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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:31 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:28 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,145 residentsin the Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale census areaMedian age 52.75,609 households68% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright13% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 5,209 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,178 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December70 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 5°CJFebruary: -1 to 5°CFMarch: 1 to 7°CMApril: 2 to 10°CAMay: 4 to 13°CMJune: 7 to 15°CJJuly: 9 to 17°CJAugust: 9 to 17°CASeptember: 7 to 14°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 2 to 7°CNDecember: -0 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBreckholm Poollake · 1.2 miCrook Poollake · 1.5 miMoor Rigghill · under a mileCrag Scar Forcewaterfall · 2.3 miIntake Hillhill · under a mileKirkcarrion - Bronze Age Burial Groundwalk or trail · 1.0 miSand Forcewaterfall · 2.5 miGrassholme Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMickleton Station Picnic Areapark · 1.5 miKingsway Adventure Centresports ground · 1.0 miThe Greenpark · 3.4 miHagg Groundspark · 4.8 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197943 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202643 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 1.6 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,944 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation322 m1,056 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 207 to 402 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRichardson Hospital8.1 miGP surgeryOld Forge Surgeryunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy1.0 miDentistWeymouth Dental Prison Services7.6 miPolice stationDurham Constabulary - Barnard Castle Police Station8.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMiddleton-In-Teesdale Academyages 3-11, 73 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME27 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL34 miRailway stationFrosterley9.4 miBus stationTeesdale School bus parkBarnard Castle8.2 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing30 miBus stops12 within a mileCar parkGrassholme Reservoir Car ParkMickletonunder a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDarlington3.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL12 postcode district.


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