Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 24 min4:27 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 9 min8:31 am – 3:40 pm
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People9,474 residentsin the Longhorsley, Hepscott & Capheaton census areaMedian age 48.84,043 households74% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright7% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,755 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C801 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November60 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 landmarksSir Edward's Lakelake · under a mileWallington Hall and Groundshistoric site · 1.4 miBolam Castlecastle · 3.4 miBavington Hallhistoric site · 2.9 miStob Hillmountain · 3.4 miShaftoe Cragshill · 1.3 miBolam Lakelake · 3.0 miLitteragehill Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBolam Lake Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 37 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes40 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197938 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202044 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamSource: 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 1.8 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,532 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation190 m623 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 159 to 203 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorthgate Hospital, Cntw Foundation Trust10 miGP surgeryScots Gap Medical Group3.8 miPharmacyBoots9.1 miDentistNewcastle Dental Centre7.5 miPolice stationNorthumbria Police Training and Communications CentrePonteland8.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL12 miRailway stationMorpeth11 miBus stationHigh School bus parkPonteland9.5 miFerryTower Knowe Ferry Landing21 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE19 postcode district.
