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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDH6
Telephone code01746
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:28 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:27 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,962 residentsin the Coxhoe & Quarrington Hill census areaMedian age 43.23,661 households65% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright21% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,864 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 13%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 67% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher20% 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°C702 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November59 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 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThornley Colliery Coal Minehistoric site · 2.1 miBeacon Hillhill · under a mileWest Cornforth War Memorialhistoric site · 2.4 miCassop Valevalley · under a mileStrawberry Hillhill · 1.3 miThe Bottomsvalley · 1.5 miStob Hillmountain · 4.7 miCoxhoe Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesQuartington Hill Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Greenpark · 2.3 miBowburn Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 mi · 5 haThornley Crossings Picnic Areapark · 3.9 miTudhoe Moorpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197043 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202646 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 5.4 · PM2.5 5.5 · 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
Broadband78% 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)4,025 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation158 m518 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 107 to 190 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSedgefield Community Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryThe Surgery - Kellhoe4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPharmacy Express3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCumberland House Dental Surgery1.4 miPolice stationDurham ConstabularySpennymoor4.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Coxhoe - Park Road, South Moor1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 specialPrimaryCassop Primary Schoolages 3-11, 114 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKelloe Primary Schoolages 3-11, 124 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWellfield Schoolages 11-16, 862 pupils4.0 miCollegeEast Durham College5.6 miUniversityUniversity of Durham4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME15 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL23 miRailway stationDurham5.4 miBus stationCemetery Road AllotmentsWheatley Hill2.5 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence14 miBus stops26 within a mileEV chargingGridserveDurham1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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