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County or areaTyne and Wear
Postcode districtNE16
Telephone codeNot listed
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 –
People10,255 residentsin the Sunniside & Lobley Hill census areaMedian age 45.74,547 households74% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright16% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,836 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 10%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 58% go by car, 7% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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 January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C765 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August45 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 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 landmarksWashingWells Roman Forthistoric site · 1.1 miHollinside Manorhistoric site · 1.6 miBambrough Castlecastle · 2.2 miClover Hillhill · under a mileCuthbert's Hillhill · under a mileNine Arches Viaductviaduct · 1.8 miCastle Wall Wellcastle · 4.1 miSnipes Denevalley · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWatergate Forest Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 59 haDerwent Walk Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 125 haDerwenthaugh Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 48 haBeggars Wood Recreation Areaplaying field · 1.6 mi · 10 haBeechgrove Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miDunston Leisure Centresports ground · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197949 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202650 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 6.6 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,841 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation153 m502 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 98 to 214 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBensham Hospital2.9 miGP surgerySunniside Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacySunniside Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist10 Sun Streetright herePolice stationWhickham Police StationNewcastle upon Tyne1.6 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Sunniside, Sunnisideright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryClover Hill Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 210 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWhickham Parochial Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 210 pupils1.0 miSecondaryWhickham Schoolages 11-18, 1,690 pupils1.3 miCollegeNCG3.6 miUniversityUniversity of Northumbria At Newcastle4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL8.0 miRailway stationDunston2.3 miMetroGateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)3.9 miBus stationInterchangeMetrocentre2.5 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays10 miBus stops46 within a mileCar parkCausey Arch Car ParkNewcastle upon Tyne1.6 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationGateshead2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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