Wardley is a residential area in

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, located around from

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, from

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, and from Durham. In 2011,

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data for the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

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of ''Wardley and Leam Lane'' recorded a total population of 8,327. Wardley is made up of mainly privately-owned housing, with a number of local shops located on Keir Hardie Avenue, and a post office, which is situated on Lingey Avenue. A bar and brasserie, ''The Green'', is located on Leam Lane, along with Heworth Golf Club.

Demography

According to the 2011 Census, the ''Wardley and Leam Lane''

has a population of 8,327. 51.2% of the population are female, slightly above the national average, while 48.8% are male. Only 2.5% of the population were from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) group, as opposed to 14.6% of the national population. Data from the 2011 Census found that the average life expectancy in ''Wardley and Leam Lane'' is 79.9 years for men, and 81.9 years for women. These statistics compare fairly favorably, when compared to the average life expectancy in the North East of England, of 77.4 and 81.4 years, respectively. Car ownership is higher than the average in the

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(63.5%), but lower than the national average of 74.2% – with 67.8% of households in the ''Wardley and Leam Lane'' ward owning at least one car.

Education

Wardley is served by two primary schools: Wardley Primary School and White Mere Community Primary School – both of which are rated "good" by

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. Nearby primary schools include Lingey House Primary School and St. Augustine's Primary School in Leam Lane, and St. Alban's Catholic Primary School in Pelaw. In terms of secondary education, Wardley is located within the catchment area for Heworth Grange School in Leam Lane. An inspection carried out by Ofsted in January 2017 deemed the school to be "inadequate". Students from the area also attend the nearby Cardinal Hume Catholic School in

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, rated "outstanding" by Ofsted in January 2014, as well as St. Joseph's Catholic Academy in

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, which was rated "requires improvement" by Ofsted in January 2019.

Governance

''Wardley and Leam Lane'' is a local council

in the

. This ward covers an area of around , and has a population of 8,327. As of April 2020, the ward is served by three councillors: Anne Wheeler, Linda Green and Stuart Green. Wardley is located within the

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of both

and

Jarrow Jarrow ( or ) is a town in South Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. Historically in County Durham, it is on the south bank of the River Tyne, about from the east coast. The 2011 census area classed Hebburn and the Boldons as ...

. As of April 2020, constituencies are served by MPs

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and

Kate Osborne Katharine Helen Osborne (born 18 June) is a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow and Gateshead East, formerly Jarrow (UK Parliament consti ...

, respectively.

Transport

Air

The nearest airport to Wardley is

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, which is located around away by road.

Teesside International Airport Teesside International Airport , formerly Durham Tees Valley Airport, is a small international airport in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It primarily serves Teesside (including Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees), south and ...

and

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are located around away by road, respectively.

Bus

Wardley is served by

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's local bus services, with frequent routes serving

, as well as

South Tyneside South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is bordered by all four other boroughs in Tyne and Wear: Gateshead to the west, Sunderland in the south, North Tyneside to the north and Newcastl ...

and

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, the most notable being service 57 to Newcastle, which operates every thirty minutes. They also operate services 67 and 69 to the

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and

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Rail

The nearest

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stations are located at

Pelaw Pelaw () is a residential area in Gateshead, located around from Newcastle upon Tyne, from Sunderland and from Durham. The United Kingdom 2011 census data for the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council ward of ''Heworth and Pelaw'' recorded ...

and Heworth. The

provides a regular service to

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, with trains running up to every 6 minutes (7–8 minutes during the evening and Sunday) between

and South Gosforth, increasing to up to every 3 minutes at peak times. Heworth is the nearest rail station, with

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providing an hourly service along the

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Road

Wardley is dissected by the A184 – a busy route linking

with

and

. By road,

can be reached in around 10 minutes,

in 15 minutes, and

in 30 minutes.

References

{{T&W places Villages in Tyne and Wear Gateshead