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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL12 postcode district.

County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:31 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:28 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,145 residentsin the Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale census areaMedian age 52.75,609 households68% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright13% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 5,209 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C895 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December67 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 2 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksEggleston Hallhistoric site · under a mileHill Tophill · under a mileLimekiln Holewater · under a mileColley Hillhill · under a mileThe Bottomsvalley · under a mileBlack Sillswater · under a mileLow Beck Springsriver · 1.6 miCarr Daledale · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.1 miMickleton Station Picnic Areapark · 1.9 miHagg Groundspark · 2.5 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes68 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197945 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202645 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,944 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation252 m827 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 176 to 334 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRichardson Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryOld Forge Surgery3.2 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.4 miDentistWeymouth Dental Prison Services5.2 miPolice stationDurham Constabulary - Barnard Castle Police Station5.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBishop Auckland College12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME24 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL32 miRailway stationFrosterley8.3 miBus stationTeesdale School bus parkBarnard Castle5.5 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDarlington5.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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