Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:29 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:26 am – 3:41 pm
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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°C701 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 6 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 spacesHardwick Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 69 haThe Greenpark · 1.0 miSt Oswald's Parkpark · 2.3 miProspect Terrace Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miSource: 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 197040 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202642 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 6.8 · PM2.5 5.5 · 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
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
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSedgefield Community Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryAycliffe Sch2.2 miPharmacyChilton Pharmacy2.4 miDentistAycliffe2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBishop Auckland College7.5 miUniversityUniversity of Durham8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME9.9 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL28 miRailway stationNewton Aycliffe4.0 miBus stationTown CentreFerryhill3.6 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough12 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS21 postcode district.
