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County or areaNorthumberland
Postcode districtNE66
Telephone code01665
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 29 min4:24 am – 9:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 5 min8:32 am – 3:37 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,804 residentsin the Alnwick census areaMedian age 50.63,459 households53% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright29% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,935 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, hospitality 10%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 23% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C795 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLeek's Hillhill · under a mileBig Birkey Hillhill · 1.6 miHill Woodwoodland · 1.1 miLocking Deanvalley · 2.4 miEgler Deanwoodland · 1.5 miBlack Loughlake · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Parkpark · under a mileSwansfield Parkgolf course · under a mile · 49 haWillowburn Sports and Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileThe Greenpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 23 Feb 200439 mi away, Sunderland, Tyne & WearMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 23 Feb 200439 mi away, Sunderland, Tyne & WearSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.6 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,393 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 164 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlnwick Infirmaryunder a mileGP surgeryInfirmary Drive Medical Group3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySwansfield Park Primary Schoolages 2-11, 383 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNcea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 104 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Duchess's Community High Schoolages 11-18, 1,276 pupils1.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL26 miRailway stationAlnmouthLesbury3.1 miBus stationBus StationAlnwickunder a mileBus stops69 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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