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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDH8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:28 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:29 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,004 residentsin the Delves Lane & Leadgate census areaMedian age 42.43,930 households66% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright16% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,052 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 68% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 1°C856 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November52 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPontop Pikemountain · 2.8 miCastle Hillhill · under a mileHandwell Hillhill · 1.3 miDunley Fordwater · 1.5 miBrooms Denevalley · 1.7 miDerwent Daledale · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesConsett Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 8 haFawcett Parkpark · 1.3 miFell Side Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileConsett and District Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 40 haSherburn Parkplaying field · 1.1 miEden Parkplaying field · 1.1 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes51 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197944 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202642 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 4.7 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,052 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation232 m761 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 164 to 257 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalShotley Bridge Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryConsett Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryDelves Lane Primary Schoolages 2-11, 274 pupilsright herePrimaryConsett Infant Schoolages 4-7, 153 pupils1.0 miSecondaryConsett Academyages 11-18, 1,493 pupils1.2 miCollegeDerwentside Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Durham11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL15 miRailway stationStocksfield8.3 miBus stationConsett Bus Station Stand Aunder a mileFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays18 miBus stops59 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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