Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 27 min4:25 am – 9:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 7 min8:31 am – 3:38 pm
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People12,641 residentsin the Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland census areaMedian age 53.55,905 households71% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright17% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 5,467 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C732 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksMinto's Deanvalley · under a mileHaystack Hillhill · 1.1 miFairney Hillshill · 1.2 miCarr's Islandisland · 2.2 miMidge Parkwoodland · under a mileForest Woodforest · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNorthumberland Woodland Burial and Crematoriumpark · 1.6 mi · 12 haThe Adamson Memorial Parkpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 7 May 198049 mi away, LongtownMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 11 Jul 201846 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband51% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,324 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlnwick Infirmary7.7 miGP surgeryFelton Surgeryright herePharmacyBoots4.2 miDentistHmp Northumberland2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFelton Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 102 pupilsright hereSecondaryCoquet Community Schoolages 11-19, 567 pupils4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL18 miRailway stationAcklingtonAcklington Station2.3 miBus stationBus StationAlnwick7.8 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal23 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE65 postcode district.
