Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 30 min4:23 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 4 min8:33 am – 3:36 pm
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People7,598 residentsin the Rothbury & Longframlington census areaMedian age 56.63,583 households68% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,272 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle22% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C752 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 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 landmarksPreston Tower Chathillhistoric site · 1.8 miDoxford Lakelake · 1.4 miPreston Towerhistoric site · 2.0 miEdington Deanvalley · under a mileTynely Moorhill · under a mileBrownieside Hillhill · under a mileEdlingham Castlecastle · 3.9 miWashpoolwater · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.8 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 23 Feb 200445 mi away, Sunderland, Tyne & WearMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 23 Feb 200445 mi away, Sunderland, Tyne & WearSource: 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 1.7 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,679 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation115 m377 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 163 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlnwick Infirmary6.2 miGP surgeryEmbleton Surgery3.9 miPharmacyBoots5.9 miDentistLagny Street (Dental Surgery)6.0 miPolice stationNorthumbria PoliceAlnwick6.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryEllingham Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 46 pupils1.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL32 miRailway stationChathill3.0 miBus stationBus StationAlnwick6.0 miBus stops7 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsAlnwick6.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE66 postcode district.
