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County or areaNorthumberland
Postcode districtNE71
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 31 min4:24 am – 9:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 3 min8:34 am – 3:37 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,021 residentsin the Seahouses, Belford & Wooler census areaMedian age 57.54,956 households58% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright15% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 4,275 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, hospitality 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C900 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November55 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAkeld Hillhill · under a mileHarehope Hillhill · under a mileGlead's Cleughvalley · under a mileMonday Cleughvalley · under a mileHethpool Linwaterfall · 3.5 miHethpool Lakelake · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMiddleton Hall Picnic Sitepark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197950 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202147 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: 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 greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,277 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 276 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKelso Hospital15 miGP surgeryWooler Health2.3 miPharmacyGlendale Pharmacy2.4 miDentistTweedmouth Dental Clinic14 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL39 miRailway stationChathill14 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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