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County or areaTyne and Wear
Postcode districtNE28
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:26 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:28 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,175 residentsin the Wallsend East census areaMedian age 37.93,442 households48% of homes owner-occupied22% owned outright20% social rented, 31% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.3% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,414 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 51% go by car, 13% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle84% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C641 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November30 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 landmarksMilecastle 0historic site · under a mileHebburn Hallhistoric site · 1.5 miWallsend Denevalley · under a mileCastle Keepcastle · 3.6 miCastle Wall Wellcastle · 3.6 miWillington Guttidal water · 1.0 miCutthroat Deanvalley · 1.9 miOuseburn Viaductviaduct · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRichardson Dees Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haRising Sun Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 179 haThe Greenpark · under a mileCenturion Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 44 haFerndale Allotmentsallotments · under a mileHadrian Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202029 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202337 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 13 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,704 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -9 to 35 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWalkergate Park Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryNorth Tyneside Recovery Partnership26 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyFairmans Pharmacy25 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPark Dental Practiceright herePolice stationNorthumbria PoliceWallsendright hereCash machineCashpoint Royal Chambers High Street East2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi39 schools27 primary, 5 secondary, 5 special, 2 nurseryPrimaryRichardson Dees Primary Schoolages 3-11, 206 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBurnside Collegeages 11-18, 995 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCarville Academyages 3-11under a mileCollegeGateshead College3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Northumbria At Newcastle3.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

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