Local servicesHospitalAlnwick Infirmary9.0 miGP surgeryBelford Medical Practice4.9 miPharmacySeahouses Chemist5.1 miDentistLagny Street (Dental Surgery)8.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryEllingham Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 46 pupils1.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL35 miRailway stationChathill2.0 miBus stationBus StationAlnwick8.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE67 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 30 min4:23 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 3 min8:33 am – 3:36 pm
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People10,021 residentsin the Seahouses, Belford & Wooler census areaMedian age 57.54,956 households58% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright15% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 4,275 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, hospitality 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C725 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November54 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksHowe Waterlake · 1.6 miBinsal Hillhill · under a mileKirk Hillhill · under a mileTwizell Lakelake · 2.2 miWashpoolwater · 1.3 miHagg Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 23 Feb 200447 mi away, Sunderland, Tyne & WearMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 23 Feb 200447 mi away, Sunderland, Tyne & WearSource: 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 1.8 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,277 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 123 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
