Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 25 min4:25 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 8 min8:30 am – 3:38 pm
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People12,429 residentsin the Ashington West & South census areaMedian age 47.25,752 households67% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright16% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 5,702 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 25%, retail and wholesale 13%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 66% go by car, 4% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% 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 August: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C665 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November19 days of air frost, 1 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 spacesWansbeck Riverside Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 103 haPaddock Woodpark · under a mile · 5 haQueen Elizabeth II Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 59 haMilburn Parkplaying field · 1.2 miWoodhorn Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 mi · 12 haStakeford and Bomarsund Welfare Recreation Groundsports ground · 1.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202041 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202349 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: 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 4.8 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,941 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation25 m82 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 34 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWansbeck General Hospital1.2 miGP surgerySeaton Park Medical Group8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySeaton Hirst Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSeaton Hirst Primary Care Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryNCEA Bishop's Primary Schoolages 2-11, 448 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNCEA Duke's Secondary Schoolages 11-19, 980 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNCEA James Knott CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 213 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTyne Coast College13.4 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne13.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL11 miRailway stationAshington1.6 miBus stationBus StationAshington1.5 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops62 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE63 postcode district.
