Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 30 min4:24 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 4 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°C856 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November67 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 landmarksRoddam Hallhistoric site · under a mileThe Tarnlake · under a mileHunter's Hillhill · under a mileBroomy Hillhill · under a mileLilburn Towerhistoric site · 2.6 miBreamish Valleywalk or trail · 1.9 miCochrane Pikemountain · 4.0 miBoat Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMiddleton Hall Picnic Sitepark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197949 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 11 Sep 201950 mi away, Eddleston, BordersSource: 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 6.7 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
Elevation174 m571 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 92 to 195 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlnwick Infirmary11 miGP surgeryWooler Health5.3 miPharmacyGlendale Pharmacy5.3 miDentistLagny Street (Dental Surgery)11 miPolice stationNorthumbria PoliceWooler5.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL32 miRailway stationChathill11 miBus stationBus StationAlnwick11 miFerryBelvedere Ferry Landing29 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE66 postcode district.
