Sandyford, Newcastle upon Tyne

Sandyford
Sandyford
	; Sandyford Road, the north-west boundary of Sandyford (on the right)
	Sandyford Location within Tyne and Wear
OS grid reference	NZ257658
Metropolitan borough	Newcastle upon Tyne;
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode district	NE2
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Newcastle upon Tyne East;
Councillors	Arlene Ainsley (Labour); Felicity Mendelson (Labour); Judy Pearce (Labour);

Sandyford is a district in the east of the city and metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is bordered by Jesmond, Heaton, Shieldfield and the city centre. Towards the south-east is Jesmond Dene.

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Sandyford’s housing stock is mostly red brick Victorian terraced housing, and many of these are Tyneside flats.

In the south of Sandyford, there are some light industrial business buildings, including offices and small warehouses.

The nearest Metro station is Jesmond.[1]

Similarly to neighbouring Jesmond, Sandyford is home to a large number of students because of its close proximity to Newcastle University and Northumbria University.

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