Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:30 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:29 am – 3:43 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 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month February: highs 4°C, lows -1°C1,234 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December65 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 landmarksLow Linnwaterfall · under a mileDunter Linnwaterfall · under a mileWash Poollake · under a mileHolm Hillhill · under a mileHolm Linnwater · under a mileKnitter's Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes64 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197937 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202631 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 1.5 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.7 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
Elevation263 m863 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 220 to 416 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWeardale Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryWeardale Community Hospital2.5 miPharmacyStanhope Chemists LTD3.1 miDentistStanhope Health Centre3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeDerwentside College12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL26 miRailway stationStanhope3.1 miBus stationComprehensive SchoolWolsingham7.5 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL13 postcode district.
