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Local servicesHospitalNew Richardson Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryGainford Surgery3.1 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy5.1 miDentistDental Department4.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBishop Auckland College9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME15 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL36 miRailway stationShildon9.5 miBus stationTeesdale School bus parkBarnard Castle4.8 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough23 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL11 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL11 postcode district.

County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:31 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:27 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,145 residentsin the Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale census areaMedian age 52.75,609 households68% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright13% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 5,209 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 0°C735 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August64 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 7°CJFebruary: 0 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 5 to 15°CMJune: 8 to 18°CJJuly: 10 to 20°CJAugust: 10 to 20°CASeptember: 8 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 landmarksDubock Poollake · under a milePudding Hillhill · 1.5 miGreener Hillhill · 1.6 miWycliffe Woodwoodland · under a mileHolme Woodwoodland · under a mileChurch Poollake · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileLow Greenpark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes52 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197027 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202648 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 2.7 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,944 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation134 m440 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 81 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






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