Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:30 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:29 am – 3:42 pm
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People7,828 residentsin the Stanhope & Weardale census areaMedian age 54.33,755 households72% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,435 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle27% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 5°C, lows 0°C992 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December63 days of air frost, 3 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)
Nearby landmarksWidley Fallwaterfall · under a mileDog Poollake · under a mileHorsley Burn Waterfallwaterfall · 1.7 miCrawley Reservoirreservoir · under a mileHog Hillhill · under a mileKemp Lawers Poollake · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOld Hall Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Greenpark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes58 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197939 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202633 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 1.8 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband9.8% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,965 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation350 m1,148 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 222 to 392 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWeardale Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWeardale Community Hospital2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyStanhope Chemists LTDunder a mileDentistStanhope Health Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStanhope Barrington CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 123 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDerwentside College9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL23 miRailway stationStanhope1.1 miBus stationComprehensive SchoolWolsingham4.9 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays28 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL13 postcode district.
