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County or areaTyne and Wear
Postcode districtNE36
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:26 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:28 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,896 residentsin the West Boldon census areaMedian age 47.52,622 households76% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright15% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,624 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 58% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C654 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November29 days of air frost, 2 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 14°CMJune: 10 to 17°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 8 to 13°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBoldon Collieryhistoric site · under a mileHylton Red Househistoric site · 1.5 miTurner's Hillhill · under a mileBoldon Hillshill · under a mileHylton Denevalley · 1.6 miThe Spire Bridge Sunderlandbridge · 1.9 miWhitburn Sandsbeach · 3.4 miNorthern Spire Bridgebridge · 2.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBoldon Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 41 haTemple Memorial Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 74 haGrange Parkpark · under a mileCoronation Parkpark · under a mileCommunity North Sports Complex and Downhill Outdoor Sports Complexsports ground · under a mile · 29 haDipe Lane Allotments Oppositeallotments · 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 202025 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202333 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 9.8 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% 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)2,756 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNHS Nightingale Hospital North East1.4 miGP surgeryBoldon GP Practice11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNorth Road (Dental Surgery)under a milePolice stationSouthwick Police StationSunderland2.4 miCash machinePost OfficeBoldon Collieryunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi34 schools25 primary, 3 secondary, 3 special, 3 nurseryPrimaryWest Boldon Primary Schoolages 3-11, 280 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBoldon Schoolages 11-16, 1,043 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderlandages 3-11, 203 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTyne Coast College3.3 miUniversityUniversity of Sunderland3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL12 miRailway stationEast Boldon1.3 miMetroEast Boldon (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)1.3 miBus stationBus StationJarrow3.1 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays3.5 miBus stops78 within a mileCar parkThe Magnum Hotel Car Park (Reservation)Sunderland1.8 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsEast Boldon3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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