Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:28 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:29 am – 3:41 pm
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People8,759 residentsin the Stocksfield, Riding Mill & Corbridge census areaMedian age 55.33,976 households76% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,732 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 1°C795 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksBlack Hillhill · under a mileCrosswheel Crag Poollake · 2.1 miFox Hillhill · under a mileThe Lakelake · 2.8 miChester Hillshills · 2.0 miBleaberryhill Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStocksfield Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 37 haEbchester Station Picnic Sitepark · 2.8 miDerwentside Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 3 haShotley Bridge Station Picnic Areapark · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes47 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197940 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202644 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,119 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation175 m574 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 95 to 247 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrudhoe Hospital Team C3.4 miGP surgeryBranch End Surgery2.5 miPharmacyBoots2.5 miDentistCorbridge Road (Dental Surgery)3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWhittonstall First Schoolages 3-9, 67 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPrudhoe Community High Schoolages 13-19, 680 pupils3.5 miCollegeDerwentside College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL12 miRailway stationStocksfield2.7 miBus stationConsett Bus Station Stand J4.7 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays19 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DH8 postcode district.
