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County or areaNorthumberland
Postcode districtNE42
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:28 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:30 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,578 residentsin the Wylam & Ovingham census areaMedian age 50.92,506 households73% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright12% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,556 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 54% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle27% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C712 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPike Hillmountain · 1.8 miSalmon Lochlake · 1.4 miBullion Hillshills · under a mileWest Deanvalley · under a mileBenlow Hillhill · under a mileHunter's Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJoiners Nature Parkpark · under a mileVillage Greenpark · 1.2 mi · 2 haHighfield Parkplaying field · 1.8 mi · 4 haCastle Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miThe Spinneypark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197940 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202647 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 2.9 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,472 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrudhoe Hospital Team C2.7 miGP surgeryBranch End Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistLynwood Prudhoe1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentSecondaryOvingham Middle Schoolages 9-13, 344 pupils1.1 miPrimaryMickley First Schoolages 2-9, 61 pupils1.1 miPrimaryOvingham Church of England First Schoolages 5-9, 107 pupils1.1 miCollegeDerwentside College8.4 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne11.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL9.8 miRailway stationStocksfield1.5 miBus stationBus StationWinlaton6.9 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays18 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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