Shiney Row
Ward in Sunderland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.877, -1.483 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 33 53 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Shiney Row is a residential neighbourhood on the western edge of Sunderland, sitting where the city's suburban sprawl meets patches of rolling countryside. Like much of the area around Houghton-le-Spring, its landscape and local identity were shaped by a coal-mining past, and you can still see traces of that industrial heritage in the layout and older buildings, set alongside later housing estates and green spaces.
Today the area is largely commuter-friendly with local shops, pubs and community clubs that keep a strong neighbourhood feel; many residents travel into Sunderland or further afield to Newcastle for work. Community life tends to revolve around small social and sports organisations, and the mix of post-industrial history and accessible countryside gives it a quietly distinctive character within the wider city region.
Postcode districts covering Shiney Row
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 10.3 miles
- Sunderland 3 miles
- Middlesbrough 24.3 miles
- Darlington 24 miles
- Hartlepool 18.1 miles
- South Shields 7.6 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 22.1 miles
- Gateshead 6.2 miles
- Washington 2 miles
- Durham 7.4 miles
- Wallsend 8.7 miles
- Newburn 12.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Shiney Row and Penshaw Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Penshaw Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Washington East Ward 1.2 miles
- Newbottle Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Sandhill Ward 1.9 miles
- St. Chad's Ward 2 miles
- Washington Built-up area 2 miles
- Houghton Ward 2 miles
- Bournmoor Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Washington Central Ward 2.1 miles
- St. Anne's Ward 2.2 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Shiney Row
DH4 4UQ, DH4 7TF, DH4 4SB, DH4 7HL, DH4 7QY, DH4 4QW, DH4 7TJ, DH4 7BG, DH4 4QU … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 13.8 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 25.5 miles
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 4.1 miles
- Sunderland Station 4.5 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 8.6 miles
- Haymarket bus station 8.6 miles
Hotels near Shiney Row Ad
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 3.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Sunderland – City Centre 4 4.4 miles
- Highfield Hotel 3.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Washington 3.5 3 miles
- Lumley Castle 4 3.2 miles
- Campanile Hotel Washington 3 miles
- Victoria Inn 1.9 miles
- Travelodge Washington A1 (M) Northbound 3 3.2 miles
- The Reston Hotel, Part of AG Collection 3 3 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Sunderland 4 4.7 miles
Schools in Shiney Row
- Barnwell Academy Primary
- New Penshaw Academy Primary
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw Primary
- Shiney Row Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Dunkeld Close Estate 1.4 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 4.6 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 5.4 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 6.7 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 6.8 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 7 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 7.1 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 7.8 miles
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 7.9 miles
- Segedunum museum Museum 7.9 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 8.2 miles
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 8.2 miles