Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:29 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:26 am – 3:41 pm
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People7,029 residentsin the Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham census areaMedian age 48.83,159 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,301 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle26% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C645 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August55 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksBarley Hillhill · under a mileElstob Hillhill · 1.0 miMoordale Bottomvalley · 1.2 miSerpentine Lakelake · 2.9 miGately Moor Reservoirreservoir · 3.4 miGrindon Lane Woodwoodland · 1.4 miFishburn Collieryhistoric site · 5.0 miMordon Woodwoodland · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.4 miHardwick Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 69 haWynyard Woodland Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 178 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197041 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202642 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 5.0 · PM2.5 5.2 · 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
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,423 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSedgefield Community Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryPark Lane Surgery2.1 miPharmacySedgefield Pharmacy3.0 miDentistSedgefield Dental Practice3.0 miPolice stationSedgefield Police OfficeStockton-on-Tees3.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Sedgefield, Sedgefield3.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeDarlington College6.3 miUniversityTeesside University10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME7.5 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL31 miRailway stationHeighingtonAycliffe Industrial Estate4.4 miBus stationTown CentreFerryhill6.1 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough10 miBus stops20 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationTeesside2.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS21 postcode district.
