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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:29 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:27 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,501 residentsin the Spennymoor West census areaMedian age 42.34,793 households63% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright21% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,851 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 68% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle53% 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 higher21% 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°C744 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November56 days of air frost, 4 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 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 landmarksSpennymoor Masonic hallhistoric site · 1.4 miWindlestone Hallhistoric site · 1.8 miAuckland Castle Deer Housecastle · 3.0 miEtty Hillhill · 1.2 miAuckland Way Whitworthwalk or trail · 1.7 miWheel Hillhill · 2.2 miGurney Valleyvalley · 2.6 miLower Pondpond · 2.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWhitworth Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 182 haVictoria Jubilee Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 8 haSouth View Allotmentsallotments · under a mileAuckland Castle Deer Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 61 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197037 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202640 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 4.7 · PM2.5 5.3 · 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,307 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation184 m604 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 125 to 194 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBishop Auckland Hospital3.7 miGP surgerySt Andrew's Medical Practice7 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyAsda Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistDental Avenue - Clyde Terrace1.3 miPolice stationSpennymoor Police Station1.3 miCash machinePost OfficeSpennymoor1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 2 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryKirk Merrington Primary Schoolages 4-11, 180 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFerryhill Schoolages 11-16, 727 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMiddlestone Moor Academyages 2-11, 265 pupils1.1 miCollegeBishop Auckland College4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Durham6.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME14 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL25 miRailway stationBishop Auckland3.6 miBus stationHigh StreetSpennymoor1.4 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough16 miBus stops34 within a mileCar parkAsda Spennymoor Car Park1.4 miEV chargingMerSpennymoor1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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