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County or areaTyne and Wear
Postcode districtNE23
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 23 min4:26 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:29 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,155 residentsin the Seaton Delaval & Seghill census areaMedian age 45.14,046 households61% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright23% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,802 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% 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 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C702 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November37 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 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 landmarksCamperdownhill · 1.0 miGosforth Lakelake · 2.9 miSeghill Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miCollywell Sandsbeach · 3.6 miHolywell Denevalley · 2.0 miWhitley Sandsbeach · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRising Sun Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 179 haKillingworth Lakeside Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 17 haSilverlink Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 20 haMoor Edge Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 mi · 2 haThe Lakeside Centresports ground · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202032 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202340 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 9.1 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,981 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQE At Endoscopy Cobalt Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryWellspring Medical Pract.10 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyBackworth Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Killingworth Dental Practice1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools15 primary, 2 secondary, 2 special, 2 otherPrimaryBackworth Park Primary Schoolages 3-11, 342 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAmberley Primary Schoolages 3-11, 405 pupils1.1 miSecondaryGeorge Stephenson High Schoolages 11-18, 1,233 pupils1.4 miCollegeGateshead College5.9 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL6.0 miRailway stationNorthumberland Park (Tyne & Wear)1.1 miMetroNorthumberland Park (Tyne & Wear Metro Station)1.1 miBus stationBus StationKillingworth1.3 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal4.6 miBus stops32 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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