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County or areaTyne and Wear
Postcode districtNE6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:26 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:28 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,620 residentsin the Walker North census areaMedian age 37.12,881 households24% of homes owner-occupied11% owned outright64% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.8% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,366 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: health and social work 22%, retail and wholesale 16%, administrative services 10%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 48% go by car, 20% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle89% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages16% of adults hold a degree or higher33% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C638 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November29 days of air frost, 5 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 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°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 landmarksMilecastle 0historic site · under a mileHebburn Hallhistoric site · 1.5 miCastle Keepcastle · 2.3 miCastle Wall Wellcastle · 2.3 miOuseburn Viaductviaduct · 1.6 miNewcastle Millennium Bridgebridge · 1.2 miCutthroat Deanvalley · 1.2 miMillers Hillhill · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRiverside Parkpark · under a mile · 33 haWalker Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haWalkerville Parkpark · under a mileCenturion Park Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 44 haWalkergate Allotmentsallotments · under a mileHarbottle Parkplaying field · under a mile · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197049 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202336 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 9.7 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
Broadband99% 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)3,088 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation33 m108 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 55 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWalkergate Park Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryWalker Medical Group26 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWalker Pharmacy Limited21 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistP M Cowie Dental Practiceright herePolice stationNorthumbria Police - Byker Police StationNewcastle upon Tyne1.2 miCash machinePayzone7 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi45 schools33 primary, 7 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 2 nurseryPrimarySt Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walkerages 3-11, 213 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTyneview Primary Schoolages 2-11, 257 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWalker Riverside Academyages 11-18, 1,101 pupilsunder a mileCollegeGateshead College1.9 miUniversityUniversity of Northumbria At Newcastle2.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL7.0 miRailway stationHeworth1.6 miMetroWalkergate (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)under a mileBus stationWallsend Metro Interchange1.3 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays4.3 miBus stops145 within a mileCar parkThe Forum Shopping Centre Car ParkWallsend1.3 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationNewcastle Upon Tyne2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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