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County or areaNorthumberland
Postcode districtNE62
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 25 min4:25 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 8 min8:30 am – 3:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,005 residentsin the Guide Post & Stakeford census areaMedian age 48.74,217 households66% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright20% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,888 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 68% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C666 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November27 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 14°CMJune: 10 to 17°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksChoppington Collieryhistoric site · 1.1 miLong Streamriver · under a mileStanton Hall Gardens and Nurseryhistoric site · 2.3 miCastle Islandisland · 1.7 miCastle Morpethcastle · 3.5 miAshington Colliery Trailwalk or trail · 1.7 miCleaswellhill Woodwoodland · under a mileWhitefield Deanvalley · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWansbeck Riverside Parkpark · under a mile · 103 haGallager Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 33 haPeoples Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 9 haStakeford and Bomarsund Welfare Recreation Groundsports ground · under a mile · 2 haHigh Market Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 mi · 11 haMiners Welfare Parkplaying field · 1.9 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202041 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202349 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,454 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation16 m52 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 42 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshington Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryGuidepost Medical Group3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.4 miPolice stationNorthumbria PoliceBedlington2.1 miCash machinePost Office2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryMowbray Primary Schoolages 3-11, 238 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRingway Primary Schoolages 4-11, 189 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAshington Academyages 11-18, 964 pupils1.3 miCollegeGateshead College13.6 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL9.4 miRailway stationAshington1.7 miBus stationBus StationAshington1.8 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops41 within a mileCar park30 Green Lane ParkingAshington1.4 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsAshington1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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