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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDH6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:28 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:27 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,186 residentsin the Thornley & Wheatley Hill census areaMedian age 43.93,259 households61% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright24% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,025 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 71% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C730 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November54 days of air frost, 4 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 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 landmarksThornley Colliery Coal Minehistoric site · under a mileGore Hillhill · under a mileHorse Hillhill · under a mileShadforth Denevalley · 1.0 miCastle Eden Masonic Hallcastle · 3.8 miThe Bottomsvalley · 1.1 miStob Hillmountain · 4.4 miGunner's Poollake · 3.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThornley Crossings Picnic Areapark · 2.0 miWoodhouse Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 5 haThe Greenpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes36 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197045 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202649 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 5.2 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,517 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation145 m476 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 124 to 176 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPch - Peterlee Community Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryThe Surgery - Dunelm Road6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyM Whitfield LTD2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationPeterlee Police Station3.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Wheatley Hill, Wheatley Hillunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools6 primaryPrimaryThornley Academyages 2-11, 124 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornleyages 4-11, 75 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWellfield Schoolages 11-16, 862 pupils2.6 miCollegeEast Durham College3.5 miUniversityUniversity of Durham5.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME17 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL22 miRailway stationHorden5.1 miBus stationCemetery Road AllotmentsWheatley Hill1.0 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence14 miBus stops38 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDurham2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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