Hylton Red House
Encyclopedia
Hylton Red House, known as Red House, often incorrectly spelled as Redhouse, is a suburb
in the north west of Sunderland
, England
, situated between Downhill to the west, and Marley Pots and Witherwack
to the east.
The area, whose formal name is Hylton Red House, is one of the largest council housing schemes in North East England
. In common with most estates in Sunderland, the street names all start with the same letter - 'R' in the case of Red House.
The whole of the estate falls within the SR5 postal code
.
Red House is home to Red House Academy
and Hylton Red House Primary School.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
in the north west of Sunderland
City of Sunderland
The City of Sunderland is a local government district of Tyne and Wear, in North East England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough...
, England
England
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, situated between Downhill to the west, and Marley Pots and Witherwack
Witherwack
Witherwack is a suburb in the north of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, situated between Red House to the west, Carley Hill to the east and Marley Pots to the south....
to the east.
The area, whose formal name is Hylton Red House, is one of the largest council housing schemes in North East England
North East England
North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...
. In common with most estates in Sunderland, the street names all start with the same letter - 'R' in the case of Red House.
The whole of the estate falls within the SR5 postal code
Postal code
A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Once postal codes were introduced, other applications became possible.In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems...
.
Red House is home to Red House Academy
Red House Academy
Red House Academy is an academy secondary school for ages 11–16 located in Hylton Red House, Sunderland, England.In July 2009, the former, Hylton Red House School was closed in preparation for the transition of its staff and students to the newly built Red House Academy - an Academy funded by the...
and Hylton Red House Primary School.