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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:29 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:27 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,501 residentsin the Spennymoor West census areaMedian age 42.34,793 households63% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright21% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,851 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 68% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C697 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSpennymoor Masonic hallhistoric site · 2.2 miAuckland Towerhistoric site · 2.6 miAuckland Way Whitworthwalk or trail · 1.5 miFarnley Hillhill · 1.2 miAuckland Castle Deer Housecastle · 3.8 miThe Straitwoodland · under a mileTripsy Bankhill · 1.7 miStockley Fell Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWhitworth Country Parkpark · under a mile · 182 haJubilee Meadowspark · under a mile · 16 haAuckland Castle Deer Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 61 haGreenfield Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileBrancepeth Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 59 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197035 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202639 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.3 · 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
Broadband94% 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)5,307 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 139 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBishop Auckland Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryByers Green2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBritton & Robson LTD1.5 miDentistCommercial Street (Dental Surgery)1.4 miPolice stationSpennymoor Police Station2.4 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Willington, Willington1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryByers Green Primary Schoolages 4-11, 75 pupilsright herePrimarySt Stephen's Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 213 pupils1.2 miSecondaryParkside Academyages 11-16, 833 pupils1.3 miCollegeBishop Auckland College3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Durham5.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME16 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL23 miRailway stationBishop Auckland3.2 miBus stationParkside SchoolWillington1.3 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough19 miBus stops31 within a mileCar parkAsda Spennymoor Car Park2.5 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDarlington1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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