Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 32 min4:24 am – 9:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 2 min8:35 am – 3:38 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C633 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August50 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksCleghorn's Knowehill · under a mileBlake Lawhill · under a milePallinsburn Househistoric site · 2.8 miMiddle Streamriver · 1.3 miChurch Poollake · 2.3 miBack of the Wallwater · under a mileHirsel Lakelake · 2.7 miDuddo Mouthwater · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCrow Greenpark · 1.9 mi · 19 haTweed Greenpark · 1.6 mi · 2 haHenderson Parkpark · 1.7 miHome Parkplaying field · 1.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197950 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202140 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 1.5 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 8.2 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
Elevation30 m98 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKelso Hospital8.2 miGP surgeryColdstream Medical Practice1.9 miPharmacyG. L. M. Romanes LTD1.8 miDentistKelso Dental Care8.2 miPolice stationKelso Police Station8.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryColdstream Primary School1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL46 miRailway stationBerwick-upon-Tweed13 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD12 postcode district.
