Bensham Court

Overview

Bensham Court is situated in central Gateshead, where there is a range of shopping facilities, a medical centre, and a post office.  

Excellent transport links are in the area, with Gateshead Interchange offering bus and Metro links across Tyne and Wear. 

Bensham Court is a high-rise block of flats with 15 floors containing bedsits and one- and two-bed flats.  

Each flat has a Tunstall emergency care unit with pull cords and pendants. These are technology solutions that can help you to manage many risks around the home, and alert caregivers in an emergency.  

There is a Mobile Sheltered Scheme Officer working on site from Monday to Friday, between 8.30am and 4.30pm, providing advice and support to residents.  

The block has a 'breathe easy, together' room for tenants to practise wellbeing, and a food bank operates from the communal lounge every Thursday.  

Tenants also have access to an allotment space, a small car park and an on-site communal lounge which boasts a TV, dart board, books, and DVDs. The communal lounge is an active space and hosts an activity schedule for residents who come to relax and socialise together.  

Features

Two bedsits, 62 one-bed flats, 63 two-bed flats  

Communal lounge  

Communal kitchen 

Two lifts 

Allotment 

Food bank 

Quiet area 

Age criteria

50+

Pricing

As well as rent and water rates you will also be charged:

• Care Call 

• communal charges for TV and cleaning 

• heating 

• Sheltered Scheme Officer charges 

To enquire about pricing and register your interest, please visit:

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