Ponteland
Built-up area in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.043, -1.756 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 15 72 |
| Population: | 10,135 |
Ponteland is a small town in Northumberland, about ten miles north‑west of Newcastle upon Tyne and immediately adjacent to Newcastle Airport. Set against rolling Northumbrian countryside and close to the long-distance leisure routes that lead into Northumberland National Park, it includes the large, leafy suburb of Darras Hall and retains a semi-rural, village-like feel despite its proximity to the city.
The town is best known as an affluent commuter centre with good schools, a compact high street of shops and services, and a mix of older stone buildings and modern housing. Its local clubs, churches and community groups give it an active social life, while easy road and air links make it popular with professionals who work in Newcastle but want access to country lanes and the Northumberland coast at weekends.
Postcode districts covering Ponteland
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 5.7 miles
- Sunderland 16.8 miles
- South Shields 14 miles
- Gateshead 9.6 miles
- Washington 13.8 miles
- Durham 19.6 miles
- Wallsend 9.7 miles
- Newburn 4.2 miles
- Whitley Bay 11.6 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 17.9 miles
- Blyth 10.5 miles
- Chester-le-Street 14.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Medburn Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Woolsington Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Ponteland South with Heddon Ward 2.7 miles
- Callerton & Throckley Ward 2.7 miles
- Ponteland East and Stannington Ward 3.1 miles
- Dinnington Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Ogle Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Throckley Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Chapel Ward 3.4 miles
- Walbottle Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Heddon-on-the-Wall Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Castle Ward 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Ponteland
NE20 9EY, NE20 0FA, NE20 9RG, NE20 9QJ, NE20 0FF, NE20 9PZ, NE20 9RZ, NE20 9NX, NE20 9LX … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 2.6 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 39.1 miles
- Newcastle Airport Metro 1.9 miles
- Wylam Railway Station 5.2 miles
- Haymarket bus station 7.2 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 7.3 miles
Hotels near Ponteland Ad
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Newcastle International Airport 4 1.8 miles
- Great North Hotel 4 5.6 miles
- Michelangelos 5.2 miles
- The Beresford Arms 3 6.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Newcastle Gosforth Park 4 5 miles
- Novotel Newcastle Airport 4 4.3 miles
- Staybridge Suites Newcastle 4 7.9 miles
- Jesmond Dene House 4 6.7 miles
- Innside by Meliá Newcastle 4 7.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Newcastle Gateshead 3 6.2 miles
Schools in Ponteland
- Ponteland Community Primary School Primary
- Richard Coates C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kirkley Hall Estate 2.8 miles
- Woolsington Hall Estate 3.4 miles
- Blagdon Hall Estate 4.5 miles
- Newcastle Racecourse Recreation 5.8 miles
- St James' Park Stadium 7.1 miles
- Hancock Museum Museum 7.1 miles
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 7.3 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 7.3 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 7.4 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 7.5 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 7.7 miles
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 7.8 miles