Westlea, Seaham	61 min	29 min	£152k	9 min	4 min	Average	6.7 / 10
Heworth North & Stockton, York	84 min	—	£370k	8 min	8 min	Very low	6.7 / 10
Eaglescliffe, Egglescliffe	88 min	63 min	£225k	8 min	6 min	Low	6.7 / 10
Bishopthorpe & Copmanthorpe, Copmanthorpe	89 min	—	£400k	9 min	10 min	Very low	6.7 / 10
Osbaldwick, York	85 min	—	£330k	9 min	5 min	Low	6.5 / 10
Hartburn, Stockton-on-Tees	90 min	56 min	£223k	5 min	4 min	High	6.5 / 10
Bishop Auckland Central & West, Bishop Auckland	70 min	44 min	£160k	7 min	3 min	High	6.4 / 10
Acomb, York	82 min	—	£300k	11 min	5 min	Very low	6.4 / 10
Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham, Upper Poppleton	88 min	—	£440k	18 min	5 min	Very low	6.3 / 10
Fulford Road & Clementhorpe, York	81 min	—	£315k	7 min	5 min	High	6.2 / 10

Most affordable with good schools, within an hour

A Good or Outstanding primary within a 15-minute walk, a Good or Outstanding secondary within a 15-minute drive, and average or lower crime, cheapest first.

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Town End Farm, Sunderland	46 min	19 min	£120k	7 min	4 min	Average	4.8 / 10
Chopwell & High Spen, Chopwell	47 min	27 min	£128k	9 min	13 min	Average	3.0 / 10
South Hylton, Sunderland	50 min	24 min	£130k	6 min	4 min	Average	5.7 / 10
Bensham South & Saltwell, Gateshead	14 min	9 min	£130k	5 min	8 min	Average	4.7 / 10
Ashington West & South, Ashington (Northumberland)	60 min	35 min	£132k	11 min	5 min	Average	4.5 / 10
Lemington, Newcastle upon Tyne	23 min	13 min	£132k	9 min	7 min	Average	3.8 / 10
Barnes Park, Sunderland	47 min	26 min	£139k	8 min	4 min	Average	5.6 / 10
Whiteleas, South Shields	48 min	20 min	£139k	7 min	7 min	Average	4.2 / 10
Tudhoe Grange, Spennymoor	52 min	37 min	£140k	9 min	6 min	Low	5.1 / 10
Guide Post & Stakeford, Stakeford	56 min	33 min	£141k	9 min	7 min	Average	4.1 / 10
Coxhoe & Quarrington Hill, Coxhoe	54 min	33 min	£144k	14 min	13 min	Average	2.8 / 10
Oxclose and Lambton, Washington	32 min	19 min	£145k	8 min	4 min	Average	6.4 / 10
Windy Nook & Whitehills, Gateshead	20 min	13 min	£145k	9 min	5 min	Average	4.4 / 10
Houghton West, Fence Houses	46 min	26 min	£148k	10 min	5 min	Average	4.8 / 10
Hetton-le-Hole North, Hetton-le-Hole	54 min	30 min	£149k	9 min	5 min	Average	4.7 / 10

Questions

Where can I live within an hour of Newcastle city centre?

217 neighbourhoods in England are within 60 minutes of Newcastle city centre door to door by train, 129 within 45 minutes and 74 within 30. The commuter towns table above lists the towns, quickest first.

What are the best places to live for families commuting to Newcastle city centre?

The lists above rank neighbourhoods at each commute time on a family score: how far it is to walk to a Good or Outstanding primary school, how far to drive to a Good or Outstanding secondary, recorded crime and deprivation. Within 45 minutes, the top is Cullercoats.

Where is cheapest to live with good schools within an hour of Newcastle city centre?

Of the neighbourhoods within 60 minutes with a Good or better primary within a 15-minute walk, a Good or better secondary within a 15-minute drive and average or lower crime, the cheapest typical home price is in Town End Farm (£120k).

How are the commute times worked out?

Door to door at the morning peak. By train: getting from homes to the neighbourhood's best station (walking, or driving and parking where the station is more than 20 minutes' walk), the typical train leaving between 07:00 and 08:45 including the wait, then the walk from the arrival station. The fastest train on a line is often a few minutes quicker. Car times are a typical drive without rush-hour traffic, so expect longer at peak times.

Family score: each neighbourhood's place in England (0 to 10) on walking time to a Good or Outstanding primary, driving time to a Good or Outstanding secondary, recorded crime and deprivation, averaged. School times are from the middle of the neighbourhood. Prices are typical sales over the latest 12 months.