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County or areaTyne and Wear
Postcode districtNE17
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 – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,759 residentsin the Stocksfield, Riding Mill & Corbridge census areaMedian age 55.33,976 households76% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,732 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C831 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 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 landmarksDerwentcote Steel Furnacehistoric site · 2.2 miCurrock Hillhill · under a mileWashwell Hillhill · under a mileWhinfield coke workshistoric site · 3.0 miCrosswheel Crag Poollake · 2.8 miChester Hillshills · 1.9 miPike Hillmountain · 4.0 miClinty Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGaresfield Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 58 haDerwentside Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 3 haHigh Spen Parkpark · 1.9 miChopwell Parkplaying field · 1.3 mi · 6 haChopwell Centre for Sportsports ground · 1.1 miHeartlands Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes44 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197942 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202647 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 3.3 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,119 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation253 m830 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 188 to 259 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrudhoe Hospital Team C1.3 miGP surgeryChopwell Primary Healthcare Centre1.2 miPharmacyG H Furness LTD1.1 miDentistPrudhoe Dental Practice2.2 miPolice stationDurham Constabulary - Consett Police Station5.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Chopwell, Chopwell1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryChopwell Primary Schoolages 2-11, 226 pupils1.2 miSecondaryPrudhoe Community High Schoolages 13-19, 680 pupils1.8 miCollegeDerwentside College5.6 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL9.4 miRailway stationPrudhoe2.7 miBus stationBus StationWinlaton4.6 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays16 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingAPCOA Charging StationChopwell1.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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