Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 29 min4:25 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 5 min8:33 am – 3:38 pm
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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°C916 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November68 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 landmarksCochrane Pikemountain · 1.4 miWest Hillhill · under a mileThe Tarnlake · 2.4 miEwe Hillhill · 1.0 miCorbie Cleughvalley · under a mileShivers Cleughvalley · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197947 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Apr 200550 mi away, Eskdalemuir, D & GSource: 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 1.4 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.2 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
Elevation126 m413 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 109 to 251 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRothbury Community Hospital9.4 miGP surgeryWooler Health7.6 miPharmacyGlendale Pharmacy7.6 miDentistRothbury Community Hospital9.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBranton Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 39 pupils1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL30 miRailway stationChathill13 miBus stationBus StationAlnwick11 miFerryTower Knowe Ferry Landing27 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE66 postcode district.
