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County or areaNorthumberland
Postcode districtNE70
Telephone code01668
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 31 min4:23 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 3 min8:34 am – 3:36 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 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C624 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBelford Hallhistoric site · under a mileLower Hall Lakelake · 1.0 miUpper Hall Lakelake · 1.0 miChesters Hillhill · under a mileWaren Millhistoric site · 2.5 miSunnyside Hillhill · under a mileMill Damwater · 1.5 miBudle Baybay · 2.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBelford Golf Club and Driving Rangegolf course · under a mile · 36 haThe Meadowsplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 16 Jun 200343 mi away, Newcastle, Tyne & WearMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 16 Jun 200343 mi away, Newcastle, Tyne & WearSource: 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 1.7 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 8.5 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
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBerwick Infirmary14 miGP surgeryBelford Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyThe Belford Pharmacyright hereDentistTweedmouth Dental Clinic13 miPolice stationNorthumbria PoliceWooler8.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Belfordright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBelford Primary Schoolages 2-11, 90 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL39 miRailway stationChathill6.6 miBus stationBus StationAlnwick14 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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