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Pubs 148 Restaurants 392 Banks 10 Shops 621 Supermarkets 72 Takeaways 264 Cinemas 10 Attractions 135 Business services 27 Education 243 Health and beauty 405 Home improvement 208 Leisure 27 Property services 79




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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDH3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:27 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:28 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,274 residentsin the Great Lumley & Bournmoor census areaMedian age 48.53,292 households69% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright20% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,117 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C688 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°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 14°CONovember: 4 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 landmarksBrecon Hillhill · under a mileVirginia Waterlake · 2.3 miRye Hillhill · 1.5 miChester Denevalley · 1.4 miMount Pleasant Lakelake · 3.2 miBlack Denevalley · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRiverside Gardenspark · 1.3 mi · 14 haChester-le-Street Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 19 haWaldridge Fellpark · 2.4 mi · 111 haHolmlands Parkpark · 1.4 miSeat Unique Riversidesports ground · under a mile · 20 haBill Forth Memorial Parkplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197044 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202649 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 6.7 · PM2.5 5.7 · 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,485 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChester-Le-Street Community Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryGreat Lumley Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyJ Dinning (Lumley) Limited7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgery1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools9 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryLumley Junior Schoolages 7-11, 186 pupilsright herePrimaryLumley Infant and Nursery Schoolages 2-7, 139 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPark View Schoolages 11-18, 1,631 pupils1.7 miCollegeNew College Durham3.6 miUniversityUniversity of Durham5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL15 miRailway stationChester-le-Street1.9 miBus stationFront StreetChester-le-Street1.9 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays11 miBus stops34 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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