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County or areaNorthumberland
Postcode districtNE64
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 25 min4:25 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 8 min8:30 am – 3:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,950 residentsin the Newbiggin census areaMedian age 48.82,870 households55% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright25% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.6% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 2,212 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 23%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 66% go by car, 5% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C667 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November18 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksAlcan Lynemouth Aluminium Smelterhistoric site · under a mileThe Couple Statuehistoric site · 1.1 miLyne Sandsbeach · under a mileWhite Holesbeach · 1.2 miNewbiggin Baybay · 1.3 miBeacon Pointheadland · 1.1 miHoly Brae Hillhill · under a mileChurch Pointheadland · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesQueen Elizabeth II Country Parkpark · under a mile · 59 haNewbiggin Moorgolf course · under a mile · 52 haHirst Welfarepark · under a mile · 3 haMemorial Parkpark · under a mileLynemouth Welfare Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.2 mi · 5 haWoodhorn Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202042 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202042 mi away, Stockton, County 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.0 · 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 broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,934 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 33 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWansbeck General Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryPrimary Care Access Centre7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWansbeck General Hospitalunder a milePolice stationBlyth Police Station4.7 miCash machineLifestyle Expressunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryNCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 372 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary Schoolages 2-11, 253 pupils1.2 miSecondaryNCEA Duke's Secondary Schoolages 11-19, 980 pupils1.3 miCollegeTyne Coast College15.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL12 miRailway stationAshington1.8 miBus stationBus StationAshington1.5 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops37 within a mileCar parkChurch Point CarparkNewbiggin by the Sea1.2 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsAshington1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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