Amenities include a supermarket, car parts shop, a number of hair salons, social clubs and a working men's club, three care homes for the elderly, two churches, a solarium, funeral parlour, an optometrist, medical surgery,[6] a range of newsagents, a chemist, a Masonic hall,[7] and a primary school (Throckley Primary School).

[9] Sir William lived for many years in Throckley Hall with his wife Eliza Mary Bond and two children, Charlotte and Kate.

[12] Throckley Hall has been preserved and remains a private residence along with the associated land,[9][13] which includes formal gardens surrounding the house as well as several acres of protected woodland and meadows.

[15] Throckley itself, especially the Bank Top area, offers views over the Tyne Valley, and looking west, to the distant Pennines.

[16] Throckley Dene is a stretch of semi-natural ancient woodland in a steep-sided valley with Dewley Burn running through.

National cycle route 72 passes through South Throckley, along the edge of the River Tyne before continuing West towards Wylam Village.