Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:29 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:28 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C777 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November56 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksMarston Lakelake · 1.2 miChapman Hillhill · under a mileThe Forestforest · 1.6 miWitton Bottomsvalley · under a mileHell Holewater · under a mileHall Hillhill · under a mileMcNeil Bottomsvalley · 1.1 miGarth Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a milePennywell Field Allotmentsallotments · under a mileHigh Grange Community Gardenpark · 1.8 miGlenholme Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 4 haJubilee Parkplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes51 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197030 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202635 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 3.1 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.4 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
Elevation147 m482 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 189 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAuckland Park Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryToft Hill2.3 miPharmacyClemitsons LTD2.9 miDentistNorthern Smiles3.0 miPolice stationCrook Police Station2.8 miCash machinePost OfficeCrook3.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryWitton-le-Wear Primary Schoolages 2-11, 114 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHowden-le-Wear Primary Schoolages 2-11, 179 pupils1.6 miSecondaryBishop Barrington Academyages 11-16, 599 pupils4.0 miCollegeBishop Auckland College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Durham10.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME18 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL25 miRailway stationBishop Auckland West Station4.1 miBus stationSt Johns RC School YardBishop Auckland3.9 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough23 miBus stops16 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDarlington4.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL14 postcode district.
