Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 27 min4:27 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 6 min8:34 am – 3:40 pm
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People6,065 residentsin the Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale census areaMedian age 53.82,802 households63% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright12% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,939 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 15%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle28% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month December: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,283 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December83 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksHarry's Pikemountain · 1.6 miRedesdale Forestforest · 1.2 miRaw Hillhill · under a mileRed Cleughvalley · under a mileCastle Crag Forestforest · 2.0 miByrness Hillhill · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes53 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197929 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202147 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: 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 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,795 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation222 m728 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 208 to 452 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHawick Community Hospital18 miGP surgeryBellingham Practice13 miPharmacyParkside Pharmacy Limited13 miDentistJedburgh Family Dental Practice13 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL33 miRailway stationBardon Mill24 miBus stationJedburgh Bus Station13 miFerryBelvedere Ferry Landing10 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE19 postcode district.
