Low Fell is a suburb situated in the
Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in
Tyne and Wear,
England. Built predominantly on sandstone, grindstone and clay, it is bordered by
Sheriff Hill/
Deckham to the east, Saltwell/Bensham to the west, Harlow Green to the south and Shipcote to the north. The suburb lies on a major bus route south of
Gateshead, south of the city of
Newcastle upon Tyne and north of the historic
City of Durham. The principal road in the suburb is the
A167. According to the 2001 UK census, the suburb had a population of 8,643, falling marginally to 8,636 at the 2011 census.