Local servicesHospitalAlnwick Infirmary7.6 miGP surgeryInfirmary Drive Medical Group7.6 miPharmacyBoots7.1 miDentistLagny Street (Dental Surgery)7.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL30 miRailway stationChathill8.4 miBus stationBus StationAlnwick7.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE66 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE66 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 29 min4:24 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 4 min8:33 am – 3:37 pm
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People7,598 residentsin the Rothbury & Longframlington census areaMedian age 56.63,583 households68% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,272 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle22% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C832 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November64 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 landmarksTitlington Pikemountain · 1.4 miKimmer Loughlake · 2.4 miGallow Lawhill · 1.0 miHarehope Hillhill · 1.5 miPringle's Woodwoodland · under a mileGreat Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPowburn Scout Adventure Centresports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 7 May 198049 mi away, LongtownMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 23 Feb 200444 mi away, Sunderland, Tyne & WearSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,679 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation113 m371 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 194 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
