Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 28 min4:24 am – 9:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 6 min8:32 am – 3:37 pm
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People12,641 residentsin the Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland census areaMedian age 53.55,905 households71% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright17% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 5,467 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% 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 1°C745 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 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)
Nearby landmarksChester Hillhill · under a mileBlack Loughlake · 3.1 miGlantlees Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miBeacon Hillhill · 1.8 miShirlaw Pikemountain · 4.5 miHall Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPercy Wood Golf Club and Country Retreatgolf course · 1.2 mi · 44 haNorthumberland Woodland Burial and Crematoriumpark · 4.4 mi · 12 haThe Parkpark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 7 May 198049 mi away, LongtownMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 11 Jul 201849 mi away, Hartlepool, Co 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 4.6 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband51% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,324 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation141 m463 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 187 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlnwick Infirmary5.0 miGP surgeryFelton Surgery3.1 miPharmacyK-Chem LTD2.7 miDentist10 Linnet Court (Dental Practice)4.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySwarland Primary Schoolages 4-11, 76 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Duchess's Community High Schoolages 11-18, 1,276 pupils4.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL21 miRailway stationAcklingtonAcklington Station3.9 miBus stationBus StationAlnwick5.0 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal26 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE43 postcode district.
