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County or areaTyne and Wear
Postcode districtSR6
Telephone code01501
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 – 3:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,590 residentsin the Whitburn & Marsden census areaMedian age 49.63,527 households64% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright28% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,166 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 60% go by car, 7% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle68% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 9% 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°C648 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November20 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksWhitburn Hallhistoric site · under a mileWhitburn Sandsbeach · 1.2 miMarsden Sandsbeach · 1.6 miMarsden Rockisland · 1.4 miMarsden Baybay · 1.5 miWhitburn Baybay · 1.6 miPotter's Holetidal water · under a mileBeacon Hillhill · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCornthwaite Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haSouth Shields Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 66 haTemple Memorial Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 74 haCleadon Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 15 haThe Academy of Lightplaying field · 1.1 mi · 28 haHighcroft Park Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 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 7.3 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,753 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation37 m121 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 70 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMonkwearmouth Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryWhitburn Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAvenue Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Whitburn Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationSouthwick Police StationSunderland3.0 miCash machineMFG - Cleadon, Shields Road1.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryMarsden Primary Schoolages 3-11, 209 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWhitburn Church of England Academyages 11-18, 1,204 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWhitburn Village Primary Schoolages 2-11, 244 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTyne Coast College2.9 miUniversityUniversity of Sunderland3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL14 miRailway stationSeaburn2.1 miMetroSeaburn (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)Fulwell2.1 miBus stationInterchangeSouth Shields3.7 miFerrySouth Shields Ferry Terminal4.0 miBus stops41 within a mileCar parkTrow Quarry Car ParkSouth Shields2.9 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsSunderland1.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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