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County or areaTyne and Wear
Postcode districtNE15
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 23 min4:27 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:29 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,746 residentsin the Throckley & Newburn census areaMedian age 43.84,947 households59% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright28% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,769 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 58% go by car, 9% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C657 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November38 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 landmarksMilecastle 10historic site · under a mileDenton Hall Turrethistoric site · under a mileRyton Islandisland · 1.0 miHaggiston Castlecastle · 2.8 miHallow Hillhill · under a mileRye Hillhill · under a mileRyton Willowswalk or trail · 1.5 miChurch Denevalley · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTyne Riverside Country Parkpark · under a mile · 69 haRyton Willowspark · under a mile · 27 haVillage Greenpark · 1.3 miRyton Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 174 haRichmond Terrace Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: 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 202340 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 5.6 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% 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)5,619 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrudhoe Hospital Team C4.6 miGP surgeryThrockley Primary Care Centre6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyThrockley Chemists4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNo 1 Victoria Terrace Dental Clinicright herePolice stationNorthumbria Police - Etal Lane Police StationNewcastle upon Tyne3.1 miCash machineAli's Barber (ATMaaS), Hexham Roadright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools12 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryThrockley Primary Schoolages 2-11, 448 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWalbottle Academyages 11-18, 1,722 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 173 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNCG5.5 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne5.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL4.0 miRailway stationWylam2.6 miMetroCallerton Parkway (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)3.1 miBus stationBus StationBlaydon2.7 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays12 miBus stops52 within a mileCar parkSainsbury's Throckley Car Parkunder a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationNewcastle Upon Tyne1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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