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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:28 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:26 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,029 residentsin the Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham census areaMedian age 48.83,159 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,301 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle26% 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 higher14% 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°C731 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksFishburn Collieryhistoric site · 1.7 miWest Cornforth War Memorialhistoric site · 2.0 miSerpentine Lakelake · 1.8 miNable Hillhill · 1.4 miHarap Hillhill · 1.6 miStob Hillmountain · 4.6 miCarr Woodwoodland · under a mileCoxhoe Woodwoodland · 2.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHardwick Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 69 haSouth View Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Greenpark · 2.1 miWynyard Woodland Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 178 haSource: 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 197041 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202644 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 5.6 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,423 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 142 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSedgefield Community Hospital2.0 miGP surgerySedgefield Community Hospital2.0 miPharmacyLife Chemist Fishburn2.0 miDentist39 North End [Dental Surgery]2.2 miPolice stationSedgefield Police OfficeStockton-on-Tees2.2 miCash machineGo Local (ATMaaS)2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySt Michael's Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 125 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFerryhill Station Primary Schoolages 2-11, 59 pupils1.8 miSecondarySedgefield Community Collegeages 11-16, 982 pupils2.2 miCollegeEast Durham College7.9 miUniversityUniversity of Durham7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME12 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL26 miRailway stationNewton Aycliffe6.1 miBus stationTown CentreFerryhill2.8 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence12 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDarlington1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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