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County or areaTyne and Wear
Postcode districtDH4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:27 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:28 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,665 residentsin the Newbottle & Penshaw census areaMedian age 45.83,304 households74% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,667 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 62% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C699 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November38 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 14°CMJune: 10 to 17°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 8 to 13°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPenshaw Monumenthistoric site · under a mileThe Earl of Durham's Monumenthistoric site · under a mileMount Pleasant Lakelake · 1.1 miLambton Castlecastle · 2.2 miVictoria Viaductviaduct · 1.0 miPenshaw Hillhill · under a mileBurn Hillhill · under a mileVirginia Waterlake · 2.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHerrington Country Parkpark · within reach · 136 haThe James Steel Parkpark · under a mile · 67 haThe Princess Anne Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 43 haWearside Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 38 haPenshaw Allotmentsallotments · under a mileNew Herrington Recreational Parkplaying field · under a mile · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197047 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202329 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 7.7 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,666 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 136 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Washington Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryHerrington Medical Centre6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPenshaw Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.8 miPolice stationNorthumbria PoliceHoughton-le-Spring2.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Penshaw, Coxgreen Road, PENSHAWunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryNew Penshaw Academyages 3-11, 112 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBarnwell Academyages 3-11, 302 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washingtonages 11-18, 1,527 pupils1.7 miCollegeCity of Sunderland College3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Sunderland4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL14 miRailway stationChester-le-Street4.0 miMetroSouth Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)2.4 miBus stationGalleries Bus StationWashington2.6 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays8.2 miBus stops70 within a mileCar parkCox Green Visitor ParkingWashington1.1 miEV chargingChester Roadunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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