Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 23 min4:26 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:28 am – 3:38 pm
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People6,232 residentsin the Cullercoats census areaMedian age 51.02,891 households82% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright8% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,711 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, education 15%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 50% go by car, 6% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C643 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November24 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksLong Sands Northbeach · under a mileLong Sands Southbeach · under a mileCullercoats Baybay · under a mileBrown's Baybay · under a mileSpital Denevalley · 1.0 miOxfauldtidal water · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMarden Quarry Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 6 haTynemouth Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haTynemouth Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 36 haNorthumberland Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 7 haFoxhunters Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 13 haAbbey Housesports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202031 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202339 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 11 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and 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)2,965 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation30 m98 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 45 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorth Tyneside General Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryWhitley Bay Health Centre16 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyD & C Fenwick LTD16 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBroadway Dental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi32 schools20 primary, 8 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryCullercoats Primary Schoolages 3-11, 409 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMarden High Schoolages 11-16, 1,014 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoatsages 3-11, 185 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTyne Coast College3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Northumbria At Newcastle7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL9.9 miRailway stationNorthumberland Park (Tyne & Wear)3.2 miMetroCullercoats (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)under a mileBus stationTransport HubNorth Shields1.6 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal1.9 miBus stops108 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE30 postcode district.
