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
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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 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C811 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December65 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksDaisy Hillhill · under a mileJack Scare Poollake · 2.7 miHumbleton Hillhill · 1.6 miJerry Forcewaterfall · 3.8 miPhillips Woodwoodland · under a mileCrag Forcewaterfall · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBarnard Castle Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 49 haHarmire Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miThe Greenpark · 3.0 miHagg Groundspark · 3.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes61 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197024 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202647 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: 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
Elevation217 m712 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 167 to 228 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRichardson Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryBarnard Castle Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistDental Department1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentSecondaryTeesdale School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 684 pupils1.2 miPrimaryGreen Lane Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 188 pupils1.4 miPrimaryMontalbo Nursery & Primary Schoolages 3-11, 240 pupils1.6 miCollegeBishop Auckland College9.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME19 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL34 miRailway stationBishop Auckland West Station11 miBus stationTeesdale School bus parkBarnard Castle1.3 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough27 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL12 postcode district.
