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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL2
Telephone code01892
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:30 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:27 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,569 residentsin the Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop census areaMedian age 51.75,847 households69% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright13% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 5,675 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle36% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C667 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August56 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 8 to 18°CJJuly: 10 to 20°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksStob Hillmountain · 2.6 miRaby Castlecastle · 2.8 miMorley Hillhill · under a mileMichell's Islandisland · 2.3 miBalmer Hillhill · 1.3 miPiercebridge Roman Forthistoric site · 3.6 miLangton Bank Woodwoodland · under a mileDyance Bottomvalley · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileLow Greenpark · 3.9 miTown Greenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes44 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197030 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202631 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.0 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,915 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Park Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryGainford Surgery1.7 miPharmacyCockfield Pharmacy4.0 miDentistWest Auckland Dental Practice4.5 miPolice stationShildon Police StationBishop Auckland5.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Cockfield, Front Street Cockfield4.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryIngleton CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 48 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGainford Church of England Primary School and Preschoolages 3-11, 42 pupils1.6 miSecondaryStaindrop Academyages 11-16, 504 pupils2.8 miCollegeBishop Auckland College6.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME13 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL33 miRailway stationShildon5.9 miBus stationSt Johns RC School YardBishop Auckland6.0 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough21 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingSmart Charge Charging StationBishop Auckland5.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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