Gateshead sits on the south bank of the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne as part of the wider Tyneside conurbation. Historically it grew from coal, shipbuilding and heavy industry, and many of its Victorian terraces and parks, such as Saltwell Park, reflect that industrial past while regeneration has reshaped much of the riverside.
Today Gateshead is known for striking cultural landmarks like the Angel of the North, the tilting Gateshead Millennium Bridge and the riverside arts venues of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art and Sage Gateshead. Economic life is a mix of retail and service-sector growth around Gateshead Quays and the long-established industrial and logistics presence at Team Valley, while the borough continues to balance ongoing regeneration with diverse local communities.
Postcode districts covering Gateshead
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 4.3 miles
- Sunderland 7.5 miles
- Hartlepool 24.2 miles
- South Shields 7.3 miles
- Washington 4.2 miles
- Durham 11.2 miles
- Wallsend 4.9 miles
- Newburn 6.5 miles
- Whitley Bay 8.8 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 8.3 miles
- Blyth 12.8 miles
- Peterlee 16 miles
Neighbouring places
- Deckham Ward 0.4 miles
- Low Fell Ward 0.6 miles
- Saltwell Ward 0.8 miles
- High Fell Ward 0.8 miles
- Windy Nook and Whitehills Ward 1.1 miles
- Felling Ward 1.2 miles
- Chowdene Ward 1.2 miles
- Bridges Ward 1.4 miles
- Lobley Hill and Bensham Ward 1.5 miles
- Pelaw and Heworth Ward 1.9 miles
- Springwell Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Byker Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Gateshead
NE11 9UU, NE10 8SU, NE8 4AX, NE8 4JJ, NE9 6UA, NE98 1WZ, NE8 3QB, NE9 6NX, NE11 9HE … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 7.8 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 30.6 miles
- Heworth Station 1.5 miles
- Dunston Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 2.5 miles
- Haymarket bus station 2.6 miles
Hotels in Gateshead Ad
- Innside by Meliá Newcastle 4
- Durham House Hotel
- Holiday Inn Express Newcastle City Centre 3
- Hilton Newcastle Gateshead 4
- Sleeperz Hotel Newcastle 3
- Leonardo Hotel Newcastle 4
- Copthorne Hotel Newcastle 4
- Sutherlands Hotel
- Mercure Newcastle George Washington Hotel Golf and Spa 4
- Leonardo Hotel Newcastle Quayside 4
Schools in Gateshead
- Ateres Girls High School Independent - secondary
- Bede Community Primary School Primary
- Bill Quay Primary School Primary
- Brandling Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Community Primary School Primary
- Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead Secondary
- Carr Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Primary
- Dunston Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Emmanuel College Secondary
- Eslington Primary School Special
- Falla Park Community Primary School Primary
- Fell Dyke Community Primary School Primary
- Furrowfield School Special
- Gateshead College Further education
- Gateshead Jewish Boarding School Independent - all ages
- Glynwood Community Primary School Primary
- Harlow Green Community Primary School Primary
- Haskel School Independent - special
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Local points of interest
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 1.4 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 1.9 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 2.2 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 2.2 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 2.2 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 2.3 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 2.4 miles
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 2.4 miles
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 2.5 miles
- St James' Park Stadium 2.6 miles
- Hancock Museum Museum 2.8 miles
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 3.9 miles