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 miles9 km
- Sunderland 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Hartlepool 22.9 miles36.9 km
- South Shields 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Gateshead 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Washington 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Durham 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Wallsend 4 miles6.4 km
- Newburn 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Whitley Bay 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Houghton-le-Spring 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Blyth 12.5 miles20.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Follingsby Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Pelaw and Heworth Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Windy Nook and Whitehills Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Fellgate and Hedworth Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Hebburn South Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Felling Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Springwell Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Hebburn Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- High Fell Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Walker Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Monkton Ward 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Washington North Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Wardley and Leam Lane
NE10 8SS, NE10 8DW, NE10 8BX, NE10 8YJ, NE10 8AG, NE10 8EG, NE10 8TE, NE10 8BN, NE10 8YW … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 30.3 miles48.8 km
- Heworth Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Brockley railway station 3 miles4.8 km
- Eldon Square bus station 4 miles6.5 km
- Haymarket bus station 4 miles6.5 km
Hotels near Wardley and Leam Lane Ad
- Staybridge Suites Newcastle 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Durham House Hotel 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Innside by Meliá Newcastle 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Newcastle 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Malmaison Newcastle 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Sutherlands Hotel 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Maldron Hotel Newcastle 4 4 miles6.5 km
- Hilton Newcastle Gateshead 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Crowne Plaza Newcastle - Stephenson Quarter 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Mercure Newcastle George Washington Hotel Golf and Spa 4 1.5 miles2.3 km
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 miles3.7 km
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 3 miles4.9 km
- Segedunum museum Museum 3.1 miles5 km
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Life Science Musuem Museum 4 miles6.4 km
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 4 miles6.5 km
- Discovery Museum Museum 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Hancock Museum Museum 4.1 miles6.7 km
- St James' Park Stadium 4.2 miles6.8 km