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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:30 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:27 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,569 residentsin the Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop census areaMedian age 51.75,847 households69% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright13% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 5,675 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C667 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August56 days of air frost, 6 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: 8 to 18°CJJuly: 10 to 20°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMichell's Islandisland · 1.0 miBalmer Hillhill · under a milePiercebridge Roman Forthistoric site · 2.7 miHillhouse Hillhill · 1.1 miStob Hillmountain · 3.7 miDubock Poollake · 2.8 miRaby Castlecastle · 3.9 miDyance Bottomvalley · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileLow Greenpark · 2.4 miTown Greenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes44 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197030 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost 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 3.0 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,915 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Park Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryGainford Surgeryunder a milePharmacyCockfield Pharmacy5.3 miDentistWest Auckland Dental Practice5.9 miPolice stationDurham Police - Cockerton Police OfficeDarlington6.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGainford Church of England Primary School and Preschoolages 3-11, 42 pupilsright hereSecondaryStaindrop Academyages 11-16, 504 pupils3.5 miCollegeBishop Auckland College7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME13 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL34 miRailway stationShildon6.8 miBus stationTeesdale School bus parkBarnard Castle6.9 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough21 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDarlington6.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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