Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:27 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:27 am – 3:40 pm
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People9,129 residentsin the Sherburn & West Rainton census areaMedian age 46.34,252 households65% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright22% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,179 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 13%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 64% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher22% 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°C731 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November52 days of air frost, 3 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)
Nearby landmarksHare Hillhill · under a mileProspect Hillhill · under a mileShadforth Denevalley · 1.3 miStephenson Lakelake · 3.6 miGunner's Poollake · 3.7 miThe Bottomsvalley · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThornley Crossings Picnic Areapark · 2.4 miHetton Lyons Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 54 haWoodhouse Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197045 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202649 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% 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)4,585 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation131 m430 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 112 to 169 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPch - Peterlee Community Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryHaswell Surgery8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyM Whitfield LTD4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistDental Surgery1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 specialPrimaryLudworth Primary Schoolages 2-11, 84 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThornley Academyages 2-11, 124 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWellfield Schoolages 11-16, 862 pupils3.3 miCollegeEast Durham College3.4 miUniversityUniversity of Durham5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME18 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL21 miRailway stationHorden5.0 miBus stationCemetery Road AllotmentsWheatley Hill2.1 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence15 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DH6 postcode district.
