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County or areaNorthumberland
Postcode districtNE61
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 26 min4:25 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 7 min8:30 am – 3:37 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C682 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November16 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 5 to 11°CAMay: 7 to 14°CMJune: 10 to 17°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 8 to 13°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksEllington Collieryhistoric site · 1.2 miAlcan Lynemouth Aluminium Smelterhistoric site · 2.3 miCroftletch Hillhill · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · under a mileLyne Sandsbeach · 2.5 miHeadagee Holetidal water · 1.1 miDruridge Baybay · 2.8 miWhite Holesbeach · 3.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCentennial Gardenpark · 1.3 miQueen Elizabeth II Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 59 haLynemouth Welfare Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 mi · 5 haThe Greenpark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202045 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202045 mi away, Stockton, County 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.7 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
Elevation10 m33 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 37 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWansbeck General Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryNpc Lynemouth1.4 miPharmacyLynemouth Pharmacy1.5 miDentistWansbeck General Hospital3.5 miPolice stationNorthumbria PoliceBedlington7.3 miCash machineLifestyle Express3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryEllington Primary Schoolages 3-11, 218 pupils1.2 miPrimaryNCEA William Leech CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 125 pupils1.4 miSecondaryNCEA Duke's Secondary Schoolages 11-19, 980 pupils4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL15 miRailway stationWiddringtonWiddrington Station3.1 miBus stationBus StationAshington3.7 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsAshington3.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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