Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:27 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:25 am – 3:40 pm
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People12,688 residentsin the The Fens, Elwick & Hart census areaMedian age 50.65,508 households84% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright5% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 6,002 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 68% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 8°C, lows 2°C672 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 days of air frost, 5 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 spacesSummerhill Country Parkpark · under a mile · 38 haThe Greenpark · 1.0 miBurn Valley Gardenspark · 1.6 mi · 10 haBrierton Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 10 haRift House Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197050 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 16 May 202550 mi away, Litton, 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 6.2 · PM2.5 5.3 · 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
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,647 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 51 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospital Of Hartlepool3.0 miGP surgeryBrierton Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWynyard Road Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistHartlepool Dental And Implant Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools11 primary, 3 secondary, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryEskdale Academyages 2-11, 179 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGrange Primary Schoolages 2-11, 360 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryManor Community Academyages 11-16, 984 pupils1.0 miCollegeHartlepool College of Further Education2.5 miUniversityTeesside University6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME13 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL31 miRailway stationSeaton Carew2.5 miBus stationHartlepool Interchange2.7 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence5.6 miBus stops33 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS22 postcode district.
