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• Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council area has the smallest population of any local authority in England with 26,132 residents.
• During the summer months, tourism swells the population to an estimated 100,000.
• In 2005, 32.8% of the population was under 35 years of age, compared with 38% in Northumberland and 44.3% nationally.
• Within the three conservation areas of Berwick Town, Spittal and Tweedmouth, there are 421 listed buildings and six scheduled ancient monuments.
• 23.3% of Berwick’s population is aged 65 or over and by 2021, the proportion of retired people in Berwick is projected to increase to 32.0%.
• National surveys show that full-time workers in Berwick earn an average weekly wage of £309 compared with £454 nationally and £431 in Northumberland.
• Only 14.3% of Berwick’s residents work in professional occupations compared with 26.6% in Northumberland.
• Just under 25% of Berwick workers are employed within tourism related jobs.
• Berwick local authority area has the highest proportion of second homes 8.4% compared to 0.2% in the North East.
• 2,300 people travel into Berwick to work with roughly equal numbers coming from the Scottish Borders and other parts of Northumberland.
Latest News
- 17/07/2009
New from English Heritage Publishing - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Three places, two nations, one town. By Adam Menuge and Catherine Dewar - 20/12/2008
The £4.7m Dewar’s Lane Granary project in Berwick has been given the go ahead, thanks to a funding boost from the Northumberland Strategic Partnership (NSP). - 17/09/2008
Investment plans explored for Berwick Dock - 18/08/2008
Experts that have worked on traffic management plans for cities such as Edinburgh, Oxford and Durham have begun a study in Berwick. - 08/08/2008
Traffic, parking, education and the town’s heritage are the issues which have drawn most community and business comment on the Berwick’s Future regeneration plan.
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