Local servicesHospitalQE At Endoscopy Cobalt Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryNorth Tyneside Health Visitors18 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAsda Pharmacy16 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistUnit 5 61.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools21 primary, 3 secondary, 6 special, 1 otherPrimaryHolystone Primary Schoolages 2-11, 456 pupilsunder a milePrimaryForest Hall Primary Schoolages 3-11, 148 pupils1.0 miSecondaryGeorge Stephenson High Schoolages 11-18, 1,233 pupils1.5 miCollegeGateshead College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Northumbria At Newcastle4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL6.3 miRailway stationNorthumberland Park (Tyne & Wear)under a mileMetroPalmersville (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)under a mileBus stationBus StationKillingworth1.6 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal3.7 miBus stops68 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE12 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE12 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 23 min4:26 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:29 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,896 residentsin the Holystone & Benton census areaMedian age 41.44,306 households74% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright14% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,967 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, education 12%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 48% go by car, 7% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle82% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C704 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November34 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)
Parks and green spacesRising Sun Country Parkpark · under a mile · 179 haSilverlink Parkpark · under a mile · 20 haSpringfield Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 3 haGymnasiumsports ground · under a mileClousden Drive Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202031 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202339 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 12 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and 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)4,373 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
