Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:27 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:28 am – 3:40 pm
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People7,274 residentsin the Great Lumley & Bournmoor census areaMedian age 48.53,292 households69% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright20% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,117 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle53% 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 higher19% 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 7°C, lows 1°C688 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksBrecon Hillhill · under a mileVirginia Waterlake · 2.3 miRye Hillhill · 1.5 miChester Denevalley · 1.4 miMount Pleasant Lakelake · 3.2 miBlack Denevalley · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRiverside Gardenspark · 1.3 mi · 14 haChester-le-Street Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 19 haWaldridge Fellpark · 2.4 mi · 111 haHolmlands Parkpark · 1.4 miSeat Unique Riversidesports ground · under a mile · 20 haBill Forth Memorial Parkplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197044 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202649 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 6.7 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,485 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChester-Le-Street Community Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryGreat Lumley Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyJ Dinning (Lumley) Limited7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgery1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools9 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryLumley Junior Schoolages 7-11, 186 pupilsright herePrimaryLumley Infant and Nursery Schoolages 2-7, 139 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPark View Schoolages 11-18, 1,631 pupils1.7 miCollegeNew College Durham3.6 miUniversityUniversity of Durham5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL15 miRailway stationChester-le-Street1.9 miBus stationFront StreetChester-le-Street1.9 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays11 miBus stops34 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DH3 postcode district.
