Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 24 min4:26 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 9 min8:30 am – 3:38 pm
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People8,477 residentsin the Bedlington Town census areaMedian age 49.33,784 households72% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright15% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,939 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 63% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C676 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November37 days of air frost, 3 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 spacesPlessey Woods Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 33 haBedlington Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 65 haBedlingtonshire Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 52 haGallager Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 33 haHirst Head Groundplaying field · 1.7 mi · 2 haMiners Welfare Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202039 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202347 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% 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)4,124 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 70 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMorpeth Cottage Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryKyloe House Sch3 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyBedlington Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistHighgate House Dental Practice1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryMeadowdale Academyages 2-11, 202 pupils1.1 miSecondarySt Benet Biscop Catholic Academyages 11-18, 994 pupils1.1 miPrimarySt Bede's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 205 pupils1.2 miCollegeNCG11.4 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne10.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL6.8 miRailway stationBedlingtonBedlington Station2.6 miBus stationBus StationMorpeth3.4 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE22 postcode district.
