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County or areaTyne and Wear
Postcode districtNE9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:27 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:28 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,869 residentsin the Beacon Lough & Wrekenton census areaMedian age 39.53,476 households40% of homes owner-occupied21% owned outright51% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.4% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,945 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 52% go by car, 17% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle85% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages18% of adults hold a degree or higher30% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C758 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November34 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 landmarksBowes Lakelake · 1.2 miLookout Lakelake · 1.2 miMatch Islandisland · 1.2 miBlack Hillhill · under a mileBlackim Hillhill · under a mileLongacre Denevalley · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRavensworth Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 34 haCalderwood Parkpark · under a mileSeldom Seen Community Parkpark · under a mileDraughts' Gardenpark · 1.6 mi · 27 haMossheap Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 9 haLeam Rangers Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197046 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost 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 9.9 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband98% 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)3,685 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation147 m482 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 164 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Elizabeth Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryWrekenton Medical Group25 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPills4U Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistThe Wrekenton Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi33 schools23 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 4 special, 1 otherPrimarySt Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekentonages 3-11, 191 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFell Dyke Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 286 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCardinal Hume Catholic School, Gatesheadages 11-18, 1,505 pupilsunder a mileCollegeGateshead College3.1 miUniversityUniversity of Northumbria At Newcastle3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL9.1 miRailway stationHeworth2.1 miMetroFelling (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)2.0 miBus stationMarquisway - Kingsway SouthTeam Valley1.6 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays6.9 miBus stops121 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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