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Churches 43 Park and Gardens 21 Stadiums 20 Theatres 17 Art Galleries 17 Golf Courses 12 Aquariums 10 Theme Parks 9 Nature Reserves 8 Holiday Parks 7 Museums 6 Go Karting 5 Historic Sites 5 Cathedrals 3 Racecourses 3 Golf Driving Ranges 3 Music Venues 3 Exhibition and Trade Centres 2 Lakes 2 Zoos 1 Place of Worships 1

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Pubs 118 Restaurants 310 Banks 13 Hotels 48 Shops 737 Supermarkets 39 Takeaways 130 Cinemas 8 Business services 60 Education 325 Health and beauty 445 Home improvement 231 Leisure 60 Property services 90

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DH7 postcode district.

County or areaCounty Durham

Postcode districtDH7

Telephone codeNot listed

Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)

Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:28 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:28 am – 3:41 pm

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People6,454 residentsin the Langley Park & Satley census areaMedian age 46.42,924 households66% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright18% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,066 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Education and languages29% 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 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C797 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksWall Nookhistoric site · 1.2 miUshaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardenshistoric site · 1.3 miDeerness View Picnic Areawalk or trail · 1.4 miWeather Hillhill · 1.6 miLanchester Valleyvalley · 1.6 miRabbit Hillhill · 2.0 miHag Woodwoodland · under a mileWaters' Meetingwater · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps

Parks and green spacesEsh Leaves Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileDene Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 6 haLangley Park Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haThe Greenpark · 2.9 miWaldridge Fellpark · 4.3 mi · 111 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace

Earthquakes45 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197037 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea

Air qualityNO₂ 3.6 · PM_2.5 5.1 · PM₁₀ 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM_2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,095 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation208 m682 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 231 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Local servicesHospitalAmh - North County Hospital 33.2 miGP surgerySir Bobby Robson House3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistStation Avenue (Dental Surgery)1.5 miPolice stationDurham Police - Sacriston Police Station3.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Quebec Street, Langley Parkunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps

SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 independentPrimaryEsh CofE (Aided) Primary Schoolages 2-11, 98 pupilsright herePrimarySt Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Villageages 3-11, 203 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDurham Academyages 11-16, 405 pupils2.3 miCollegeNew College Durham3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Durham5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL17 miRailway stationDurham4.5 miBus stationSt Bede's School GroundsLanchester3.4 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays17 miBus stops39 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDurham2.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DH7 postcode district.

Churches

Churches in Esh

St Michael & All Angels - Esh
Front Street, Esh, Esh, DH7 9QY · under a mile
Langley Park Baptist Church - Langley Park, Durham
Linden Mews, Langley Park, Durham, DH7 9DZ · 1.0 mi
St Luke's Church - Ushaw Moor, Durham
4 Waltons Buildings, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7PL · 1.8 mi
Good Word Ministries - Revival Church, Durham - Brandon, Durham
Good Word Ministries, South View, Ushaw Moor, Brandon, Durham, DH7 7PS · 1.9 mi
St Catherine's Church - Ushaw Moor, Durham
Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7JN · 2.2 mi
St Paul - Waterhouses
Russell Street, Waterhouses, Durham, Waterhouses, DH7 9AR · 2.3 mi
St Michael and All Angels - Witton Gilbert, Durham
Witton Gilbert, Durham, DH7 6SP · 2.4 mi
St Edmund's Church - Bearpark, Durham
Bearpark, Durham, DH7 7AA · 2.5 mi
Bearpark Methodist Church - Bearpark, Durham
14 Auton Stile, Bearpark, Durham, DH7 7DB · 2.6 mi
St Edmund King and Martyr (a beautiful place of prayer at the heart of our village) - Bearpark
Auton Stile, Bearpark, Durham, Bearpark, DH7 7AA · 2.6 mi
All Saints Parish Church - Lanchester
Durham Road, Lanchester, Durham City, Lanchester, DH7 0LJ · 2.9 mi
St John the Evangelist - Burnhope
Holmside Lane, Holmside, Durham, Burnhope, DH7 0LJ · 2.9 mi
Small Saints Lanchester - Lanchester, Durham
Lanchester Methodist Circuit, 33 Ford Road, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0SH · 2.9 mi
Lanchester Methodist Church - Lanchester, Durham
Front St, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0ER · 3.0 mi
Sacriston Methodist Church - Sacriston, Durham
1 Wesley Cl, Sacriston, Durham, DH7 6JG · 3.2 mi
All Saints R C Church - Lanchester, Durham
36 Kitswell Rd, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0JH · 3.2 mi
The Salvation Army - Sacriston, Durham
Plawsworth Rd, Sacriston, Durham, DH7 6PE · 3.4 mi
St Patrick's Church - Langley Moor, Durham
Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8JW · 4.0 mi
St John the Evangelist, Brandon - Langley Moor
St. John's Road, Meadowfield, Langley Moor, DH7 8RP · 4.0 mi
Durham North Team Ministry - Framwellgate Moor
Parish Hall, Front St, Framwellgate Moor, DH1 5BL · 4.1 mi
King's Church Durham - Durham
30 Fieldhouse Lane Unit 5, Durham, DH1 4LT · 4.1 mi
Emanuel Church - Pity Me, Durham
12 Front Street, Pity Me, Durham, DH1 5DT · 4.2 mi
St Brandon's Church - Brancepeth, Durham
Brancepeth, Durham, DH7 8DF · 4.2 mi
Durham Presbyterian Church - Durham
Laburnum Ave, Durham, DH1 4HA · 4.2 mi
RCCG Living Grace, Durham - Durham
House of Grace, Frankland Lane, After Raddison blu Hotel, Durham, DH1 5TA · 4.3 mi
St Philip & St James - Kimblesworth
Oak Crescent, Kimblesworth, Chester le Street, Kimblesworth, DH2 3QB · 4.4 mi
Craghead National Spiritualist Church - Craghead, Stanley
3 Front St, Craghead, Stanley, DH9 6DS · 4.4 mi
North Road Methodist Church - Durham
Methodist Church, 28 North Rd, Durham, DH1 4SG · 4.5 mi
St Godric's Church - Durham
Durham, DH1 4RD · 4.5 mi
Capuchin Franciscan Friary - Durham
17 Tenter Terrace, Durham, DH1 4RD · 4.5 mi
St Margaret of Antioch Church - Durham
66 Crossgate, Durham, DH1 4PR · 4.6 mi
Saint Georges Church - South Moor, Stanley
3 East View, South Moor, Stanley, DH9 7EW · 4.6 mi
Durham Community Church - Langley Moor, Durham
8 St Oswald's Dr, Langley Moor, Durham, DH1 3TE · 4.7 mi
St Mary the Less - Durham
South Bailey, Durham, St John, Durham, Durham, DH1 3EQ · 4.8 mi
Christchurch Durham - Durham
Christchurch Durham, Claypath, Durham, DH1 1RH · 4.8 mi
St Cuthbert and St Bede Eastern Orthodox Church - Durham
Orthodox Church, Providence Row, Durham, DH1 1RS · 4.8 mi
St Cuthbert's Catholic Church - Durham
Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HL · 5.0 mi
Satley St Cuthbert's Church - Satley
Satley, DL13 4HU · 5.1 mi
Chapel of Venerable Bede - Durham
Church Lane, Durham University, Newmarket, Durham, CB8 7LZ · 5.1 mi
Our Lady Immaculate and Saint Cuthbert Roman Catholic Church - Crook
Church Hill, Crook, DL15 9DN · 5.5 mi
Apostolic Lighthouse Church of Durham - Durham
Vane Tempest Hall, Maynard's Row, Durham, DH1 1QF · 5.5 mi
St Catherine's Church Crook & Howden le Wear, County Durham - Crook
Church Street, Crook, Bishop Auckland, Crook, DL15 9ET · 5.6 mi
St Andrew's Church - Crook
Dawson St, Crook, DL15 8NH · 5.6 mi

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Sidegate Gallery - Sunniside, Newcastle upon Tyne
Gateshead Road, Sunniside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 5LG
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Aqualand - Swalwell, Gateshead
4 Front Street Swalwell, Swalwell, Gateshead, NE16 3DW
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