South Blyth
Ward in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.108, -1.513 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 31 79 |
South Blyth sits on the southern edge of the town of Blyth in Northumberland, close to where the River Blyth meets the North Sea. The ward mixes dense residential streets and post‑industrial dockland, with the old harbour and quays forming a prominent local landmark.
The area has a strong maritime and industrial heritage - coal, shipbuilding and fishing shaped its growth - and the Port of Blyth has more recently become important for offshore wind and renewables activity. Community life is anchored by local clubs, schools and regeneration projects aimed at improving housing and seafront amenities, while nearby beaches and birdlife give a surprisingly coastal character to this urban neighbourhood.
Postcode districts covering South Blyth
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 9 miles
- Sunderland 15 miles
- South Shields 9.5 miles
- Gateshead 11.9 miles
- Washington 14.3 miles
- Durham 22.7 miles
- Wallsend 7.4 miles
- Newburn 12.4 miles
- Whitley Bay 4.7 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 18.4 miles
- Blyth 1.3 miles
- Chester-le-Street 17.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Plessey Ward 0.6 miles
- Isabella Ward 0.9 miles
- Wensleydale Ward 0.9 miles
- Blyth Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Newsham Ward 1.4 miles
- Croft Ward 1.4 miles
- Cowpen Ward 1.5 miles
- New Hartley Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Hartley Ward 1.7 miles
- Kitty Brewster Ward 2.2 miles
- Seaton Valley Parish 2.2 miles
- Seaton Sluice Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in South Blyth
NE24 3XX, NE24 3PS, NE24 3XU, NE24 3PJ, NE24 3RL, NE24 3QD, NE24 3RU, NE24 3HA, NE24 3SW … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 8.6 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 41.5 miles
- Cramlington Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Pegswood Railway Station 7.1 miles
- Haymarket bus station 9.9 miles
Hotels near South Blyth Ad
- Lairds House 3.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Newcastle Gosforth Park 4 5.6 miles
- Great North Hotel 4 7.5 miles
- The Snowy Owl by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.8 miles
- The Portland Hotel 5.9 miles
- The Tynemouth Castle Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 6.6 miles
- Dunes Hotel 5.3 miles
- Staybridge Suites Newcastle 4 9.9 miles
- Jesmond Dene House 4 8.4 miles
- The Queens Head 5.4 miles
Local points of interest
- Cullercoats Harbour Harbour 6 miles
- Blagdon Hall Estate 6.3 miles
- Newcastle Racecourse Recreation 6.6 miles
- Arbeia Roman Fort Archaeological site 7.9 miles
- Arbeia museum Museum 7.9 miles
- Bluebell Wood Forest 8 miles
- Shields Harbour Harbour 8.1 miles
- Segedunum museum Museum 8.3 miles
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 8.3 miles
- Newminster Abbey Historic site 8.6 miles
- Woolsington Hall Estate 9.2 miles
- Hancock Museum Museum 9.7 miles