Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 25 min4:25 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 8 min8:30 am – 3:38 pm
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People9,474 residentsin the Longhorsley, Hepscott & Capheaton census areaMedian age 48.84,043 households74% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright7% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,755 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% 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 November33 days of air frost, 3 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)
Nearby landmarksMill Streamriver · 1.1 miLong Streamriver · 1.2 miClimbingtree Deanvalley · under a mileWhitefield Deanvalley · under a mileDiamond Hillhill · 1.5 miHell's Kettlewater · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWansbeck Riverside Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 103 haCarlisle Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 18 haMafeking Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 4 haMiners Welfare Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 3 haStation Cottage Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miMorpeth Leisure and Sports Centre and Librarysports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202041 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202349 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 3.8 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,532 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 65 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMorpeth Cottage Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryNpc Pegswood5 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyWellway Pharmacy LTD6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistMorpeth Dental Clinic1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 primary, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryMorpeth Stobhillgate First Schoolages 3-9, 165 pupils1.1 miPrimaryPegswood Primary Schoolages 3-11, 133 pupils1.5 miSecondaryThe King Edward VI Schoolages 13-18, 1,426 pupils2.1 miCollegeNCG13.5 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL8.7 miRailway stationPegswood1.1 miBus stationBus StationMorpeth1.8 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE61 postcode district.
