Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 25 min4:25 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 8 min8:30 am – 3:38 pm
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People8,709 residentsin the Ashington East census areaMedian age 40.13,938 households50% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright33% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,644 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 25%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 66% go by car, 5% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C665 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November19 days of air frost, 1 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)
Parks and green spacesQueen Elizabeth II Country Parkpark · under a mile · 59 haHirst Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haWansbeck Riverside Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 103 haWoodhorn Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 12 haAshington Leisure Centresports ground · 1.0 miMilburn Parkplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202041 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202349 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.8 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,437 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 38 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWansbeck General Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySeaton Park Medical Group6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCrescent Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSeaton Hirst Primary Care Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryNCEA Bishop's Primary Schoolages 2-11, 448 pupilsright hereSecondaryNCEA Duke's Secondary Schoolages 11-19, 980 pupilsright herePrimarySt Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashingtonages 3-11, 238 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTyne Coast College14.1 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL11 miRailway stationAshington1.0 miBus stationBus StationAshingtonunder a mileFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops86 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE63 postcode district.
