Local servicesHospitalAlnwick Infirmary7.0 miGP surgeryNpc Amble & Broomhill2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistAmble Dental Clinicright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryKing Edwin Primary Schoolages 2-11, 161 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAmble Links Primary Schoolages 2-11, 216 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCoquet Community Schoolages 11-19, 567 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL21 miRailway stationAcklingtonAcklington Station3.2 miBus stationBus StationAlnwick7.4 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal23 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE65 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 27 min4:24 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 6 min8:31 am – 3:37 pm
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People12,641 residentsin the Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland census areaMedian age 53.55,905 households71% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright17% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 5,467 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C701 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November21 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksWarkworth Beachbeach · 1.0 miHigh Hauxley Beachbeach · 1.2 miPan Pointheadland · under a mileGloster Hillhill · under a mileHorse Havenbay · 1.7 miCoquet Islandisland · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPercy Drive Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haDruridge Bay Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 119 haWarkworth Dunes Picnic Sitepark · 1.4 miWarkworth Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 19 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 11 Jul 201847 mi away, Hartlepool, Co DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 11 Jul 201847 mi away, Hartlepool, Co DurhamSource: 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband51% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,324 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 20 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
