Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:29 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:30 am – 3:42 pm
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People7,828 residentsin the Stanhope & Weardale census areaMedian age 54.33,755 households72% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,435 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle27% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% 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 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 5°C, lows 0°C952 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August58 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRuffside Damwater · under a mileDerwentdalevalley · under a mileTurfhole Hillhill · under a mileBainbridge Hillhill · under a mileSwan Daledale · 1.2 miDerwent Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPow Hill Country Parkpark · under a mile · 20 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes56 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197937 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202639 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 1.8 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband9.8% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,965 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation301 m988 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 221 to 385 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalShotley Bridge Hospital6.6 miGP surgeryThe Surgery5.9 miPharmacyMoorside Pharmacy5.9 miDentistDental Surgery6.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeDerwentside College6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL18 miRailway stationRiding Mill6.6 miBus stationConsett Bus Station Stand A7.0 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays24 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DH8 postcode district.
