Seaton Burn
Seaton Burn is a village in Tyne & Wear, England. It has around 1 school, 2 pharmacies, 10 parks and greens, 4 restaurants and cafés, 20 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Cramlington, 3.8 km away. There were around 22 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Seaton Burn area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North Tyneside area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 208,967 residents at roughly 2,539 people per km².
- Council
- North Tyneside
- County
- Tyne & Wear
- Constituency
- North Tyneside
- Police force
- Northumbria
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 172nd of 294 English council areas — better than 41% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 8° · 67% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:25
9h 11m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Newcastle Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
31 reported · August 2026▼ 40% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour9
- Violence & sexual offences7
- Criminal damage & arson5
- Shoplifting4
Neighbourhood team: Killingworth · Northumbria
Local policing priorities
- Retail Crime
- Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
210 reported road collisions (2025)
47 killed or seriously injured · 242 casualties · 10 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
89 food businesses within 2 miles
- 83 rated 4–5 ★ (74 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Cramlington (3.5 km)
- 19 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Cramlington (3.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£205,554 average▲ 3.7% YoY
Across North Tyneside · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£857 average monthly rent▲ 7% YoY
- 1 bed £590
- 2 bed £736
- 3 bed £905
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
5.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.7 times median annual pay (5.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,824 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · BP (9.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · BP (9.8 km)
17 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
56 charging locations within ~8 km
- 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: Fergyspace Self Store (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches13
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
208,967 residents in North Tyneside · 2,539/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 21%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,693
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,248
- Net moves+1,445
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 145 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,462 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (50% of 102,020)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
83 schools · 29,810 pupils
54 primary · 11 secondary · 18 other
Ofsted: 28 of 34 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)
77 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Whitley Bay High SchoolOutstanding
- Burnside CollegeGood
- George Stephenson High SchoolGood
- Longbenton High SchoolGood
- Norham High SchoolGood
- St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolGood
- John Spence Community High SchoolRequires improvement
- Churchill Academy
- Marden High School
- Monkseaton High School
- North Gosforth Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Tyneside
Care & health services
165 CQC-registered services
- Care homes43
- GP practices26
- Dentists33
- Homecare agencies45
- Hospitals & hospices1
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · North Tyneside
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
176 applications decided
96% granted · 169 granted, 7 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Emma Foody
Labour (Co-op)
Cramlington and Killingworth
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority · directly-elected mayor
- Lab 35
- Con 8
- Grn 2
- Ref 11
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,830 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £16,120 avg
e.g. Bike Delivery Rider, Car Delivery Driver
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£727 median full-time weekly pay
3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,741 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
50% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 102,668 certificates
8.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
60% low-carbon electricity
Imports 40% · Nuclear 34% · Wind 26%
1 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.6 yrs women · 79 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 57.4 women · 57.6 men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in NE13
- Wideopen Medical Centre
- Woodlands Park Health Ctr
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cramlington and Killingworth:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth384 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases218 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND190 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- The North Of England A1 Safety Guarantee: Action Immediate Protection.160 local signatures · 5,253 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after155 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Seaton Burn · 0.1 kmSeaton Burn is a village in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, to the north of Newcastle upon Tyne, and adjacent to Wideopen which is just south of it. It is part of the wider Seaton valley in which some Seaton villages a…
Seaton Burn Wagonway · 0.3 kmThe Seaton Burn Wagonway was from 1826 to 1920 a partially horse-drawn and partially rope-operated industrial railway with a gauge of 4 ft 6 in near Newcastle upon Tyne.
North Gosforth Academy · 0.6 kmNorth Gosforth Academy is a co-educational secondary school located in Seaton Burn, Tyne and Wear, England. It has a specialism in business and enterprise. In 2018 it became a member of Gosforth Federated Academies.
Wideopen · 1.3 kmWideopen, also occasionally misspelled as Wide Open, is a village in the North Tyneside metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England, around 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Newcastle.
Big Waters · 1.4 kmBig Waters is a pond formed after a mine collapsed and is now nature reserve in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the largest body of open water in the region, and is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The…
Brunswick Village · 1.6 kmBrunswick Village is a village split between North Tyneside and Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne, and borders Hazlerigg, Dinnington and Wid…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Seaton Burn?
- Seaton Burn is a town in Tyne & Wear, England, in the North Tyneside local authority.
- How deprived is Seaton Burn?
- The North Tyneside local authority, which includes Seaton Burn, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.