Local servicesHospitalBishop Auckland Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryEldon Lane18 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCheapside Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist23-27 Main Street (Dental Surgery)1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools13 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 2 nurseryPrimaryPrince Bishops Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 210 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThornhill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 205 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKing James I Academy Bishop Aucklandages 11-18, 936 pupils1.5 miCollegeBishop Auckland College2.2 miUniversityUniversity of Durham8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME13 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL27 miRailway stationShildon1.4 miBus stationBus Station Stand HBishop Auckland1.9 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough17 miBus stops56 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL14 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:29 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:27 am – 3:42 pm
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People8,180 residentsin the Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange census areaMedian age 43.43,896 households60% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright13% social rented, 26% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,487 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 68% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C706 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August51 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 spacesAuckland Castle Deer Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 61 haShildon Recreation Groundpark · 1.1 mi · 13 haDene Valley Community Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haGurney Valleyplaying field · under a mileAuckland Parkgolf course · 1.3 mi · 54 haTown Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes40 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197035 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202638 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,506 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation107 m351 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 91 to 183 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
