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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDH9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:28 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:28 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,599 residentsin the Stanley South census areaMedian age 38.74,283 households50% of homes owner-occupied22% owned outright33% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,033 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 70% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages18% of adults hold a degree or higher27% 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°C758 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFawside Denevalley · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · under a mileHolly Hillhill · 1.1 miPontop Pikemountain · 4.3 miOusterley Woodwoodland · under a mileSmithy Denevalley · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSouth Moor Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 49 haWaldridge Fellpark · 2.0 mi · 111 haMemorial Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 7 haEdenfieldpark · 1.8 miCraghead Community Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haStanley Community Football Centreplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 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 202646 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)4,428 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation179 m587 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 102 to 216 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Moor Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryCraghead Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCraghead Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools11 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBloemfontein Primary Schoolages 0-11, 127 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStanley Burnside Primary Schoolages 2-11, 174 pupils1.2 miSecondaryNorth Durham Academyages 11-16, 935 pupils1.8 miCollegeNew College Durham4.7 miUniversityUniversity of Durham6.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL13 miRailway stationChester-le-Street3.5 miBus stationStanley Bus Station Stand A1.8 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays13 miBus stops28 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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