Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:28 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:27 am – 3:40 pm
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People7,425 residentsin the Belmont & Carrville census areaMedian age 50.83,505 households82% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright5% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,233 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: education 15%, public administration and defence 14%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 57% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C737 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November54 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 spacesRamside Hall Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 121 haBelmont Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miMoor House Adventure Centresports ground · 1.1 mi · 5 haWharton Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 5 haHetton Lyons Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 54 haFlass Wellpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197043 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202647 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 8.1 · 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
Broadband81% 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)3,603 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDurham Community Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryCheveley Park Medical Ctr8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyJ & L C Clark Chemists7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBelmont Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools11 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBelmont Cheveley Park Primary Schoolages 3-11, 206 pupilsright herePrimarySt Thomas More Primary School, Belmontages 3-11, 107 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBelmont Community Schoolages 11-16, 887 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNew College Durham3.0 miUniversityUniversity of Durham2.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL19 miRailway stationDurham2.6 miBus stationBus Station Stand LDurham2.6 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays14 miBus stops51 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DH1 postcode district.
