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County or areaNorthumberland
Postcode districtNE15
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C750 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMilecastle 14historic site · under a mileMilecastle 13historic site · under a milePike Hillmountain · 1.9 miHollins Hillhill · under a mileBlakeley Hillhill · under a mileWylam Railway Bridgebridge · 1.8 miHagg Bank Bridgebridge · 1.8 miRyton Islandisland · 2.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRyton Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 174 haTyne Riverside Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 69 haRyton Willowspark · 3.1 mi · 27 haVillage Greenpark · 2.7 mi · 2 haJubilee Field Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197942 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202342 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: 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
Elevation111 m364 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 144 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrudhoe Hospital Team C3.5 miGP surgeryThe Surgery (Wylam)1.5 miPharmacyWylam Pharmacy1.6 miDentistNewcastle Dental Centre2.0 miPolice stationNorthumbria Police Training and Communications CentrePonteland5.0 miCash machineRontec - Crawcrook (Co-op), Crawcrook2.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHeddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 220 pupils1.4 miPrimaryWylam First Schoolages 3-9, 131 pupils1.5 miSecondaryThorp Academyages 11-18, 1,442 pupils2.9 miCollegeNCG8.4 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL6.2 miRailway stationWylam1.8 miBus stationHigh School bus parkPonteland4.7 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays15 miBus stops7 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationPrudhoe2.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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