Newcastle Upon Tyne - Houses, Property and Homes to Rent and Buy

Newcastle Upon Tyne is a very popular place to buy a house or rent a property, at Sanderson Young, we can help you find your perfect home in this area. Newcastle is named after the 'new castle' built by Henry II on the site of a Roman fort. A thriving port grew up in its shadow and the city still boasts ancient buildings such as the medieval Cooperage pub and the Tudor Betty Surtees House.

Coal fuelled Newcastle's rapid industrialisation and by 1900 her factories were making the machines that mechanised the world. The collapse of traditional industries left Newcastle searching for a modern role but the city that survived Viking invasion, Scottish sieges and wartime bombing has emerged stronger than ever.

The derelict warehouses of the Quayside have become super chic city-living apartments. The city's famous bridges link Newcastle's waterfront to Gateshead's new cultural attractions (Baltic Gallery, Sage Music Centre etc) and everywhere the city is alive with bars, cafes, restaurants and nightclubs.

Newcastle's innovative Metro trains link the airport, suburbs and satellite towns of Tynemouth, North Shields, Gateshead and Sunderland with city centre attractions. As well as the Quayside, these include the Theatre Royal (northern base of the Royal Shakespeare Company), MetroRadio Arena and St James's Park - home of Newcastle United and the city's temple to the beautiful game.

Yet amidst this economic and cultural renaissance, perhaps Newcastle's true delight lies in the fact this is a compact, manageable city. Even at the heart of the fashionable Eldon Square/Grey Street shopping district, you can see green hills, whilst Town Moor and Jesmond Dene are some of the largest city parks in Europe.

As you would expect in a vibrant, cosmopolitan city there is a huge variety of places to live. Besides super stylish penthouses and loft apartments there are elegant Regency streets like Carlton Terrace (with houses in the £1 million price bracket) and hidden mini-suburbs like Summerhill that are reminiscent of London's Eaton Square [see also Jesmond and Gosforth].

Even once depressed inner-city areas like Ouseburn and Wallsend are experiencing a revival thanks to some innovative, and highly affordable, modern and refurbished housing. A recently renovated two bedroom flat in Wallsend's Vine Street costs under £80,000 whilst Ouseburn, Tyneside's answer to New York's Greenwich Village, has Lime Square's studio apartments (from £150,000).

King Coal may have lost his crown but with world class attractions, a booming city centre and superb range of quality homes, there is no doubt that Newcastle is now one of the most exciting cities in Western Europe.

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