Is Newcastle Great Park a good place to live?

Is Newcastle Great Park a good place to live?

DRIVE North from Newcastle on the A1 and, just as you leave the city suburbs behind, you really can’t miss a large new homes development on the east of the dual carriageway.

How many houses are on Newcastle Great Park?

4,500
When completed the development will consist of 4,500 new homes, ranging from one bedroom apartments to five bedroom executive family houses, over the 1,200 acre site.

When was great park Newcastle built?

The Great Park Community Centre, based on Roseden Way, opened in March 2014 and provides a range of services and facilities to the local community including: A main hall that can seat up to 100 people. The main hall can be split into 3 smaller spaces.

Is Great Park a town?

Newcastle Great Park is the largest housing development in the North East of England, creating a new sustainable and vibrant neighbourhood 3 miles north-west from Newcastle City Centre centred around a purpose built multi-use town centre.

How many houses are in great park?

By October 2019 2,000 of the 4,500 homes promised had been built.

When was great park warlingham built?

1903
Greatpark was built on the Warlingham Park Hospital site, which opened in 1903 as the Croydon Borough Asylum. It was renamed Warlingham Park in 1937, and closed its doors in 1999.

When did Warlingham Park Hospital close?

1999

What happened at Bedlam?

Bedlam was mentioned as a hospital in 1329, and some permanent patients were accommodated there by 1403. In 1547 it was granted by Henry VIII to the City of London as a hospital for the mentally ill. It subsequently became infamous for the brutal ill treatment meted out to its patients.

When was the first plan for Newcastle Great Park?

Plans for Newcastle Great Park date back to 1999 and earlier. The first part of the development was on the Gosforth side of the A1. Work started on the Warkworth Woods and Melbury estates back in 2001.

Will there be a new middle school at Newcastle Great Park?

Middle school and high school places will be provided through the proposed new school at Newcastle Great Park for year 5 to year 11 pupils and the expansion of Gosforth Central Middle School. The new middle/secondary school will be run by Gosforth Federated Academies Trust at Newcastle Great Park.

What are the plans for plans at Great Park?

Plans are now starting to take shape for the development of both schools, please contact Newcastle City Council for further information. The next new phase of development at Great Park is Cell A/B1, which is located to the north west of the site.

Where is the closest metro station to Newcastle Great Park?

The closest Tyne and Wear Metro stations to Newcastle Great Park are located at Fawdon and Kingston Park, with Newcastle Central being the closest National Rail station. Newcastle Great Park is situated on the A1 road, to the north of Newcastle .