Local servicesHospitalHexham General Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryCorbridge Health Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyBoots1.7 miDentistCorbridge Dental Practice1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryBeaufront First Schoolages 4-9, 62 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCorbridge Middle Schoolages 9-13, 367 pupils1.3 miPrimaryCorbridge (VA) Church of England First Schoolages 3-9, 143 pupils1.8 miCollegeDerwentside College12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL15 miRailway stationCorbridge2.1 miBus stationHigh School bus parkPonteland13 miFerryTower Knowe Ferry Landing21 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE46 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:28 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:31 am – 3:41 pm
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People8,759 residentsin the Stocksfield, Riding Mill & Corbridge census areaMedian age 55.33,976 households76% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,732 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C901 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November60 days of air frost, 4 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 spacesWest Greenpark · 1.5 miTyne Green Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 3 haDene Parkpark · 2.1 miAllendale's Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes50 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197934 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202647 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 2.6 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,119 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation134 m440 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 40 to 221 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
