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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 25 min4:26 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 8 min8:31 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,474 residentsin the Longhorsley, Hepscott & Capheaton census areaMedian age 48.84,043 households74% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright7% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,755 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C765 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWheel Poollake · under a mileWhalton Manor Gardenshistoric site · 1.8 miBolam Castlecastle · 2.4 miPark Hillshills · under a mileRouting Linn Waterfallwaterfall · 2.3 miHartburn War Memorialhistoric site · 2.3 miRye Hillhill · under a mileDonkson Hillhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBolam Lake Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 37 haCraik Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 13 haCarlisle Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 18 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197944 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202043 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamSource: 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,532 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 118 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorthgate Hospital, Cntw Foundation Trust4.6 miGP surgeryNorthgate Hospital - Bcss Inpatient Unit4.6 miPharmacyHealth Hut Pharmacy & Clinic4.5 miDentistNorthgate And Prudhoe N H S Trus4.6 miPolice stationNorthumbria Police HeadquartersPonteland6.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWhalton Church of England Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 23 pupils1.9 miSecondaryMorpeth Newminster Middle Schoolages 9-13, 521 pupils4.6 miCollegeNCG14.7 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne14.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL9.2 miRailway stationMorpeth5.1 miBus stationBus StationMorpeth4.9 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationMorpeth8.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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