Local servicesHospitalAlnwick Infirmary10 miGP surgerySeahouses Health Centre2.2 miPharmacySeahouses Chemist2.4 miDentistBoulmer Dental Centre8.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL36 miRailway stationChathill3.3 miBus stationBus StationAlnwick10 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE67 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 31 min4:23 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 3 min8:32 am – 3:36 pm
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People10,021 residentsin the Seahouses, Belford & Wooler census areaMedian age 57.54,956 households58% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright15% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 4,275 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, hospitality 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C675 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November24 days of air frost, no 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 landmarksBeadnell Havenbay · under a mileWhite Cliffcliffs · under a mileEbbe's Snookheadland · under a mileBeadnell Baybay · under a mileRed Brae Pointheadland · under a mileLady's Holetidal water · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSeahouses Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 26 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 23 Feb 200447 mi away, Sunderland, Tyne & WearMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 23 Feb 200447 mi away, Sunderland, Tyne & WearSource: 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 1.5 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,277 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation3 m10 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 16 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
