Local servicesHospitalSouth Moor Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryAnnfield Plain Surgery11 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyAnnfield Plain Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSmile In Durhamright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools12 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryAnnfield Plain Junior Schoolages 7-11, 99 pupilsright herePrimaryAnnfield Plain Infant Schoolages 2-7, 106 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTanfield Schoolages 11-16, 739 pupils1.8 miCollegeDerwentside College4.1 miUniversityUniversity of Durham8.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL13 miRailway stationChester-le-Street6.1 miBus stationStanley Bus Station Stand A1.6 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays15 miBus stops55 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:28 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:28 am – 3:41 pm
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People7,827 residentsin the Stanley West & Annfield Plain census areaMedian age 41.83,795 households56% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright15% social rented, 29% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,192 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 68% go by car, 6% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C749 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August51 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksPontop Pikemountain · 1.7 miWhinney Hillhill · under a mileWhicken Hillhill · under a mileBrooms Denevalley · 2.3 miFawside Denevalley · 2.7 miHigh Crow Woodwoodland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAnnfield Plain Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haMemorial Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haSouth Moor Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 49 haQuakinghouse Hill Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileStanley Community Football Centreplaying field · 1.3 miThe Greenpark · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes48 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197947 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202645 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 5.5 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,147 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation239 m784 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 201 to 257 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
