Local servicesHospitalRedcar Primary Care Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBentley Medical Practice13 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyClevechem Limited8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistUnit 2under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools13 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryGreen Gates Primary Schoolages 3-11, 248 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRiverdale Primary Schoolages 3-11, 179 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Academy Redcarages 11-16, 656 pupils1.0 miCollegeMiddlesbrough College5.9 miUniversityTeesside University6.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME15 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL39 miRailway stationRedcar East1.7 miBus stationHartlepool Interchange8.3 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence5.9 miBus stops66 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:27 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:24 am – 3:40 pm
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People7,473 residentsin the Redcar Lakes South census areaMedian age 44.03,395 households49% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright40% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.5% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 2,630 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 10%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 69% go by car, 4% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 8°C, lows 2°C652 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June25 days of air frost, 6 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)
Parks and green spacesBorough Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 5 haLocke Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 9 haCoatham Greenpark · 1.8 mi · 7 haWilton Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 52 haMo Mowlam Memorial Parkplaying field · 1.2 mi · 17 haMackinlay Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 16 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 20209 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202312 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: 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 8.0 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,553 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 28 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
