Ward: Ayresome

About Ward: Ayresome

Whinney Banks is a neighbourhood in the west of Central Middlesbrough, England. Its is within the TS5 postcode area and part of the Ayresome ward and bounded by West Lane and Newport to the north, the A19 Dual-Carriageway to the west, Linthorpe to the east and Acklam and Beckfield to the south. As of 2001 the Ayresome ward had just under 7,000 residents

Central Whinney Banks was an estate of around 550 dwellings built mostly in the 1930s and 40s, forming part of a wider expanse of social housing on the western boundary of Middlesbrough. Over a number of years the estate became unpopular, until the late 1990s over one third of the properties were void. In 1999 the area became part of the West Middlesbrough Neighbourhood Trust New Deal for Communities area and was identified as a flagship project for housing renewal.

After extensive work with the local community it was agreed that a fundamental change in the area was required if it was to become a successful and popular residential area again.

West Lane is a neighbourhood in West Central Middlesbrough. Bounded by Whinney Banks to the south, Newport & Gresham to the north, Linthorpe to the east and the A19 to the west, it is within the Ayresome ward and within the TS5 postcode area. Along with Whinney Banks the Ayresome ward has just under 7,000 residents. Guitarist Micky Moody was born in Barnaby Avenue, which was later demolished to make way for the A19-A66 interchange.

Before the construction of the A19-A66 interchange, West Lane constituted a northerly extension of Acklam Road to Newport Road, the main arterial road connecting central Middlesbrough with Thornaby-on-Tees and Stockton-on-Tees. The construction cut West Lane into two parts separated by the A66.

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