Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Newcastle upon Tyne · Region: North East
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| Place | Byker |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.972136 |
| Longitude | -1.578472 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Byker is a suburban district located immediately to the east of Newcastle upon Tyne city centre, within the Tyne and Wear region of North East England. It is widely recognised for the iconic Byker Wall Estate, a distinctive Grade II* listed residential complex designed by Ralph Erskine in the 1970s, which forms a prominent feature of its landscape. This innovative estate, known for its unique architecture and community-focused design, reflects the area's strong working-class heritage and continues to be a vibrant residential neighbourhood. The area serves primarily as a residential hub, well-connected to the wider urban fabric of Newcastle.
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Byker is a suburban area in Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, located in the North East region. It is situated at 54.972136°N, -1.578472°W.
This page provides a live interactive map with street, satellite and terrain layers and Street View. Weather is displayed from Open-Meteo, covering current conditions, hourly forecasts and a 7-day outlook. Local and world news are updated in real time where feeds are available. A Wikipedia summary for Byker is included above.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Page built | May 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |