Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 32 min4:23 am – 9:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 2 min8:34 am – 3:36 pm
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People7,032 residentsin the Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island census areaMedian age 55.43,263 households71% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,059 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 12%, construction 9%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C616 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 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 landmarksWater Supply 18lake · 1.3 miWater Supply 17lake · 1.3 miPace Hillhill · under a mileBamburgh Hillhill · under a mileHoly Island Sandsbeach · 2.5 miBelford Hallhistoric site · 3.3 miHoly Island War Memorialhistoric site · 3.3 miKettleburn Denevalley · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLowick Community Orchardpark · 3.6 miCommonpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 16 Jun 200346 mi away, Newcastle, Tyne & WearMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 16 Jun 200346 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 1.9 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,395 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation36 m118 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 64 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBerwick Infirmary11 miGP surgeryBelford Medical Practice3.6 miPharmacyThe Belford Pharmacy3.4 miDentistTweedmouth Dental Clinic9.9 miPolice stationNorthumbria PoliceWooler8.6 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Belford3.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL42 miRailway stationChathill9.7 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE70 postcode district.
