Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:27 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:28 am – 3:39 pm
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People9,146 residentsin the Heworth census areaMedian age 41.93,957 households51% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright40% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,805 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 18%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 55% go by car, 17% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle87% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 2°C670 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November30 days of air frost, 5 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 spacesRiverside Parkpark · under a mile · 33 haBill Quay Community Farmpark · under a mile · 10 haLakeland Parkpark · under a mileHeworth Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 42 haFelling Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileWardley Welfare Groundplaying field · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197048 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202335 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 12 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,133 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Elizabeth Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryPelaw Medical Practice20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyFairmans Pharmacy16 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi44 schools30 primary, 6 secondary, 2 independent, 4 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimarySt Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelawages 3-11, 171 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Drive Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 213 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHeworth Grange Schoolages 11-16, 910 pupilsunder a mileCollegeGateshead College2.0 miUniversityUniversity of Northumbria At Newcastle2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL8.0 miRailway stationHeworthunder a mileMetroHeworth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)under a mileBus stationInterchangeHeworthunder a mileFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays4.8 miBus stops144 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE10 postcode district.
