Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 24 min4:26 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 9 min8:29 am – 3:38 pm
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People8,155 residentsin the Seaton Delaval & Seghill census areaMedian age 45.14,046 households61% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright23% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,802 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C655 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November29 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 spacesAstley Parkpark · under a mileSeghill Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileBates Welfare Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 2 haWeetslade Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 39 haBarns Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 3 haCramlington Ann Welfare Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202034 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost 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 8.4 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% 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)3,981 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation37 m121 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 42 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorthumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryNpc Elsdon Avenue4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistRivenhall Dental Practice1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 1 otherPrimarySeaton Delaval First Schoolages 3-9, 161 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySeaton Valley High Schoolages 13-18, 656 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWhytrig Middle Schoolages 9-13, 330 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTyne Coast College7.3 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL6.8 miRailway stationSeaton Delavalunder a mileMetroShiremoor (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)2.5 miBus stationBus StationKillingworth2.8 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal5.7 miBus stops53 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE25 postcode district.
