Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 24 min4:26 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 9 min8:30 am – 3:39 pm
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People9,934 residentsin the Newcastle Great Park & Dinnington census areaMedian age 35.04,133 households73% of homes owner-occupied20% owned outright16% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate72% of adults are economically active, 5,275 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, education 11%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 53% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C682 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 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 landmarksBlagdon Hallhistoric site · 1.1 miLake Wisemanlake · 1.5 miBlagdon Lakelake · 1.7 miBrenkley Hillhill · under a mileGosforth Househistoric site · 3.3 miEwe Hillhill · 1.3 miGrove Pondpond · under a mileHoys Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesArcot Hall Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 53 haWeetslade Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 39 haPlessey Woods Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 33 haSeaton Burn Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 mi · 3 haWestfield Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 8 haCommunity Allotment Atallotments · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197949 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202344 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 5.7 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% 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)5,565 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryDinnington First Schoolages 3-9, 320 pupils1.3 miSecondaryNorth Gosforth Academyages 11-16, 576 pupils2.1 miCollegeNCG7.4 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL2.5 miRailway stationCramlington2.9 miMetroNewcastle Airport (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)3.0 miBus stationHigh School bus parkPonteland3.6 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal9.9 miBus stops10 within a mileCar parkNewcastle Airport Parking - BCP2.1 miEV chargingWM Morrisons Newcastle Great Park2.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE13 postcode district.
