Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospital Of Hartlepoolunder a mileGP surgeryDr Bolt37 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWiltshire Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistElliott&Mccarthy Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools18 primary, 4 secondary, 4 special, 1 otherPrimaryThroston Primary Schoolages 3-11, 472 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHigh Tunstall College of Scienceages 11-16, 1,399 pupilsunder a milePrimarySacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepoolages 3-11, 336 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHartlepool College of Further Education1.6 miUniversityTeesside University8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME15 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL30 miRailway stationHartlepool1.7 miBus stationHartlepool Interchange1.6 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence7.6 miBus stops130 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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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 January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C617 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November25 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 spacesSummerhill Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 38 haHartlepool Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 44 haWard Jackson Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haMiddlewarren Playgroundpark · under a mileMayfield Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haRift House Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.7 mi · 11 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 202315 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 5.9 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.8 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
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 82 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
