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County or areaTyne and Wear
Postcode districtNE40
Telephone code01952
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:27 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:29 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,529 residentsin the Ryton census areaMedian age 45.03,791 households70% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright20% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,018 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 58% go by car, 7% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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 1°C709 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksOld Town Hall Newburnhistoric site · 1.0 miPath Head Water Millhistoric site · 1.4 miRyton Islandisland · under a mileRyton Willowswalk or trail · under a mileChurch Denevalley · under a mileHaggiston Castlecastle · 3.1 miMaryside Hillhill · under a mileHallow Hillhill · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRyton Willowspark · under a mile · 27 haTyne Riverside Country Parkpark · under a mile · 69 haSouth Ferndene Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haRyton Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 174 haBlayney Row Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSt Thomas More Community Sports Centresports ground · 1.7 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes40 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197945 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost 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 6.8 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)4,428 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation66 m217 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 102 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrudhoe Hospital Team C3.5 miGP surgeryGrange Road Medical Practice5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistRyton Dentalright herePolice stationNorthumbria Police - Etal Lane Police StationNewcastle upon Tyne3.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Ryton - Parsons Driveunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools12 primary, 3 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurserySecondaryThorp Academyages 11-18, 1,442 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRyton Community Infant Schoolages 2-7, 121 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRyton Junior Schoolages 7-11, 133 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNCG5.4 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL5.3 miRailway stationWylam2.0 miMetroBank Foot (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)Kenton Bank Foot4.4 miBus stationBus StationWinlaton1.9 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays13 miBus stops63 within a mileCar parkSainsbury's Throckley Car Park1.5 miEV chargingAPCOA Charging StationsRytonunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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