Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospital Of North Durham4.5 miGP surgeryBowburn Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBowburn Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBowburn Dental Health Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 specialPrimaryBowburn Primary Schoolages 2-11, 438 pupilsunder a milePrimaryShincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 195 pupils1.4 miSecondaryBelmont Community Schoolages 11-16, 887 pupils3.3 miCollegeNew College Durham4.9 miUniversityUniversity of Durham2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME16 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL22 miRailway stationDurham3.7 miBus stationTown CentreFerryhill3.4 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence16 miBus stops44 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DH6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:28 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:27 am – 3:41 pm
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People6,584 residentsin the High Shincliffe & Bowburn census areaMedian age 44.63,051 households66% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright17% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,003 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: education 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C703 mm of rain a year, 16 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)
Parks and green spacesBowburn Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 5 haThe Greenplaying field · 1.6 miWhitworth Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 182 haHolliday Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 7 haTudhoe Moorpark · 3.1 miQuartington Hill Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 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 202645 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 8.8 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,313 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 110 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
