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County or areaTyne and Wear
Postcode districtNE13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 23 min4:26 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:29 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,724 residentsin the Wideopen & Seaton Burn census areaMedian age 48.93,749 households77% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright12% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,561 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 58% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C704 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 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 landmarksGosforth Househistoric site · 1.3 miBurradon Towerhistoric site · 2.3 miGosforth Lakelake · 2.0 miSeghill Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miFencer Hillhill · 1.9 miRook Woodwoodland · under a mileLake Wisemanlake · 3.6 miBrenkley Hillhill · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWeetslade Country Parkpark · under a mile · 39 haLockey Parkplaying field · under a mile · 6 haNorthumberland Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 76 haSeaton Burn Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haCommunity Allotment Atallotments · under a mileBarns Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202034 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202342 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.6 · PM2.5 5.8 · 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
Broadband95% 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)4,027 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewcastle Hospitals @ Cramlington2.8 miGP surgeryWideopen Medical Centre5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWideopen Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGreat North Dental Careunder a milePolice stationNorthumbria PoliceCramlington2.7 miCash machineVR Traders, Wideopen3 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryGreenfields Community Primary Schoolages 1-11, 221 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHazlewood Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 287 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNorth Gosforth Academyages 11-16, 576 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNCG5.9 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL2.6 miRailway stationCramlington2.7 miMetroWansbeck Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)Coxlodge2.6 miBus stationBus StationKillingworth2.7 miFerryNorth Shields Ferry Terminal8.0 miBus stops47 within a mileCar parkCo-op Reno House Car ParkNewcastle Upon Tyneunder a mileEV chargingWM Morrisons Newcastle Great Park1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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