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 miles
- Sunderland 9.8 miles
- South Shields 4.4 miles
- Gateshead 8.1 miles
- Washington 9.6 miles
- Durham 18.1 miles
- Wallsend 3.1 miles
- Newburn 11.2 miles
- Whitley Bay 0.8 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 13.4 miles
- Blyth 6.5 miles
- Peterlee 19.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Whitley Bay Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Whitley Bay North Ward 1 mile
- Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South Ward 1.1 miles
- New York & Murton Ward 1.1 miles
- St. Mary's Ward 1.4 miles
- Preston with Preston Grange Ward 1.4 miles
- Shiremoor Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Tynemouth Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Backworth Built-up area 2.2 miles
- North Shields Ward 2.3 miles
- Chirton & Percy Main Ward 2.4 miles
- Holywell Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Monkseaton
NE25 8JW, NE25 9QG, NE25 8BD, NE25 8TB, NE25 8XP, NE25 8TQ, NE25 8DQ, NE25 9DY, NE25 8XD … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 8.7 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 36.5 miles
- Brockley railway station 5.4 miles
- Cramlington Railway Station 6.1 miles
- Haymarket bus station 7 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 7.1 miles
Hotels near Monkseaton Ad
- The Tynemouth Castle Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 1.9 miles
- Dunes Hotel 1.2 miles
- Staybridge Suites Newcastle 4 6.7 miles
- Village Hotel Newcastle 4 1.7 miles
- Great North Hotel 4 6.1 miles
- Jesmond Dene House 4 5.9 miles
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Newcastle 4 6.5 miles
- Innside by Meliá Newcastle 4 7.3 miles
- The Little Haven Hotel 3 2.8 miles
- The Royal Hotel 3 1.3 miles
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 miles
- Arbeia Roman Fort Archaeological site 2.8 miles
- Arbeia museum Museum 2.8 miles
- Shields Harbour Harbour 3 miles
- Segedunum museum Museum 4.1 miles
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 4.1 miles
- Newcastle Racecourse Recreation 5.5 miles
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 6.5 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 6.8 miles
- Hancock Museum Museum 6.8 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 6.8 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 6.9 miles