East Gosforth also known as Gosforth East is an electoral ward in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear. It was created in 2004. The population of the ward is 8,981, 3.5% of the total population of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Car ownership in the area is 68.8%, higher than the city average of 54.7%. It is one half of Gosforth's wards, along with the West Gosforth ward. Newcastle upon Tyne (usually shortened to Newcastle) is a city in north-east England. ... Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in the North East of England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. ... Gosforth is an area of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England to the north of the city centre. ...

Education

There are four schools within the East Gosfroth ward:

• Gosforth Central Middle School
• Archbishop First School
• South Gosforth First School
• Newcastle Preparatory School for boys, formally known as Newlands School

Recreation and leisure

The ward has two parks, Quarry Park and the 2004 Green Flag winner, Gosforth Central Park. The ward many large green areas including Jesmond Dene. Jesmond Dene is a public park in the east end of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. ...

Ward boundary

The boundary of the East Gosforth ward starts at the Blue House roundabout. It continues by heading east along Jesmond Dene Road to the Ouseburn and then north along the Ouseburn to Haddricksmill Bridge. The boundary continues north to the rear of the properties on Ridgewood Crescent and across the Metro line to continue north along the course of the Ouseburn. At the footbridge across the Ouseburn, it heads west around the perimeter of Gosforth Golf Course and continues west along Links Green Walk. It then leads west to the Asda Superstore on the Great North Road. The ward boundary continues south on Great North Road/Gosforth High Street along to the Blue House roundabout, where it ends. The Ouseburn is a river which flows through Newcastle upon Tyne into the River Tyne. ... A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway — usually in an urban area — with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ... This page is about the A1 road in Britain. ...

Charts and tables

The ward has 4,118 housing spaces of which 4.1% are vacant this is lower than the city average of 5.3%. Owner occupied property stands at 73.9% much higher than the city average of 53.3%. The properties are as follows.

External links

• East Gosforth Ward, Newcastle City Council
• East Gosforth Census 2001, Newcastle City Council