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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People12,139 residentsin the Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston census areaMedian age 47.65,070 households67% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright18% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 4,878 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 66% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C699 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November25 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)
Parks and green spacesDruridge Bay Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 119 haDruridge Bay Community Centresports ground · under a mileWarkworth Dunes Picnic Sitepark · 3.4 miNorthumberland Woodland Burial and Crematoriumpark · 4.6 mi · 12 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 201845 mi away, Hartlepool, Co DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 11 Jul 201845 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.4 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 broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,399 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 42 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlnwick Infirmary8.2 miGP surgeryBroomhill Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBootsunder a mileDentistHmp Northumberland1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBroomhill Primary Schoolages 2-11, 80 pupilsright herePrimaryRed Row Primary Schoolages 2-11, 131 pupils1.3 miSecondaryCoquet Community Schoolages 11-19, 567 pupils1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL19 miRailway stationAcklingtonAcklington Station1.5 miBus stationBus StationAshington8.4 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal22 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE65 postcode district.
