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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtSR8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:27 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:26 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,012 residentsin the Peterlee East census areaMedian age 38.14,062 households44% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright37% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.1% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 3,276 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 15%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 66% go by car, 4% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages16% of adults hold a degree or higher32% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C646 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November29 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksShippersea Baybay · 1.2 miTownfield Hillhill · under a mileHawthorn Hivebay · 1.6 miHorden Denevalley · under a mileFox Holes Denevalley · under a mileNorth Hillhill · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOak Road Neighbourhood Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haWelfare Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haTownfield Hill Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 6 haWoodhouse Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 5 haThe Prescott Sports Centresports ground · 1.8 mi · 8 haDawdon Dene Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197050 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202322 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: 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 5.4 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)4,414 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 122 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPch - Peterlee Community Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryEasington6 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryEasington Colliery Primary Schoolages 3-11, 525 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEasington Academyages 11-16, 769 pupils1.0 miPrimaryOur Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary Schoolages 5-11, 99 pupils1.1 miCollegeEast Durham College2.0 miUniversityUniversity of Sunderland8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME20 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL22 miRailway stationHorden1.9 miBus stationPeterlee Bus Station Stand A2.0 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence15 miBus stops48 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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