Introduction

Easterside is a small housing estate towards the geographical centre of Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...

, North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

, England, with a population of around 3,200. It is bounded to the east by Marton Road A172 and to the south by Ladgate Lane B1380. Much of its housing stock was built in the early to mid-1950s in an open plan style with few high walls or fences and has large green spaces in common areas. The largest of these areas is to be found in the centre of the estate near the church and what is now a fenced play area. The style of architecture is broadly similar to other examples in the Netherfields

Netherfields

Netherfields is a housing estate in Ormesby, within the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. Located in the TS3 Postcode area, it has three schools: Ormesby Comprehensive School, Priory Woods School and Pennyman Primary School...

, Pallister Park, Beechwood and Saltersgill

Saltersgill

Saltersgill, is a residential area within the Beechwood ward situated in the town of Middlesbrough in the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The local school is Trinity Catholic College. The local pub is the Saltersgill Hotel....

 estates. The latter two of these are immediately adjacent to both Easterside and each other.

Transport

Easterside is served by the Arriva service 27 every 15 minutes Monday-Saturday daytimes
and services 610, 611 every 60 minutes evenings and Sundays. It is located next to one of the principal road routes into the centre of the town and, as such, is affected by the infamous 'Marton Crawl' in peak periods. The Marton railway station (better described as a halt) lies about a mile east of the estate, at the eastern edge of Stewart Park. and is on the Esk Valley Line

Esk Valley Line

The Esk Valley Line is the railway line from Middlesbrough to Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. The route follows the course of the River Esk for much of its eastern half....

 that joins Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...

 and Whitby

Whitby

Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a combined maritime, mineral and tourist heritage, and is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey where Caedmon, the...

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Location, Businesses and Amenities

Easterside is located close to the James Cook University Hospital

James Cook University Hospital

The James Cook University Hospital is a 1010 bed major tertiary referral hospital and district general hospital in Middlesbrough, England, lying on Marton Road, a major route into the centre of Middlesbrough . It forms part of the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, along with the Friarage...

. There is a small local shopping area. including local shops such as a Sainsbury's convenience store and Martins newsagent. There is also a branch library.

The local pubs and clubs are The Viking and The Beechwood, Easterside and District Social Club. There are also several playing facilities in the area.

The estate lies only a few minutes from the suburb of Marton

Marton, Middlesbrough

Marton — officially Marton-in-Cleveland — was a village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, which is now within the town boundaries of Middlesbrough, in the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. Originally, the parish of Marton extended down to the River...

 and Stewart Park, one entrance of which sits on the intersection of Ladgate Lane and Marton Road. On the western edge of the estate are the Saltersgill playing fields, the home of Acklam Rugby Club. These facilities are also used and maintained by the University of Teesside

University of Teesside

Teesside University is a university in Middlesbrough, England. It has a student body of 29,285 students as of the 2009/10 academic year. It recorded rises in applications of 25.1 per cent and 23.5 per cent for degree courses beginning in 2010, the highest such percentage increases of the five...

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The Middlesbrough Municipal Golf Centre lies about a mile west of the estate, along Ladgate Lane.

Schools

The estate has two schools: Easterside Primary School and the St Thomas More RC Primary School. The former was judged as 'good' and the latter 'satisfactory' in their most recent OFSTED

Ofsted

The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....

 inspections

Churches

The estate is served by the Anglican Church of St Agnes, which was built as a result of donation by Agnes Spencer and was opened in 1967. Its architects were Mortimer Partners of Northallerton. The Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas More lies close to the social club, on the edge of the Beechwood estate.