Grangetown
Built-up area in Redcar and Cleveland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.599, -1.154 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 54 22 |
| Dialling code: | 01642 (Middlesbrough) |
Grangetown is a working‑class suburb in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland on the North East coast of England, just to the west of Redcar. It developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as Victorian housing for workers in nearby ironstone mines, steelworks and chemical plants around the River Tees and Teesside, and its compact terraces and grid streets still reflect that industrial heritage while sitting close to the North Sea coastline and the wider North Yorkshire landscape.
Like much of the area, Grangetown was affected by deindustrialisation and the loss of heavy industry, but it retains a strong local community, schools, small shops and sports clubs and is the focus of ongoing regeneration efforts. Its location gives easy access to Redcar’s beach and coastal walks, while many residents commute into the Tees Valley for work, so the neighbourhood blends a traditional industrial past with contemporary social and economic change.
Postcode districts covering Grangetown
Most populated places nearby
- Sunderland 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Middlesbrough 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Darlington 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Hartlepool 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Durham 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Houghton-le-Spring 21.1 miles34 km
- Redcar 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Peterlee 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Chester-le-Street 24.9 miles40 km
- Billingham 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Bishop Auckland 21.4 miles34.5 km
Neighbouring places
- South Bank Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Lazenby Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Dormanstown Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Eston Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Teesville Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Kirkleatham Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Brambles & Thorntree Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Coatham Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- North Ormesby Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Billingham South Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Newcomen Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Redcar Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Grangetown
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Newcastle International Airport 37.1 miles59.7 km
- South Bank Railway Station 1.4 miles2.2 km
- British Steel Redcar Railway Station 1.8 miles2.9 km
Hotels near Grangetown Ad
- Claxton Hotel 3 4 miles6.5 km
- Park Hotel 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Middlesbrough - Centre Square 3 3.7 miles5.9 km
- The Marine Hotel 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Gisborough Hall 4 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Leonardo Hotel Middlesbrough 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Hampton by Hilton Stockton on Tees 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Highfield Hotel 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Brockley Hall Hotel 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- The Spa Hotel 7.4 miles11.9 km
Local points of interest
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Wilton Castle Estate 3.1 miles5 km
- Redcar Beach Beach 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Teesport Harbour 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Redcar Racecourse Recreation 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Seaton Snook Hill 3.7 miles6 km
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 4.4 miles7 km
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Victoria Park Stadium 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Handale Priory Historic site 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Cleveland Hills Mountains 12.9 miles20.7 km