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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL15
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:29 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:28 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,361 residentsin the Crook North & Tow Law census areaMedian age 42.24,170 households54% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright31% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,814 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 13%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 70% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C823 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November57 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPea Hillhill · under a mileWoodifield Hillhill · under a mileMarston Lakelake · 2.3 miTow Law War Memorialhistoric site · 2.9 miThe Forestforest · 2.0 miMcNeil Bottomsvalley · 1.4 miHollin Hall Woodwoodland · under a mileCoal Bank Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCollier Wood Picnic Areapark · 1.4 mi · 3 haGlenholme Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 4 haThe Greenpark · 2.0 miJubilee Parkplaying field · 1.6 miTennyson Terrace Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miPeases West Sports Centresports ground · 1.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes55 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197949 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202636 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 3.0 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% 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)4,390 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation182 m597 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 128 to 252 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAuckland Park Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryNorth House Surgery1.7 miPharmacyClemitsons LTD4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistNorthern Smiles1.8 miPolice stationCrook Police Station1.6 miCash machinePost OfficeCrook2.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryHowden-le-Wear Primary Schoolages 2-11, 179 pupils1.4 miPrimaryCrook Primary Schoolages 2-11, 342 pupils1.5 miSecondaryParkside Academyages 11-16, 833 pupils3.7 miCollegeBishop Auckland College5.1 miUniversityUniversity of Durham9.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME20 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL23 miRailway stationWolsingham4.3 miBus stationParkside SchoolWillington3.6 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough24 miBus stops15 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDarlington3.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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