Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 25 min4:25 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 8 min8:30 am – 3:38 pm
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People12,429 residentsin the Ashington West & South census areaMedian age 47.25,752 households67% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright16% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 5,702 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 25%, retail and wholesale 13%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 66% go by car, 4% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% 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 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C685 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November33 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksStanton Hall Gardens and Nurseryhistoric site · 1.1 miChoppington Collieryhistoric site · 2.0 miLong Streamriver · under a mileCastle Morpethcastle · 2.8 miWhitefield Deanvalley · under a mileClimbingtree Deanvalley · 1.0 miMill Streamriver · 1.7 miBrocks Hillhill · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWansbeck Riverside Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 103 haPeoples Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 9 haMiners Welfare Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haQueen Elizabeth II Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 59 haStation Cottage Allotmentsallotments · under a mileMorpeth Cricket Hockey and Tennis Clubsports ground · 1.7 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202042 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202350 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 greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.4 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,941 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 52 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshington Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryNpc Pegswood2 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyWellway Pharmacy LTD2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistDental Surgery1.5 miPolice stationNorthumbria PoliceBedlington3.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Pegswood - Morpeth Road, Pegswoodunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryPegswood Primary Schoolages 3-11, 133 pupils1.0 miPrimaryRingway Primary Schoolages 4-11, 189 pupils1.3 miSecondaryAshington Academyages 11-18, 964 pupils1.8 miCollegeNCG14.3 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL9.7 miRailway stationPegswoodunder a mileBus stationBus StationAshington2.3 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops9 within a mileCar parkCo-op Pegswood Car Park1.1 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsAshington2.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE61 postcode district.
