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County or areaNorthumberland
Postcode districtNE47
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:30 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:30 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,278 residentsin the Haydon Bridge & Allendale census areaMedian age 53.23,723 households67% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright12% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,881 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 4°C, lows -0°C1,278 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December88 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 4°CJFebruary: -0 to 4°CFMarch: 0 to 6°CMApril: 2 to 9°CAMay: 5 to 13°CMJune: 8 to 15°CJJuly: 10 to 17°CJAugust: 10 to 17°CASeptember: 8 to 14°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 2 to 7°CNDecember: 0 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksEastend Reservoirreservoir · under a mileSpringhouse Reservoirreservoir · under a mileAllen Cleughvalley · under a mileGoat Cleughvalley · under a mileBurtree Fellhill · 1.1 miCorbitmere Damwater · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAllenheads Lodge Outdoor Education Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197931 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202632 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 1.4 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband52% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,692 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation453 m1,486 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 381 to 567 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWeardale Hospital8.7 miGP surgerySt John's Chapel4.4 miPharmacyAllendale Pharmacy6.8 miDentistAlston Dental Practice8.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL27 miRailway stationAlston9.0 miBus stationComprehensive SchoolWolsingham14 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing28 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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