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Mickleton County Durham

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Art Galleries 9 Holiday Parks 4 Theatres 2 Park and Gardens 2 Nature Reserves 2 Lakes 1 Museums 1 Racecourses 1

Local servicesHospitalRichardson Hospital7.1 miGP surgeryOld Forge Surgery1.3 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy1.5 miDentistWeymouth Dental Prison Services6.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMiddleton-In-Teesdale Academyages 3-11, 73 pupils1.2 miCollegeBishop Auckland College14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME26 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL33 miRailway stationFrosterley8.8 miBus stationTeesdale School bus parkBarnard Castle7.1 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL12 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL12 postcode district.

County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL12
Telephone code01386
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:31 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:28 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,145 residentsin the Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale census areaMedian age 52.75,609 households68% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright13% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 5,209 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C916 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January66 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 2 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLow Beck Springsriver · under a mileCarr Daledale · under a mileFairy Hillhill · under a mileBreckholm Poollake · 2.1 miStoop Hillhill · under a mileBridge Sillwater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMickleton Station Picnic Areapark · under a mileThe Greenpark · 2.2 miKingsway Adventure Centresports ground · 1.6 miHagg Groundspark · 3.8 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197944 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202644 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 1.7 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,944 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation228 m748 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 195 to 292 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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