Area Info for Wylam (Tyne & Wear)

Wylam (Tyne & Wear, UK)

Wylam is a small village located in Tyne and Wear, North East England. It is situated along the River Tyne, approximately 8 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne. The village is historically significant due to its association with the early development of the railway industry and coal mining.

Historical Significance

Wylam is renowned for its connection to George Stephenson, the famous engineer often called the "Father of Railways." Stephenson was born in Wylam in 1781 and spent much of his early life working in the local coal mines. His innovations in locomotive design and railway engineering had a profound impact on transportation history.

Local Attractions and Heritage

The village features several historical sites, including the Wylam Railway Museum, which celebrates the area's railway heritage. The museum showcases artefacts and exhibits related to George Stephenson and the development of early steam locomotives.

Wylam also offers scenic views of the River Tyne and surrounding countryside, making it a popular spot for visitors interested in industrial history and natural beauty.

Community and Modern Day

Today, Wylam remains a small, close-knit community with a rich industrial past. It retains much of its historical charm while serving as a peaceful residential area. The village hosts various local events and maintains its connection to its railway heritage through preserved sites and community activities.
Education
School
Greenside Primary School1.20 miles
Rockwood Hill Road, Greenside, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 4AX
Adderlane First School1.21 miles
Broomhill Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5HX
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School1.24 miles
Rosedale Road, Crawcrook, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 4UN
Emmaville Primary School1.31 miles
Main Street, Crawcrook, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 4ND
Prudhoe Community High School1.45 miles
Moor Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5LJ
Wylam First School1.47 miles
Bell Road, Wylam, Northumberland, NE41 8EH
Highfield Middle School1.57 miles
Highfield Lane, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6EY
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School1.57 miles
Highfield Lane, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6EY
Prudhoe West First School1.63 miles
West Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6HR
Ryton Community Infant School1.86 miles
Main Road, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 3AF
Ryton Junior School1.86 miles
Main Road, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 3AF
Thorp Academy1.89 miles
Main Road, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 3AH
Prudhoe Castle First School1.99 miles
Castle Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6PH
High Spen Primary School2.30 miles
Hugar Road, High Spen, Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear, NE39 2BQ
Ovingham Church of England First School2.38 miles
Ovingham, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6DE
Ovingham Middle School2.38 miles
West Road, Ovingham, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6DE
Health
Clinic
Prudhoe Hospital Site1.15 miles
Ferndene, Moor Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5PB
Ryton Clinic2.29 miles
Grange Road,, NE40 3LT
Chopwell Childrens Centre2.74 miles
Chopwell Primary School, Derwent Street, Chopwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE17 7HS
Non Obstetric Ultrasound Throckley Primary Care3.32 miles
Tillmouth Park Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE15 9PA
Oakfields Medical Centre3.71 miles
Hamsterley Colliery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE17 7SB
Briarwood3.95 miles
Whitmore Road, Blaydon-On-Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE21 4AN
Ambulance Headquarters4.15 miles
Benicia House, Goldcrest Way, Newborn Riverside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE15 8NY
Cedars Medical Group4.64 miles
Cedar Crescent, Burnopfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE16 6HU
Qe At Blaydon Pcc4.72 miles
Blaydon Primary Care Centre, Shibdon Road, Blaydon-On-Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE21 5NW
Matrix Health Services (Blaydon Primary Care Centre)4.72 miles
Shibdon Road, Blaydon-On-Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE21 5NW
Blaydon Primary Care Centre4.72 miles
Shibdon Road, Blaydon-On-Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE21 5NW
Blaydon Primary Care Centre4.72 miles
Shibdon Road,, NE21 5NW
Intelligent Prescribing Solutions4.80 miles
22 Clockburnsyde Close, Fellside Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE16 5UT
Abbeymoor Neurological Care Centre5.35 miles
Market Lane, Swalwell, Gateshead,, NE16 3DZ
Whickham Health Centre5.53 miles
Rectory Lane,, NE16 4PD
Stanhope Neurological Care Centre5.73 miles
Corbridge Rd, Mesomsley, Consett,, DH8 6QY
GP
Crawcrook Medical Centre1.24 miles
Pattinson Drive, Crawcook, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 4US
Riversdale Surgery1.24 miles
Oaklands Medical Centre, Oaklands Medical Centre, Front Street, Prudhoe, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5DQ
Dr S C Haywood1.27 miles
16a Adderlane Road, West Wylam, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5HR
Riversdale Surgery1.29 miles
51 Woodcroft Road, 51 Woodcroft Road, Wylam, Northumberland, NE41 8DH
Dr Chapman & Partners1.31 miles
Greenside Community Centre, Greenside Road, Greenside, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 4AA
White Medical Group (Wylam)1.45 miles
Jackson Road, Wylam, Northumberland, NE41 8EL
Prudhoe Medical Group1.55 miles
Prudhoe Medical Group, Kepwell Bank Top, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5PW
Grange Road Medical Practice2.29 miles
Grange Road, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 3LT
Drs Dawson and Imlah2.33 miles
High Spen Branch Surgery, Bute Road South, High Spen, Rowlands Gill, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2AP
Dr S M Hilton 2.48 miles
7 Elvaston Road, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 3NT
Dr M S Hassan2.60 miles
Primary Healthcare Centre, South Road, Chopwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17 7BU
Dr Grainger & Partners3.32 miles
Throckley Primary Care, Tillmouth Park Road, Throckley, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 9PA
Branch End Surgery3.36 miles
Branch End Surgery, Stocksfield, Northumberland, NE43 7LL
Dr Scott & Partners3.44 miles
Newburn Surgery, ,4 Newburn Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE15 8LX
Oldwell Surgery3.63 miles
10 Front Street, Winlaton, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE21 4RD
Hollyhurst Medical Centre3.63 miles
8 Front Street, Blaydon On Tyne, Blaydon-On-Tyne, NE21 4RD
Hospital
Ferndene1.15 miles
Ferndene, Moor Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5PB
Shotley Bridge Hospital6.20 miles
Shotley Bridge Hospital, Shotley Bridge, Consett, County Durham, DH8 0NB
Dunston Hill Hospital6.22 miles
Dunston Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE11 9QT
Diabetes Centre6.92 miles
Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 6BE
Newcastle Dental Hospital7.82 miles
Richardson Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE2 4AZ
St Nicholas Hospital (Newcastle-upon-Tyne)7.91 miles
Jubilee Road, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 3XT
The Royal Victoria Infirmary7.93 miles
Queen Victoria Road, New Victoria Wing, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4LP
Great North Childrens Hospital7.93 miles
Queen Victoria Road, New Victoria Wing, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4LP
Bensham Hospital7.97 miles
Saltwell Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 4YL
Nuffield Health, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospital8.59 miles
Clayton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1JP
Freeman Hospital9.33 miles
Freeman Road, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE7 7DN
Queen Elizabeth Hospital9.37 miles
Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 6SX
Hexham General Hospital11.16 miles
Corbridge Road, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 1QJ
Spire Washington Hospital11.50 miles
Picktree Lane, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 9JZ
Sir G B Hunter Memorial Hospital11.56 miles
The Green, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, NE28 7PB
Chester Le Street Hospital12.04 miles
Front Street, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 3AT
Pharmacy
Lloydspharmacy1.22 miles
Rockwood Hill Road, Greenside, Ryton, NE40 4AX
Vantage Chemist1.24 miles
Pattinson Drive, Crawcrook, Ryton, NE40 4US
Boots1.32 miles
48 Front Street, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5DD
Wylam Pharmacy1.34 miles
Main Street, Wylam, Northumberland, NE41 8AB
Boots1.50 miles
77 Front Street, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5PU
Boots2.38 miles
2 Dean Terrace, Ryton, Tyne And Wear, NE40 3HQ
Boots2.48 miles
6 Elvaston Road, Ryton, NE40 3NT
Furness G H Ltd2.62 miles
13 Derwent Street, Chopwell, Tyne and Wear, NE17 7HU
Throckley Chemists3.32 miles
Throckley P/Care Centre, Tillmouth Park Road, Throckley, NE15 9PA
Boots3.40 miles
1 Alexandra Terrace, Stocksfield, NE43 7LA
Newburn Pharmacy3.44 miles
1 Newburn Road, Newburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8LX
R W Wilson3.47 miles
50 Front Street, Winlaton, NE21 6AD
Boots3.57 miles
16 Front Street, Winlaton, Blaydon-on-tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE21 4RE
Boots3.88 miles
34 Station Road, Rowlands Gill, Tyne And Wear, NE39 1PZ
Boots4.12 miles
9-10 The Precinct, Wesley Court, Blaydon-on-tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE21 5BT
Boots4.22 miles
3 Tyne View, Lemington, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8DE
Leisure
Park
BRADLEY PARK (Grade II Listed)0.48 miles
PRIESTCLOSE WOOD0.73 miles
TYNE RIVERSIDE1.15 miles
WYLAM HAUGHS1.16 miles
CASTLEFIELDS WOOD1.37 miles
CLARA VALE1.64 miles
HEDDON COMMON2.60 miles
RYTON WILLOWS2.86 miles
TYNE GREEN2.89 miles
WALBOTTLE DENE3.69 miles
WALBOTTLE BRICKWORKS3.71 miles
THROCKLEY & WALBOTTLE DENE3.91 miles
SHIBDON DENE4.01 miles
GIBSIDE (Grade I Listed)4.42 miles
DERWENT WALK4.47 miles
WAVERLEY PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT4.52 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Ryton1.08 miles
Petrol Crawcrook, NE40 4NW
Nisa Local1.09 miles
Biverfield Rd, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5ER
Co-op Ryton1.22 miles
Crawcrook, NE40 4TX
SPAR Wylam1.32 miles
2, South View, Northumberland, NE41 8AN
SPAR Greenside1.34 miles
Spar Store, Lead Road, Tyne And\ Wear, NE40 4SW
Co-op Prudhoe1.38 miles
Petrol Prudhoe, NE42 5DH
Co-op Prudhoe1.43 miles
Prudhoe, NE42 5HF
Londis The Village Store2.22 miles
Main Road, Ovingham, NE42 8AA
Sainsbury's Ryton Local2.26 miles
Lane Head, Ryton, Tyne And Wear, NE40 3NA
Co-op Ryton2.42 miles
Parsons Drive, Ryton, NE40 3RA
Londis, Tay Street2.62 miles
15 Tay Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE17 7DG
Co-op Newcastle Upon Tyne2.69 miles
Chopwell, NE17 7HS
SPAR Heddon2.86 miles
Heddon Service Station, Northumberland, NE15 0BG
Chopwell Convenience Store2.95 miles
2 The Green, Chopwell Newcastle upon Tyne NE17 7ER
Highfield Superstore3.19 miles
Co Op Buildings, Smailes Lane, Highfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE39 2LS
Londis Leazes View3.37 miles
57 Leazes View, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2JT
Transport
Airport
Newcastle International Airport6.92 miles
Durham Tees Valley Airport34.40 miles
Bus Stop
Hexham Road-West Wood (W)0.09 miles
Hexham Road-West Wood (E)0.17 miles
Hexham Road-Stanleyburn (E)0.27 miles
Hexham Road-Stanleyburn (W)0.32 miles
Hexham Road-Bradley Park (W)0.35 miles
Hexham Road-Bradley Park (E)0.36 miles
Hexham Road-Wishing Well (NE)0.56 miles
Hexham Road-Coalway Lane (SW)0.56 miles
Main gate (E)0.59 miles
Main gate (W)0.62 miles
Hexham Road-Tenter Hills (NE)0.69 miles
Hexham Road-Old Main Street (SW)0.70 miles
Eastwoods Road (S)0.76 miles
Eastwoods Road (N)0.76 miles
Priestclose Cottages (W)0.86 miles
Priestclose Cottages (E)0.87 miles
Ferry Port
Newcastle International Ferry Terminal14.70 miles
North Shields Ferry Terminal15.04 miles
South Shields Ferry Terminal15.13 miles
Tower Knowe Ferry Landing30.17 miles
Belvedere Ferry Landing31.39 miles
Leaplish Ferry Landing32.50 miles
Transporter Bridge North Side34.79 miles
Transporter Bridge South Side34.82 miles
Railway Station
Wylam Rail Station1.22 miles
Prudhoe Rail Station2.06 miles
Stocksfield Rail Station4.10 miles
Blaydon Rail Station4.10 miles
Metrocentre Rail Station5.93 miles
Riding Mill Rail Station6.24 miles
Newcastle Airport Metro6.82 miles
Dunston Rail Station6.88 miles
Newcastle Rail Station7.88 miles
Corbridge Rail Station8.09 miles
Manors Rail Station8.41 miles
Heworth Rail Station10.29 miles
Hexham Rail Station11.15 miles
Chester-le-Street Rail Station11.79 miles
Cramlington Rail Station12.44 miles
Brockley Whins Rail Station14.03 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (NE41 8J*)
Number of Properties in Catchment178
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
BRADLEY HALL FARM (WEST COTTAGE)

WYLAM
TYNE AND WEAR
NE41 8JP		£480,000
2023-02-03
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2015-07-31   £310,000
Sold 2003-11-27   £80,000
BRADLEY HALL FARM (GREENACRES)

WYLAM
TYNE AND WEAR
NE41 8JP		£372,500
2021-09-27
detached
freehold
BRADLEY HALL FARM (MEADOW VIEW)

WYLAM
TYNE AND WEAR
NE41 8JP		£382,500
2021-03-12
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-07-21   £180,000
BRADLEY HALL FARM (WOODLANDS)

WYLAM
TYNE AND WEAR
NE41 8JP		£450,000
2020-07-22
otherPropertyType
freehold
BRADLEY HALL FARM (THE STABLES)

WYLAM
TYNE AND WEAR
NE41 8JP		£385,000
2019-10-04
detached
freehold
BRADLEY FARM

WYLAM
TYNE AND WEAR
NE41 8JP		£410,000
2019-09-04
detached
freehold
BRADLEY HALL FARM (SWALLOWS LODGE)

WYLAM
TYNE AND WEAR
NE41 8JP		£420,000
2017-12-08
otherPropertyType
freehold
BRADLEY HALL FARM (THE COACH HOUSE)

WYLAM
TYNE AND WEAR
NE41 8JP		£435,000
2017-12-06
semidetached
freehold
BRADLEY HALL FARM (SPRING HOUSE)

WYLAM
TYNE AND WEAR
NE41 8JP		£390,000
2017-06-19
terraced
freehold
BRADLEY HALL FARM (THE DAIRY)

WYLAM
TYNE AND WEAR
NE41 8JP		£420,000
2017-03-30
terraced
freehold
BRADLEY HALL FARM (EAST COTTAGE)

WYLAM
TYNE AND WEAR
NE41 8JP		£245,000
2015-10-16
semidetached
freehold
FRENCHES CLOSE BARN (2)

PRUDHOE
TYNE AND WEAR
NE42 5NN		£318,000
2014-01-27
terraced
freehold
Sold 2005-09-26   £335,000
FRENCHES CLOSE BARN (1)

PRUDHOE
TYNE AND WEAR
NE42 5NN		£322,000
2010-10-15
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2005-07-08   £340,000
Sold 2001-12-20   £235,000
FRENCHES CLOSE BARN (4)
PRUDHOE
PRUDHOE
TYNE AND WEAR
NE42 5NN		£380,000
2007-08-31
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2002-12-11   £240,000
HAGG HILL COTTAGE
PRUDHOE
PRUDHOE
TYNE AND WEAR
NE42 5NL		£275,000
2004-01-26
detached
freehold
FRENCHES CLOSE BARN (3)
PRUDHOE
PRUDHOE
TYNE AND WEAR
NE42 5NN		£325,000
2002-12-11
terraced
freehold
Sold 2002-10-04   £175,000
KYO CLOSE (THE WHITE COTTAGE)
WYLAM
WYLAM
TYNE AND WEAR
NE41 8JW		£32,000
1998-05-31
detached
freehold
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