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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL15
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:29 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:27 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,778 residentsin the Crook South census areaMedian age 46.94,557 households71% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright8% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,333 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher21% 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°C745 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 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 landmarksStockley Fell Reservoirreservoir · under a mileTripsy Bankhill · under a mileSouth Denevalley · 1.3 miPeter Hillhill · 1.6 miSpennymoor Masonic hallhistoric site · 3.8 miAuckland Towerhistoric site · 4.2 miHunwick Denevalley · 2.4 miAuckland Way Whitworthwalk or trail · 3.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesJubilee Meadowspark · 1.2 mi · 16 haWhitworth Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 182 haBrancepeth Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 59 haOakenshaw Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGlenholme Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 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 202640 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 3.9 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,784 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation179 m587 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 96 to 192 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBishop Auckland Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryWillington Medical Group1.1 miPharmacyBritton & Robson LTD1.0 miDentistDental Surgery1.0 miPolice stationCrook Police Station2.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Willington, Willington1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryOur Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willingtonages 2-11, 122 pupils1.0 miPrimaryWillington Primary Schoolages 2-11, 156 pupils1.1 miSecondaryParkside Academyages 11-16, 833 pupils1.3 miCollegeBishop Auckland College5.2 miUniversityUniversity of Durham5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME18 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL22 miRailway stationBishop Auckland West Station4.7 miBus stationParkside SchoolWillington1.4 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays21 miBus stops27 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDarlington1.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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