Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:30 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:31 am – 3:42 pm
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People8,278 residentsin the Haydon Bridge & Allendale census areaMedian age 53.23,723 households67% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright12% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,881 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C830 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November66 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksWater Meetingslake · 1.8 miJackson's Cleughvalley · under a mileHarlow Hillhill · under a mileCatton Beaconhill · 1.0 miBlackhall Pikemountain · 3.5 miOakeydean Cleughvalley · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197926 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202639 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 1.6 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband52% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,692 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation220 m722 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 178 to 307 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHexham General Hospital8.0 miGP surgeryThe Health Centre1.4 miPharmacyAllendale Pharmacy1.3 miDentistHencotes Dental Practice7.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAllendale Primary Schoolages 2-11, 126 pupils1.3 miSecondaryHaydon Bridge High Schoolages 11-18, 392 pupils4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL25 miRailway stationHaydon Bridge4.3 miFerryTower Knowe Ferry Landing20 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE47 postcode district.
