Local servicesHospitalSedgefield Community Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryCoxhoe Medical Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyM Whitfield LTD4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCumberland House Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 specialPrimaryCoxhoe Primary Schoolages 4-11, 309 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBowburn Primary Schoolages 2-11, 438 pupils1.1 miSecondaryFerryhill Schoolages 11-16, 727 pupils3.6 miCollegeNew College Durham6.3 miUniversityUniversity of Durham4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME15 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL23 miRailway stationDurham5.1 miBus stationTown CentreFerryhill2.8 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence15 miBus stops35 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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People7,962 residentsin the Coxhoe & Quarrington Hill census areaMedian age 43.23,661 households65% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright21% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,864 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 13%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 67% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher20% 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, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 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 spacesThe Greenpark · 1.0 miBowburn Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.2 mi · 5 haQuartington Hill Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miTudhoe Moorpark · 3.2 miHardwick Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 69 haSource: 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 6.2 · PM2.5 5.6 · 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
Broadband78% 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)4,025 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
