Anyone from Newcastle/Gateshead area?

[tj1979]

Lads, I need some advice/help. The missus and I are moving to the Newcastle area for a number of reasons, one of which is she's got a job up there. We've found a house that seems to suit us price/location in comparison to her workplace, it's the one in Heatherwell Green Bridgfords estate agents Newcastle upon Tyne | Property for sale What I need to know is what the area's like? The house is fairly cheap, which could be for a couple of reasons but I don't know anything about the location. Anybody from the area? Or anyone who knows anything about it?

 

[telectrix]

geordie's your man for this info.

 

[trev]

Fenham has two sides, one is nice and quiet and the other is like a hell hole. Iirc Wingrove Road is in the nice bit. It's not too far outside of the city centre and is well served by public transport. There's a hospital fairly close and some pubs which aren't bad at all.

 

[Plonker 3]

Any particular reason why pointed out the hospital was close by Trev? :95::94::60::13::death:

 

[trev]

I was going to get into a whole thing about the local amenities but then thought I'd leave it for one of the lads from Newcastle

 

[king_11]

You haven't been to look at it ?

 

[moospark]

As Trev says, Fenham (The Nam) can be hit and miss. if you want to be in that part of town for the hospitals or university, try Spittal Tongues, just across the road, well different villagey vibe, nice pubs, walking distance from toon centre.

 

[Geordie Spark]

geordie's your man for this info.

No good asking me ...... I'm a Gateshead lad.

 

[pennychew]

I live in Fenham but unless im missing something here the house he's asking about is in Gateshead?

 

[trev]

I live in Fenham but unless im missing something here the house he's asking about is in Gateshead?

Wingrove Road mate

 

[pennychew]

Lads, I need some advice/help. The missus and I are moving to the Newcastle area for a number of reasons, one of which is she's got a job up there. We've found a house that seems to suit us price/location in comparison to her workplace, it's the one in Heatherwell Green Bridgfords estate agents Newcastle upon Tyne | Property for sale What I need to know is what the area's like? The house is fairly cheap, which could be for a couple of reasons but I don't know anything about the location. Anybody from the area? Or anyone who knows anything about it?

I thought he meant the one in Heatherwell Green, Felling?

 

[trev]

His link took me to one on Wingrove mate, sorry. I've given the OP duff info by the look of it

 

[Silly Sausage]

Trev, I think he's looking at this one...
3 Bedroom Semi Detached House For Sale in Gateshead for Offers in the region of £100,000.

not the half million pound job!

 

[pennychew]

His link took me to one on Wingrove mate, sorry. I've given the OP duff info by the look of it

I thought the same when i first opened the link mate!

 

[Geordie Spark]

I've always thought Felling to be a dodgy area but where can you go to find a place that hasn't got a dodgy area these days?

Take the Lobley Hill area of Gateshead; the west side I think is ok, but I wouldn't even like to think about living in the east side. My builder mate is a big rough bloke and spent all of his life there, but has recently moved across to the west as it was getting too rough - even for him.