Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 24 min4:26 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 9 min8:29 am – 3:39 pm
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People9,260 residentsin the Cramlington Town & Beaconhill census areaMedian age 41.14,096 households51% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright34% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,951 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 59% go by car, 6% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher22% 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°C666 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November38 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 spacesWestfield Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haBedlington Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 65 haBarns Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 3 haArcot Hall Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 53 haConcordia Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileAlexandra Parkplaying field · under a mile · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202036 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202344 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 8.1 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% 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)4,986 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewcastle Hospitals @ Cramlingtonunder a mileGP surgeryNpc Cramlington5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryCramlington Shanklea Primary Schoolages 2-11, 266 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHareside Primary Schoolages 3-11, 430 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCramlington Learning Villageages 11-18, 1,989 pupilsunder a mileCollegeGateshead College8.3 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL5.2 miRailway stationCramlingtonunder a mileMetroNorthumberland Park (Tyne & Wear Metro Station)4.6 miBus stationBus StationKillingworth3.6 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal8.1 miBus stops80 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE46 postcode district.
