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County or areaTyne and Wear
Postcode districtNE9
Telephone code02866
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 11 min8:28 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,876 residentsin the Springwell & Usworth census areaMedian age 47.52,573 households80% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright11% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,733 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 14%, health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C757 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 days of air frost, 4 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 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksLookout Lakelake · under a mileBowes Lakelake · 1.0 miMatch Islandisland · under a mileHeugh Hillhill · under a mileBlackim Hillhill · under a mileLongacre Denevalley · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSeldom Seen Community Parkpark · under a mileAlbany Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 15 haOliver Henderson Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 11 haRavensworth Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 34 haLeam Rangers Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haMossheap Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 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 202332 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 9.6 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% 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)2,715 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 160 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Elizabeth Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryWrekenton Medical Group20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHealthhub Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWrekenton Health Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi38 schools27 primary, 6 secondary, 3 special, 2 nurseryPrimarySpringwell Village Primary Schoolages 3-11, 207 pupilsright herePrimaryGeorge Washington Primary Schoolages 4-11, 384 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWashington Academyages 11-16, 627 pupils1.4 miCollegeGateshead College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Northumbria At Newcastle4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL9.9 miRailway stationHeworth2.2 miMetroHeworth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)2.2 miBus stationBus StationConcord1.2 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays6.5 miBus stops99 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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