Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 23 min4:26 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:29 am – 3:39 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°C663 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 days of air frost, 2 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 spacesWeetslade Country Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 39 haAstley Parkpark · 1.4 miFryers Millennium Greenpark · 1.4 miCramlington Ann Welfare Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 mi · 4 haSeghill Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miAlexandra Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 9 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: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.9 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 11 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
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 64 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorthumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryNetherfield House8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRivenhall Dental Practice1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools12 primary, 4 secondary, 1 otherPrimarySeghill First Schoolages 3-9, 105 pupilsunder a milePrimarySeaton Delaval First Schoolages 3-9, 161 pupils1.1 miSecondarySeaton Valley High Schoolages 13-18, 656 pupils1.5 miCollegeGateshead College6.7 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne6.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL5.6 miRailway stationSeaton Delaval1.2 miMetroNorthumberland Park (Tyne & Wear Metro Station)2.3 miBus stationBus StationKillingworth1.7 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal5.8 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE23 postcode district.
