Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:31 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:31 am – 3:44 pm
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People6,718 residentsin the Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill census areaMedian age 53.33,160 households67% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright14% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,979 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 4°C, lows -1°C1,355 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December82 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)
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197922 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 4.3 · PM10 5.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,202 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation336 m1,102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 241 to 448 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlston Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryAlston Medical Practice2.0 miPharmacyAlston Pharmacy1.8 miDentistAlston Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryAlston Primary Schoolages 4-11, 88 pupils1.9 miSecondarySamuel King's Schoolages 11-16, 113 pupils1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL33 miRailway stationKirkhaugh1.4 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing22 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA9 postcode district.
