Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:27 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C675 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November34 days of air frost, 4 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 · 1.0 mi · 38 haThe Greenpark · under a mileWard Jackson Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 7 haHartlepool Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 44 haBrierton Sports Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197049 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 6.1 · 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
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 86 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospital Of Hartlepool2.8 miGP surgeryBrierton Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyWynyard Road Pharmacy1.9 miDentistHartlepool Dental And Implant Centre1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools7 primary, 3 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherPrimarySt Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 96 pupils1.2 miPrimaryWest Park Primary Schoolages 3-11, 343 pupils1.2 miSecondaryHigh Tunstall College of Scienceages 11-16, 1,399 pupils1.6 miCollegeHartlepool College of Further Education2.8 miUniversityTeesside University7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME13 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL30 miRailway stationHartlepool3.0 miBus stationHartlepool Interchange2.9 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence6.4 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS27 postcode district.
