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County or areaNorthumberland
Postcode districtNE61
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 27 min4:25 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 7 min8:31 am – 3:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,139 residentsin the Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston census areaMedian age 47.65,070 households67% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright18% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 4,878 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 66% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 2°C703 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November29 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 5 to 11°CAMay: 7 to 14°CMJune: 10 to 17°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 8 to 13°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksForest Woodforest · 1.5 miLadyburn Lakelake · 3.0 miChevington Woodwoodland · under a mileTilery Woodwoodland · under a mileDruridge Baybay · 3.7 miFairney Hillshill · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDruridge Bay Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 119 haThe Greenpark · 2.6 miNorthumberland Woodland Burial and Crematoriumpark · 3.2 mi · 12 haRed Row Welfaresports ground · 1.9 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202049 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202049 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamSource: 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,399 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 16 to 61 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorthgate Hospital, Cntw Foundation Trust6.6 miGP surgeryHmp Northumberland1.7 miPharmacyBoots2.2 miDentistHmp Northumberland1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryRed Row Primary Schoolages 2-11, 131 pupils1.9 miSecondaryCoquet Community Schoolages 11-19, 567 pupils4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL16 miRailway stationWiddringtonWiddrington Station2.3 miBus stationBus StationAshington6.7 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal20 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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