Local servicesHospitalPch - Peterlee Community Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryThe Horden Group Practice19 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyM.whitfield Limited10 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistAlexandersunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools13 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryCotsford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 181 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYohden Primary Schoolages 2-11, 182 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDene Academyages 11-16, 638 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEast Durham College1.4 miUniversityUniversity of Sunderland10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME18 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL24 miRailway stationHordenunder a mileBus stationPeterlee Bus Station Stand Aunder a mileFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence13 miBus stops85 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SR8 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:27 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:26 am – 3:39 pm
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People5,549 residentsin the Horden census areaMedian age 46.82,771 households51% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright21% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting11.0% unemployment rate47% of adults are economically active, 1,945 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 69% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages15% of adults hold a degree or higher33% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C604 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November26 days of air frost, 1 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)
Parks and green spacesWelfare Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haWoodhouse Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 5 haEllwoods Gymsports ground · under a mileOak Road Neighbourhood Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 3 haGrants Houses Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197050 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202320 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 5.3 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,163 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation65 m213 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 122 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
