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County or areaNorthumberland
Postcode districtNE61
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 25 min4:25 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 8 min8:30 am – 3:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,447 residentsin the Morpeth North & Pegswood census areaMedian age 48.92,484 households67% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright18% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,471 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C685 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November31 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 14°CMJune: 10 to 17°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMill Streamriver · 1.2 miWhitefield Deanvalley · under a mileClimbingtree Deanvalley · under a mileBrocks Hillhill · 1.0 miLong Streamriver · 1.5 miClover Hillhill · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLonghirst Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 144 haWansbeck Riverside Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 103 haMiners Welfare Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haStation Cottage Allotmentsallotments · under a mileCarlisle Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 18 haMafeking Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202043 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202043 mi away, Stockton, County 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 3.9 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% 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)2,826 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 72 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Georges Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryNpc Pegswood4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWellway Pharmacy LTD5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNorthumbria Dental Service1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryPegswood Primary Schoolages 3-11, 133 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMorpeth Stobhillgate First Schoolages 3-9, 165 pupils1.8 miSecondaryThe King Edward VI Schoolages 13-18, 1,426 pupils1.9 miCollegeNCG14.8 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne13.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL10 miRailway stationPegswoodunder a mileBus stationBus StationMorpeth1.9 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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