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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtSR8
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 13 min8:26 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,762 residentsin the Easington & Hawthorn census areaMedian age 44.82,697 households65% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright15% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,380 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 65% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher24% 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 December: highs 7°C, lows 2°C751 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November32 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAndrew's Hillhill · under a mileMickle Hillhill · under a mileGunner's Poollake · 2.6 miShippersea Baybay · 2.1 miHorden Denevalley · 1.0 miHawthorn Hivebay · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOak Road Neighbourhood Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haWoodhouse Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 5 haWelfare Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSunderland Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haThe Prescott Sports Centresports ground · 1.1 mi · 8 haThornley Crossings Picnic Areapark · 2.6 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 197049 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202321 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 7.0 · PM2.5 5.6 · 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
Broadband95% 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)3,169 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation104 m341 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 157 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPch - Peterlee Community Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryHealthworks Medical Centre20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyYork Road Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools10 primary, 3 secondary, 1 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherSecondaryEasington Academyages 11-16, 769 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEasington CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 167 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEasington Colliery Primary Schoolages 3-11, 525 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEast Durham College1.2 miUniversityUniversity of Sunderland8.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME19 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL23 miRailway stationHorden1.9 miBus stationPeterlee Bus Station Stand A1.4 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence14 miBus stops79 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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