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Local servicesHospitalBerwick Infirmary15 miGP surgeryColdstream Medical Practice3.8 miPharmacyGlendale Pharmacy8.7 miDentistTweedmouth Dental Clinic14 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL44 miRailway stationBerwick-upon-Tweed15 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD12 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD12 postcode district.

County or areaNorthumberland
Postcode districtTD12
Telephone code01366
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 31 min4:25 am – 9:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 3 min8:35 am – 3:38 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 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C743 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November58 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPawston Lakelake · 1.7 miMoneylaws Hillhill · under a mileWester Hillhill · under a mileMindrummill Cragcliffs · 1.6 miPiper Deanvalley · 1.9 miHethpool Linwaterfall · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCrow Greenpark · 3.9 mi · 19 haTweed Greenpark · 3.6 mi · 2 haHenderson Parkpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes36 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197948 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202141 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: 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 1.4 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 8.1 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
Elevation146 m479 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 246 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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