18 Facts About Deckham

Deckham is a residential suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England.

Deckham is largely distinguished from other areas by a commercial area on Old Durham Road which is the principal route through the suburb.

Deckham'storically, Deckham was a village in County Durham and was incorporated into the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead by the Local Government Act 1972.

Deckham has steep topography which has shaped the character of the suburb.

Deckham is an area of social and economic deprivation, in the top ten per cent of such areas according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation.

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Whilst once the site of a coal mine, there is today no major employer in Deckham, which is considered a residential suburb of Gateshead.

Deckham has a number of public houses, one of which, the Plough Inn, is more than 150 years old.

Whilst there remained large areas of grass and woodland between Deckham and Gateshead, there was a period of extensive building; several dozen dwellings were erected by 1895 in the Mount Pleasant area as Gateshead expanded southwards.

Deckham occupies an elevated position, especially at its north end which sits on a ridge, and some parts are steeply sloped– notably those which border Sheriff Hill to the south.

Deckham has distinctive, steep topography which "shapes the character" of the suburb.

Deckham is a council ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.

Deckham is part of the Westminster parliamentary constituency of Gateshead.

Deckham replaced Sharon Hodgson who successfully campaigned in the newly formed constituency of Washington and Sunderland West.

The second Deckham Festival was held on 3 September 2011 and attracted over one thousand visitors, including Mayor of Gateshead and BBC local weatherman Paul Mooney.

Deckham is in a "metro corridor" so that it is broadly equidistant from Gateshead Metro station and Gateshead Stadium Metro station.

Deckham is on a major bus route into Gateshead; and Old Durham Road is a "bus priority route".

All buses serving Deckham are operated by Go North East under the administration of Nexus.

Deckham compares unfavourably with the wider Gateshead area in respect of adults with educational qualifications.