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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 –
People9,012 residentsin the Peterlee East census areaMedian age 38.14,062 households44% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright37% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.1% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 3,276 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 15%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 66% go by car, 4% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages16% of adults hold a degree or higher32% 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 landmarksCastle Eden Masonic Hallcastle · 2.2 miGunner's Poollake · 1.6 miThorntree Gillcliffs · under a mileDene Mouthbay · 1.7 miBeacon Hill (kulle i Storbritannien, England, County Durham)historic site · 2.8 miBlunts Denevalley · under a mileSunny Bluntsvalley · under a mileDanesly Hillhill · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWelfare Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haWoodhouse Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haOak Road Neighbourhood Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 3 haCastle Eden and Peterlee Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 45 haThe Prescott Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 8 haGrants Houses Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 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 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 6.1 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)4,414 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 125 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPch - Peterlee Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWilliam Brown Centre20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeterlee Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Practiceunder a milePolice stationPeterlee Police Stationunder a mileCash machinePost Office2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools14 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 2 nursery, 1 otherSecondaryDene Academyages 11-16, 638 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDene House Primary Schoolages 5-11, 303 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOur Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary Schoolages 2-11, 191 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEast Durham Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Durham9.7 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 stops128 within a mileCar parkNFS 360 Connect - Depot ParkingPeterlee1.6 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationPeterlee3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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