Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 23 min4:27 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:30 am – 3:40 pm
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People7,923 residentsin the Darras Hall, Stamfordham & Heddon census areaMedian age 50.13,133 households84% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright4% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,536 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, public administration and defence 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 50% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle25% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C709 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November55 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 landmarksPike Hillmountain · under a mileRichmond Hillhill · under a mileSweet Hillhill · under a mileMeg's Holewater · under a mileStob Hillmountain · 3.4 miDickson's Holewater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileVillage Greenpark · 4.6 mi · 2 haJoiners Nature Parkpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes40 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197940 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202345 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband26% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,234 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation143 m469 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 117 to 157 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrudhoe Hospital Team C5.9 miGP surgery12 Grange Road3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWylam Pharmacy4.5 miDentistNewcastle Dental Centre1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStamfordham Primary Schoolages 2-11, 84 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOvingham Middle Schoolages 9-13, 344 pupils4.6 miCollegeNCG11.0 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL7.5 miRailway stationPrudhoe4.7 miBus stationHigh School bus parkPonteland5.5 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays17 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE18 postcode district.
