Residents
Living here
The practical pages for people who already live on the estate: how to get in and out, who to contact, what happens to your bins, and the block pages.
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Start here
- New here? — the moving-in guide.
- Getting in and out by car — the one-way streets, the closed junctions and what the council decided.
- Nearest — the nearest pharmacy, A&E, GP, dentist, supermarket, cash machine, stations and schools.
- Who to contact — agent, council, FixMyStreet, police, utilities.
- Managing agents — who manages which block, and how to reach them.
- Bridge works and roadworks — Tyne Bridge and High Level Bridge closures, kept by hand, and live roadworks permits nearby.
- Crime in the district — recorded crime by category over the last year, from the police’s own figures.
- Getting involved — local groups, volunteering, and how to get things fixed.
- Ochre Yards blocks — one page per building.
- Other residential blocks — Curzon Place, Half Moon, Wellington House and Worsdell House, in the Railway Quarter.
Where the conversation happens
This site is the reference; the talking happens in the Ochre Yards Residents Facebook group. If something here is wrong, tell us.