The area around Crawcrook and Greenside sits on the western edge of the Borough of Gateshead, a short drive from Newcastle upon Tyne and overlooking parts of the Tyne valley. Crawcrook is largely residential with a mix of older stone terraces and more recent housing, while Greenside keeps a compact, village atmosphere and local amenities that give both places a distinctly suburban‑village feel.
Both communities share a strong coal‑mining heritage that still shapes local identity through miners’ cottages, memorials and street patterns, but today the local economy is largely commuter‑based with small shops, pubs, schools and active community groups. Easy access to countryside walking and cycle routes along the River Tyne and nearby valleys makes the area popular with families and outdoor enthusiasts who want village character close to regional employment centres.
Postcode districts covering Crawcrook and Greenside
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 6.5 miles
- Sunderland 15.2 miles
- South Shields 14.5 miles
- Gateshead 7.9 miles
- Washington 11.6 miles
- Durham 15.2 miles
- Wallsend 10.8 miles
- Newburn 2.4 miles
- Whitley Bay 14.1 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 14.9 miles
- Blyth 15.1 miles
- Peterlee 22.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Crawcrook and Greenside Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Ryton Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Ryton, Crookhill and Stella Ward 1.6 miles
- Winlaton and High Spen Ward 1.8 miles
- Wylam Built-up area 1.9 miles
- High Spen Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Prudhoe South Ward 2.2 miles
- Newburn Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Heddon-on-the-Wall Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Throckley Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Prudhoe Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Prudhoe North Ward 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Crawcrook and Greenside
NE40 4RT, NE40 4DL, NE40 4RN, NE40 4BP, NE40 4RH, NE40 4RP, NE40 4QG, NE40 4DE, NE40 4ET … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 6.5 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 34.3 miles
- Wylam Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Blaydon Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 6.8 miles
- Haymarket bus station 6.8 miles
Hotels in Crawcrook and Greenside Ad
Schools in Crawcrook and Greenside
- Emmaville Primary School Primary
- Greenside Primary School Primary
- St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook Primary
Local points of interest
- Woolsington Hall Estate 5.6 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 6.2 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 6.4 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 6.5 miles
- St James' Park Stadium 6.6 miles
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 6.8 miles
- Hancock Museum Museum 7 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 7 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 7.1 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 7.4 miles
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 7.5 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 7.9 miles