Local servicesHospitalHexham General Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryBurn Brae Medical Group2.3 miPharmacyBoots2.0 miDentistHencotes Dental Practice1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 2 secondarySecondaryQueen Elizabeth High Schoolages 13-18, 1,299 pupils1.3 miSecondarySt Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexhamages 9-13, 168 pupils1.4 miPrimaryThe Sele First Schoolages 3-9, 390 pupils1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL19 miRailway stationHexham2.3 miFerryTower Knowe Ferry Landing19 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE46 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:29 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:31 am – 3:42 pm
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People12,643 residentsin the Hexham & Acomb census areaMedian age 52.15,984 households67% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright17% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 5,427 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 48% go by car, 2% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% 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 0°C768 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 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 landmarksBlackhall Pikemountain · 2.7 miWydon Waterlake · 1.7 miWatty's Poollake · 2.0 miHigh Bracken Hillhill · under a mileLanghope Deanvalley · under a mileCurrick Hillhill · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHexham Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 52 haAbbey Groundspark · 1.8 mi · 2 haHexham House Groundspark · 1.9 miTyne Green Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 3 haPriors Flatplaying field · 1.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes52 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197930 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202644 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 1.9 · 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
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,102 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation185 m607 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 216 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
