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Sandyford
Sandyford Road, the north-west boundary of Sandyford (on the right)
OS grid reference	NZ257658
Metropolitan borough	Newcastle upon Tyne
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode district	NE2; NE7
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Newcastle upon Tyne East
Councillors	Arlene Ainsley (Labour) Felicity Mendelson (Labour) Judy Pearce (Labour)
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear

Sandyford is a small district in central Newcastle upon Tyne. It represents the north-eastern border of central Newcastle, with the suburbs of Jesmond to the north and Heaton to the east.

Population

Similarly to neighbouring Jesmond, Sandyford is home to a large number of students because of its close proximity to Newcastle University and Northumbria University.

Architecture

Sandyford's housing stock is mostly red brick Victorian terraced housing, and many of these are Tyneside flats. Towards the south-east, the residential streets run steeply downwards to Jesmond Dene.

In the south of Sandyford, there are some light industrial business buildings, including offices and small warehouses.

Transport

Sandyford is serviced by the Tyne and Wear Metro, with the nearest station being Jesmond Metro station.^[1]

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