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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 12 min8:28 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,993 residentsin the Lanchester census areaMedian age 49.82,761 households75% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,505 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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 January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C741 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November54 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°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 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCharlaw Fellhill · under a mileBroom Hillhill · under a mileFawside Denevalley · under a mileHag Woodwoodland · under a mileWest Edmondsley Woodwoodland · under a mileFulforth Denevalley · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWaldridge Fellpark · 1.8 mi · 111 haSouth Moor Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 49 haMemorial Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 7 haDaisy Hill Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miEdenfieldpark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197040 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202645 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,783 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation137 m449 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 238 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Moor Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryCraghead Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyCraghead Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistRoseberry School House2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryEdmondsley Primary Academyages 2-11, 163 pupils1.3 miPrimarySt Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacristonages 4-11, 97 pupils1.6 miSecondaryNorth Durham Academyages 11-16, 935 pupils2.8 miCollegeNew College Durham3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Durham5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL14 miRailway stationChester-le-Street3.7 miBus stationStanley Bus Station Stand A2.8 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays14 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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