Wellfield and South Wellfield is an area of Whitley Bay

Whitley Bay

Whitley Bay is a town in North Tyneside, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the North Sea coast and has a fine stretch of golden sandy beach forming a bay stretching from St. Mary's Island in the north to Cullercoats in the south...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, between West Monkseaton

West Monkseaton

West Monkseaton Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro in Monkseaton, North Tyneside, England, which was originally opened by the LNER in 1933...

 and Earsdon

Earsdon

Earsdon is a historical village in the borough of North Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It sits on the border of Northumberland to which is was historically part of, and is approximately two miles from Whitley Bay....

. It is a residential suburb built between the 1920s and 1950s. The older properties are towards Earsdon, the newer ones closer to West Monkseaton

West Monkseaton

West Monkseaton Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro in Monkseaton, North Tyneside, England, which was originally opened by the LNER in 1933...

. It is home to Wellfield Middle School

Wellfield Middle School

Wellfield Middle School is in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside serving the areas of Wellfield, Earsdon and West Monkseaton. It currently has about 230 pupils on its roll from the ages of 9 up to 13.-History:...

 and South Wellfield First School

South Wellfield First School

South Wellfield First School is a Three-Tier School in Wellfield, a district of Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, England for children in years Nursery to academic Year 4 . It was founded in 1972 when the primary school established there in 1954 split into South Wellfield First School and Wellfield...

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There is a newsagents, local shop and tanning salon in the centre alongside a childrens park. Wellfield is a quiet residential estate with excellant first and secondary schools.