Walker is a large area – accommodation in Walker is a mixture of local authority stock, private rented homes and owner occupied homes. Registered social landlords also have some housing in this area.

The smaller Walkergate area is close to Walker and has high levels of owner occupied homes and YHN properties.

The Walker area has had and continues to have major regeneration. Owner occupancy is increasing in the area with help from private developers and registered social landlords.

Estates

Eastfield estate Properties on the Eastfield estate are mainly Dutch style three bedroom houses with ground floor accommodation. There are also a small number of low-rise flats on the estate. These are very popular properties. There are three high rise blocks in the area, each containing 90 one and two bedroom flats. These blocks benefit from a 24 hour concierge service based in Dean House (with video links to the other two blocks).  There is an active residents group within these blocks.  Although there are some vacancies in the multi-storey blocks, there is a turnover and accommodation can usually be found.
	Woodside Avenue Woodside Avenue is a small street south of the Eastfield estate, close to the river.  There are 36 three bedroom terraced properties which are very popular.  These houses have been improved internally and externally as part of the Modern Homes Programme and have a front and back garden.  There is a residents group on this small estate.
Daisy Hill estate This estate is in the Walkergate ward and has traditional two and three bedroom family homes with front and back gardens. There are also a few four bedroom houses and the Milecastle House sheltered housing scheme.  Daisy Hill is between Shields Road, Scrogg Road and the Fossway, which is a main road into Newcastle from Wallsend.  Part of the estate has benefited from external environmental improvements.  For example, off street parking for residents has recently been introduced. The properties here have also been improved internally as part of the Modern Homes programme.  External work is due to take place in 2009/10. The estate has some small parts of the Roman Wall within it and is close to the famous Segedunam site across the border in Wallsend.

Waverdale estate

The Waverdale Avenue estate consists of prefabricated semi-detached three bedroom houses with front and back gardens. These houses were improved externally in 2008 as part of the Modern Homes Programme.   These are extremely popular properties and rarely become available.

Fairhaven / Diamond Row estate

This estate is east of Titan Road and has two and three bedroom family properties with front and back gardens.  Most of the estate has had internal Modern Homes work carried out.  External improvements are planned for 2009/10.  These properties are very popular but do become available sometimes.

Winslow Place

This estate fits between the north of Waverdale Avenue and south of Titan Road.  The modern 1970s terraced properties with gardens in this area are very popular and rarely available. There are also a few flats on the estate.  There are some garages on the estate which are available from YHN for a small rent.

Westbourne Avenue / Gardens estate

This estate is south of the Fossway and north of Welbeck Road.  There are a number of different styles of property on this estate which includes the Blackwell Avenue area. These are all popular and not often available. Some properties have yards instead of gardens.

Walker Park Gardens 

Proctor Court

These properties are south of Wharrier Street and north of Walker Road.  This is an unusual and attractive estate which was transformed in the late 1980s to provide houses and flats close to Walker Park.  Some of these flats are accessed from an external staircase.   There is high demand for these properties which had internal Modern Homes work carried out in 2007. 

Close to this estate are low rise flats (Saffron Place, Philipson Street and Jane Terrace) which have secure door entry systems.  There is a high demand for these flats.

Proctor Court is a high rise block with a resident caretaker. These are spacious one and two bedroom flats and are very popular. Flats in this block tend to be occupied by older people although people of any age are welcome to bid for a property here.   Proctor Court is north of Walker Road and south of Wharrier Street.  

A sheltered accommodation scheme, Dr Ryan House, is close by which is managed by YHN's sheltered housing service.

Greenford Road multi-storeys

Merlay Hall

These flats are close to the river, south of Walker Road.  A resident concierge is based in Merlay Hall with video links to the two other blocks.  Some flats have superb views of the river Tyne.  The three blocks have one and two bedroom flats and are available from time to time.  Laundry facilities are available in Merlay Hall.  The three multi-story blocks will be receiving internal improvements in 2008/9 as part of the Modern Homes programme. 

There is a small number of terraced houses on Dovercourt Road and Walker Road which are popular and rarely available.

There is an active residents group which has representatives from the multi-storeys and Dovercourt Road.

 

Pottery Bank estate

St Anthony's House

This estate is also close to the river, south of Walker Road.  There are traditional two and three bedroom semi-detached and terraced properties with large gardens - these will be improved internally in 2008/9.

St Anthony’s House is a multi-storey block which has 90 properties close to the river.  Some of the flats have good views of the river. There is 24 hour concierge based in the ground floor of the block.  These one and two bedroom properties are available from time to time.

Some parts of the area have been demolished to allow private builders and registered social landlords to redevelop the area.  There is an active residents group in the area.

 

 

Evistone Gardens estate

Evistone Gardens is west of Pottery Bank and south of Walker Road.  This estate has two and three bedroom houses which will be improved internally in 2008/9.  The houses have front and back gardens.  Environmental works were carried out in 2006 to provide off street parking.

The estate is fairly popular and there are rarely vacancies. There is a residents group in this area which meets monthly.

Hexham Avenue estate

Hexham Avenue estate is north of Walker Road and east of Scrogg Road.  Houses on this estate have two, three or four bedrooms with large gardens.  There is a community building on the estate which offers support and facilities to local residents and welcomes new residents to the estate.

 

 

 

 

Churchwalk multi-storey blocks

Titan House, Churchwalk

There are three multi-storey blocks between Duncan Street and Titan Road.  The middle block has a concierge which is video-linked to the other blocks.  The flats have one or two bedrooms and do not have balconies.

There are occasionally vacancies in these blocks but demand is still fairly high.

 

 

Useful links

Concierge Service
Modern Homes Programme

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