Local servicesHospitalNorth Tyneside General Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryNew York Surgery26 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyNew York Pharmacy22 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistUnit 4 Rake House Farmunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi40 schools24 primary, 11 secondary, 4 special, 1 otherPrimaryNew York Primary Schoolages 2-11, 405 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Thomas More Catholic High Schoolages 11-18, 1,660 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLangley First Schoolages 3-9, 295 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTyne Coast College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Northumbria At Newcastle5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL8.1 miRailway stationNorthumberland Park (Tyne & Wear)1.4 miMetroWest Monkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)1.1 miBus stationTransport HubNorth Shields1.9 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal2.2 miBus stops114 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE27 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE27 postcode district.
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 – 3:39 pm
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People8,186 residentsin the Monkseaton census areaMedian age 44.23,628 households70% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright15% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,793 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 47% go by car, 7% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C704 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November30 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 · under a mile · 20 haRising Sun Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 179 haTynemouth Garden of Remembrancepark · 1.2 miLangley Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haTynemouth Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 36 haFoxhunters Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.0 mi · 13 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 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 6.3 · PM10 11 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
Broadband100% 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)3,668 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation68 m223 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 77 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
