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County or areaNorthumberland
Postcode districtNE65
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 27 min4:25 am – 9:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 6 min8:31 am – 3:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,641 residentsin the Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland census areaMedian age 53.55,905 households71% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright17% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 5,467 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% 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 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C747 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November52 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksChester Hillhill · under a mileShirlaw Pikemountain · 4.0 miGlantlees Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miCarr's Islandisland · 2.8 miHall Woodwoodland · under a mileBlack Loughlake · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPercy Wood Golf Club and Country Retreatgolf course · under a mile · 44 haNorthumberland Woodland Burial and Crematoriumpark · 3.6 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Dec 198050 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 11 Jul 201849 mi away, Hartlepool, Co DurhamSource: 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband51% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,324 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation161 m528 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 108 to 187 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlnwick Infirmary5.9 miGP surgeryFelton Surgery2.5 miPharmacyK-Chem LTD3.6 miDentistHmp Northumberland4.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySwarland Primary Schoolages 4-11, 76 pupilsright hereSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL20 miRailway stationAcklingtonAcklington Station3.9 miBus stationBus StationAlnwick5.9 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal25 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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