Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:27 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:26 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 January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C634 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November31 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)
Nearby landmarksNorth Sandsbeach · 1.8 miShort Cake Hillhill · under a mileHart Reservoirswater · under a mileThorpe Bulmer Denevalley · 1.0 miFox Hillhill · 1.3 miCrimdon Denevalley · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHartlepool Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 44 haBowes Greenpark · 1.0 miMiddlewarren Playgroundpark · 1.3 miSummerhill Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 38 haMayfield Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 20208 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202316 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 5.0 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.9 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
Elevation73 m240 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospital Of Hartlepool1.7 miGP surgeryHartfields Medical Practice20 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyMiddle Warren Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHealth And Smile Dental Practice1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryHart Primary Schoolages 3-11, 114 pupilsunder a milePrimaryClavering Primary Schoolages 3-11, 366 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Hild's Church of England Schoolages 11-16, 581 pupils1.4 miCollegeHartlepool College of Further Education2.9 miUniversityTeesside University9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME15 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL28 miRailway stationHartlepool2.9 miBus stationHartlepool Interchange2.9 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence8.8 miBus stops44 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS27 postcode district.
