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 – 3:38 pm
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People8,172 residentsin the Shiremoor North & South Wellfield census areaMedian age 39.73,684 households71% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright16% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,240 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 53% go by car, 6% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% 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, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November28 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)
Parks and green spacesSilverlink Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 20 haWhitley Bay Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 58 haRising Sun Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 179 haWhitley Linkspark · 1.7 mi · 15 haLeg of Mutton Allotmentsallotments · under a mileLangley Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.1 mi · 3 haSource: 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 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: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.4 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband95% 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)3,780 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 64 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQE At Endoscopy Cobalt Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryNorthumberland Park Medical Group16 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySeaton Healthcare Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistLesbury Avenue (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools14 primary, 6 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherSecondaryWellfield Middle Schoolages 9-13, 345 pupilsunder a milePrimarySouth Wellfield First Schoolages 3-9, 345 pupilsunder a milePrimarySouthridge First Schoolages 3-9, 321 pupils1.0 miCollegeTyne Coast College5.1 miUniversityUniversity of Northumbria At Newcastle6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL7.7 miRailway stationNorthumberland Park (Tyne & Wear)1.3 miMetroShiremoor (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)under a mileBus stationBus StationKillingworth2.9 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal3.5 miBus stops47 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE25 postcode district.
