Wardley and Leam Lane are suburban communities in the borough of Gateshead, in Tyne and Wear, sitting east of the town centre with good road and bus links into Newcastle and towards Sunderland. The area is largely residential, with local shopping parades, schools and pockets of green space, and it lies close enough to the commercial and industrial hubs of Team Valley and the large retail draw of the Metrocentre to combine quiet neighbourhood life with easy access to jobs and services.
Historically the neighbourhoods grew through 20th‑century housing developments and share much of the industrial and mining heritage of Tyneside, which still shapes the local identity; today local clubs, community centres and schools play a big part in social life. You’ll find a mix of owner‑occupied and social housing, handy commuter routes and riverside and countryside walking not far away along the River Tyne, giving a balance of suburban convenience and local community character.
Postcode districts covering Wardley and Leam Lane
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 5.6 miles
- Sunderland 5.5 miles
- Hartlepool 22.9 miles
- South Shields 5.1 miles
- Gateshead 2.4 miles
- Washington 3.1 miles
- Durham 11.3 miles
- Wallsend 4 miles
- Newburn 8.7 miles
- Whitley Bay 7.6 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 7.4 miles
- Blyth 12.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Follingsby Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Pelaw and Heworth Ward 0.8 miles
- Windy Nook and Whitehills Ward 1.3 miles
- Fellgate and Hedworth Ward 1.4 miles
- Hebburn South Ward 1.6 miles
- Felling Ward 1.7 miles
- Springwell Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Hebburn Built-up area 1.9 miles
- High Fell Ward 1.9 miles
- Walker Ward 2 miles
- Monkton Ward 2.1 miles
- Washington North Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Wardley and Leam Lane
NE10 8AH, NE10 8DQ, NE10 8DJ, NE10 8JA, NE10 8YP, NE10 8AU, NE10 8SZ, NE10 8JE, NE10 8AQ … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 9.1 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 30.3 miles
- Heworth Station 1.1 miles
- Brockley railway station 3 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 4 miles
- Haymarket bus station 4 miles
Hotels near Wardley and Leam Lane Ad
- INNSiDE Newcastle 4 3.6 miles
- Travelodge Newcastle Whitemare Pool 3 0.5 miles
- Staybridge Suites Newcastle 4 3.4 miles
- Copthorne Hotel Newcastle 4 3.6 miles
- Crowne Plaza Newcastle - Stephenson Quarter 4 3.8 miles
- Hotel Du Vin Newcastle 4 3.1 miles
- Maldron Hotel Newcastle 4 3.9 miles
- Malmaison Newcastle 4 3.4 miles
- Motel One Newcastle 3 3.8 miles
- Vermont Hotel 4 3.6 miles
Schools in Wardley and Leam Lane
- Lingey House Primary School Primary
- White Mere Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 2.3 miles
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 3 miles
- Segedunum museum Museum 3.1 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 3.2 miles
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 3.5 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 3.6 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 3.8 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 4 miles
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 4 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 4.1 miles
- Hancock Museum Museum 4.1 miles
- St James' Park Stadium 4.2 miles