Darras Hall

Darras Hall is an upland estate of Ponteland, occupying an outer part of the village centred northwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. GeographyIt is separated by a green buffer from Newcastle International Airport to the east and is one of the most affluent estates in North East England. It has very expensive housing stock, and former professional footballers such as Alan Shearer and Peter Beardsley live on the estate. Nearby traditional villages are Heddon-on-the-Wall, Throckley, Westerhope, Gosforth and Hazlerigg. In the village, shopping facilities are at high-end Broadway Shopping Centre with a further array of retail in Newcastle upon Tyne, accessed on the A696 or by bus to the airport, which has an express railway station or directly to the city centre. DemographyBetween 2001 and 2013, a vast amount of building work was done all over Darras Hall, rendering it largely unrecognisable from its former appearance. In times gone by, Darras Hall was replete with only bungalows set in large sprawling and expansive grounds, many of which remain. The large plots are being used to produce vast mansions, further adding to the exclusivity of Darras Hall.

Darras Hall is an upland estate of Ponteland, occupying an outer part of the village centred northwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. GeographyIt is separated by a green buffer from Newcastle International Airport to the east and is one of the most affluent estates in North East England. It has very expensive housing stock, and former professional footballers such as Alan Shearer and Peter Beardsley live on the estate. Nearby traditional villages are Heddon-on-the-Wall, Throckley, Westerhope, Gosforth and Hazlerigg. In the village, shopping facilities are at high-end Broadway Shopping Centre with a further array of retail in Newcastle upon Tyne, accessed on the A696 or by bus to the airport, which has an express railway station or directly to the city centre. DemographyBetween 2001 and 2013, a vast amount of building work was done all over Darras Hall, rendering it largely unrecognisable from its former appearance. In times gone by, Darras Hall was replete with only bungalows set in large sprawling and expansive grounds, many of which remain. The large plots are being used to produce vast mansions, further adding to the exclusivity of Darras Hall.