Monkseaton
Ward in North Tyneside, England
| Coordinates: | 55.037, -1.472 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 33 71 |
| Dialling code: | 019467 (Gosforth) |
Monkseaton is a largely residential ward in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, lying just inland from the coast at Whitley Bay. It has a pleasantly suburban feel with tree-lined streets, a compact high street of independent shops and cafés, and stretches of Victorian and Edwardian housing - Old Monkseaton is notable for its conservation character and period architecture.
The area grew as a commuter suburb with the arrival of local rail and tram links and today is well served by the Tyne and Wear Metro, giving quick access to Newcastle and the wider Tyneside conurbation. Its name hints at historic ties to the local monastic past around Tynemouth Priory, and the ward retains an active community life with local schools, clubs and small businesses underpinning a mixed but stable local economy.
Postcode districts covering Monkseaton
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 7 miles11.2 km
- Sunderland 9.8 miles15.8 km
- South Shields 4.4 miles7 km
- Gateshead 8.1 miles13 km
- Washington 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Durham 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Wallsend 3.1 miles5 km
- Newburn 11.2 miles18 km
- Whitley Bay 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Houghton-le-Spring 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Blyth 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Peterlee 19.9 miles32 km
Neighbouring places
- Whitley Bay Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Whitley Bay North Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- New York & Murton Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- St. Mary's Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Preston with Preston Grange Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Shiremoor Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Tynemouth Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Backworth Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- North Shields Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Chirton & Percy Main Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Holywell Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Monkseaton
NE25 9DF, NE25 8AQ, NE25 9PH, NE25 8TR, NE25 9DE, NE25 8JT, NE25 8NQ, NE25 9DD, NE25 8JJ … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 8.7 miles14 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 36.5 miles58.7 km
- Brockley railway station 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Cramlington Railway Station 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Haymarket bus station 7 miles11.3 km
- Eldon Square bus station 7.1 miles11.4 km
Hotels near Monkseaton Ad
- The Tynemouth Castle Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 1.9 miles3 km
- Dunes Hotel 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Staybridge Suites Newcastle 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Village Hotel Newcastle 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Great North Hotel 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Jesmond Dene House 4 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Newcastle 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Innside by Meliá Newcastle 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- The Little Haven Hotel 3 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Osborne Hotel 6.3 miles10.1 km
Schools in Monkseaton
- Appletree Gardens First School Primary
- Langley First School Primary
- Monkseaton High School Secondary
- Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay Primary
- Woodlawn School Special
Local points of interest
- Cullercoats Harbour Harbour 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Arbeia Roman Fort Archaeological site 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Arbeia museum Museum 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Shields Harbour Harbour 3 miles4.8 km
- Segedunum museum Museum 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Newcastle Racecourse Recreation 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Hancock Museum Museum 6.8 miles11 km
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 6.8 miles11 km
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 6.9 miles11.1 km