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County or areaTyne and Wear
Postcode districtNE39
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:28 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:29 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,891 residentsin the Chopwell & High Spen census areaMedian age 46.43,275 households61% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright18% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.9% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,910 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 60% go by car, 8% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 2°C829 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 6°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°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 landmarksWhinfield coke workshistoric site · 1.5 miGibside Hallhistoric site · 2.4 miBail Hillhill · under a milePenny Hillhill · 1.2 miMill Streamriver · 2.0 miMiller's Woodwoodland · under a mileMartin's Woodwoodland · under a milePontop Pikemountain · 4.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHigh Spen Parkpark · under a mileGaresfield Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 58 haDerwent Walk Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 125 haDerwenthaugh Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 48 haSmailes Lane Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 2 haPipe Bridge Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197944 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202648 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,824 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation156 m512 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 106 to 235 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrudhoe Hospital Team C2.4 miGP surgeryChopwell Primary Healthcare Centre1.6 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Greenside2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistDental Surgery1.8 miPolice stationWhickham Police StationNewcastle upon Tyne4.7 miCash machineSunlea Stores (ATMP SWAP), High Spenunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools7 primaryPrimaryHigh Spen Primary Schoolages 2-11, 172 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreenside Primary Schoolages 3-11, 172 pupils1.2 miSecondaryThorp Academyages 11-18, 1,442 pupils2.6 miCollegeDerwentside College6.2 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL8.0 miRailway stationWylam3.0 miBus stationBus StationWinlaton2.6 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays14 miBus stops31 within a mileEV chargingAPCOA Charging StationChopwell1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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