Local servicesHospitalNewcastle Hospitals @ Cramlingtonunder a mileGP surgeryNpc Cramlington5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySimpill LTD5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Village Dentists LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryCramlington Northburn Primary Schoolages 3-11, 282 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCramlington Shanklea Primary Schoolages 2-11, 266 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCramlington Learning Villageages 11-18, 1,989 pupils1.1 miCollegeGateshead College8.7 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL5.3 miRailway stationCramlingtonunder a mileBus stationBus StationKillingworth4.1 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal8.6 miBus stops85 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE23 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 24 min4:26 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 9 min8:29 am – 3:39 pm
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People14,549 residentsin the Cramlington North & East census areaMedian age 44.66,205 households78% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright12% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 7,234 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 59% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle55% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C705 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 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)
Parks and green spacesWestfield Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haBedlington Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 65 haPlessey Woods Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 33 haArcot Hall Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 53 haBurdon and Arcot Avenue Allotmentsallotments · under a mileElite Togethersports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202036 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202344 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: 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 8.5 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,406 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
