Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:27 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:23 am – 3:39 pm
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People5,398 residentsin the Brotton census areaMedian age 47.12,380 households70% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright15% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,142 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 73% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle48% 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 higher23% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C691 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November30 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksCattersty Sandsbeach · 1.3 miSaltburn Viaducthistoric site · 1.8 miLiverton Mineshistoric site · 1.9 miRush Poollake · 1.8 miHowe Hillhill · under a mileCattersty Cliffcliffs · 1.2 miCraggs Hillhill · under a mileSaltburn Sandsbeach · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSaltburn Valleypark · 1.6 mi · 25 haAngling Greenpark · 1.4 miCoronation Parkpark · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202015 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202316 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 4.7 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,504 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation130 m427 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEch - East Cleveland Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBrotton Surgery7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBrotton Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSkelton Health Centre1.5 miPolice stationCleveland Police - Loftus Police Station1.8 miCash machineNatWestLoftus2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryBadger Hill Academyages 2-11, 138 pupilsright hereSecondaryFreebrough Academyages 11-16, 814 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Peter's Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 307 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMiddlesbrough College11.8 miUniversityTeesside University12.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME20 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL44 miRailway stationSaltburn2.0 miBus stationHartlepool Interchange14 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence12 miBus stops31 within a mileCar parkCat Nab Car ParkSaltburn by the Sea1.9 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsStaithes5.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS12 postcode district.
