Springwell Estate is a council estate

Council house

A council house, otherwise known as a local authority house, is a form of public or social housing. The term is used primarily in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Council houses were built and operated by local councils to supply uncrowded, well-built homes on secure tenancies at...

 located to the southeast of Wrekenton

Wrekenton

Wrekenton is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, in Tyne and Wear, England, that was formerly a separate village.Wrekenton is probably best known to passers by as the location of a large branch of the Co-op supermarket...

 in Gateshead

Gateshead

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, England

England

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The area is near the local shops and transport links for easy access to Gateshead and Newcastle.
The area is mainly ex-council houses of two and three bedrooms.

The Springwell Estate has suffered with the past reputation but now offers great chances for new families to invest in the area.

The estate has large parks and a nature reserve nearby, as well as being near a local football team.