Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:27 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:25 am – 3:40 pm
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People8,001 residentsin the Jesmond census areaMedian age 38.63,539 households44% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright36% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,943 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 18%, construction 9%Getting to work: 13% work from home, 65% go by car, 5% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 8°C, lows 2°C618 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November19 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHartlepool Memorialhistoric site · under a mileRedheugh Gardens War Memorialhistoric site · 1.5 miFish Sandsbeach · 1.2 miCarr House Sandsbeach · 1.5 miHartlepool Baybay · 1.3 miSoft Leas Havenbay · 1.4 miSummer Hillhill · 1.4 miUnion Dockdock · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSummerhill Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 38 haBurn Valley Gardenspark · 1.0 mi · 10 haWard Jackson Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 7 haMill House Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 2 haHartlepool Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 44 haNew Friarageplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 20208 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202315 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.8 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,802 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 21 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospital Of Hartlepool1.0 miGP surgerySandwell Park Hospital40 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots17 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGrace Dental Careunder a milePolice stationCleveland Police - Dyke House Police StationHartlepoolunder a mileCash machineCash machine 43-44 Middleton Grange Shopping CentreHartlepoolunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools19 primary, 4 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryBrougham Primary Schoolages 3-11, 343 pupilsright hereSecondaryDyke House Sports and Technology Collegeages 11-16, 1,293 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLynnfield Primary Schoolages 2-11, 323 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHartlepool College of Further Educationunder a mileUniversityTeesside University8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME15 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL31 miRailway stationHartlepoolunder a mileBus stationHartlepool Interchangeunder a mileFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence7.4 miBus stops186 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationHartlepoolunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS24 postcode district.
