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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL15
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:29 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:28 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,778 residentsin the Crook South census areaMedian age 46.94,557 households71% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright8% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,333 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher21% 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 6°C, lows 1°C748 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November58 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksJob's Hillhill · under a mileDowfold Hillhill · under a mileMarston Lakelake · 2.7 miTow Law War Memorialhistoric site · 3.4 miSouth Denevalley · 1.8 miStockley Fell Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miAuckland Towerhistoric site · 4.4 miThe Forestforest · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGlenholme Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haCrook Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 50 haChurch Hill Allotmentsallotments · under a milePeases West Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 3 haJubilee Meadowspark · 2.4 mi · 16 haCollier Wood Picnic Areapark · 2.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes49 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197033 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202637 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,784 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation151 m495 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 128 to 248 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBishop Auckland Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryNorth House Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistNorthern Smilesright herePolice stationCrook Police Stationright hereCash machinePost OfficeCrook1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools9 primaryPrimarySt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crookages 3-11, 117 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCrook Primary Schoolages 2-11, 342 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryParkside Academyages 11-16, 833 pupils2.2 miCollegeBishop Auckland College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Durham7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME19 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL22 miRailway stationBishop Auckland West Station4.7 miBus stationParkside SchoolWillington2.1 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays23 miBus stops70 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDarlington2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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