Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 33 min4:23 am – 9:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 1 min8:35 am – 3:37 pm
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People7,032 residentsin the Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island census areaMedian age 55.43,263 households71% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,059 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 12%, construction 9%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C700 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November60 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 landmarksShoreswood Ewe Hillhill · under a mileDuddo Towerhistoric site · 2.4 miCastle Heaton Castlecastle · 3.7 miSt Thomas's Islandisland · 2.3 miBlount Islandisland · 2.5 miPaxton Househistoric site · 3.5 miGibbet Hillhill · 1.7 miBurn Mouthtidal water · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesVillage Greenpark · 3.9 miFive Arches Parkpark · 4.9 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202143 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202143 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: 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 1.6 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,395 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL49 miRailway stationBerwick-upon-Tweed5.5 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationBerwick Upon Tweed5.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD15 postcode district.
