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Removal Services 11 Tiling Contractors 10 Roofing Services 9 Builders 8 Audio Visual Consultants 8 Central Heating Services 7 Arborist and Tree Surgeons 6 Interior Designers 5 Kitchen Design and Installation 5 Gardeners 4 Architectural Designers 4 Curtain Maker and Retailers 4 CCTV Equipment and Services 2 Conservatory Supply and Installation 1 Air Conditioning Contractors 1 Architects 1 Plumbers 1

Local servicesHospitalWoodlands Hospital Offsite Rxp4.5 miGP surgeryBranch 33.1 miPharmacyThe Pharmacy3.6 miDentistDental Surgery3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGreat Smeaton Academy Primary Schoolages 4-11, 24 pupils1.8 miSecondaryHurworth Schoolages 11-16, 621 pupils3.5 miCollegeDarlington College5.8 miUniversityTeesside University12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME3.7 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL41 miRailway stationDinsdaleMiddleton St George3.8 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough13 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL2 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL2 postcode district.

County or areaDarlington
Postcode districtDL2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:30 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:25 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,920 residentsin the Brompton, Appleton & Thimbleby census areaMedian age 51.53,133 households72% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,613 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C650 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August49 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksStaindalevalley · under a mileHumbleberry Hillhill · 1.6 miCarlingholme Hillhill · 1.7 miMill Woodwoodland · under a mileWest Woodwoodland · under a mileBrick Pondspond · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.2 miHolgate Moor Greenpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes48 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197041 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202640 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 4.0 · PM2.5 5.0 · 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
Broadband59% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,586 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 51 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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