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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtTS27
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:27 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:26 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,362 residentsin the Wingate & Castle Eden census areaMedian age 43.03,259 households66% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright17% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,298 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 69% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher23% 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 December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C722 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November34 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°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 landmarksGunner's Poollake · 1.6 miDene Mouthbay · 1.6 miDanesly Hillhill · under a mileThorntree Gillcliffs · 1.3 miHallow Hillhill · under a mileHesleden Denevalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCastle Eden and Peterlee Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 45 haThe Commonpark · 1.7 mi · 3 haWelfare Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 7 haThe Greenpark · 1.9 miEllwoods Gymsports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197049 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202318 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: 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 4.7 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,593 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPch - Peterlee Community Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryBlackhall And Peterlee Practice16 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyM Whitfield LTD8 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistAbraham Dental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools9 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 nurseryPrimaryHesleden Primary Schoolages 2-11, 85 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBlackhall Primary Schoolages 2-11, 310 pupils1.0 miSecondaryDene Academyages 11-16, 638 pupils1.4 miCollegeEast Durham College2.2 miUniversityUniversity of Durham10.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME17 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL26 miRailway stationHorden1.7 miBus stationPeterlee Bus Station Stand H1.8 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence11 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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