Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 26 min4:25 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 7 min8:31 am – 3:38 pm
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People9,474 residentsin the Longhorsley, Hepscott & Capheaton census areaMedian age 48.84,043 households74% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright7% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,755 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle30% 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 higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C756 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 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 landmarksCocklepark Towerhistoric site · 1.0 miBroom Hillhill · under a mileTindale Hillhill · 1.2 miForest Woodforest · 2.3 miLinton Collieryhistoric site · 3.6 miRobinhood Woodwoodland · under a mileHained Woodwoodland · under a mileCastle Morpethcastle · 5.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.6 miNorthumberland Woodland Burial and Crematoriumpark · 3.7 mi · 12 haCarlisle Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 18 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202046 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202046 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamSource: 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,532 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation65 m213 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 86 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorthgate Hospital, Cntw Foundation Trust3.2 miGP surgeryNpc Felton & Widdrington2.5 miPharmacyWiddrington Pharmacy2.5 miDentistNorthgate And Prudhoe N H S Trus3.2 miPolice stationNorthumbria PoliceBedlington7.4 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Pegswood - Morpeth Road, Pegswood3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryTritlington Church of England First Schoolages 3-9, 30 pupils1.0 miSecondaryThe King Edward VI Schoolages 13-18, 1,426 pupils3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL13 miRailway stationWiddringtonWiddrington Station2.6 miBus stationBus StationMorpeth4.1 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationMorpeth4.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE61 postcode district.
