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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:31 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:27 am – 3:44 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 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -0°C911 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December73 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 5°CJFebruary: -0 to 5°CFMarch: 1 to 7°CMApril: 2 to 10°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 7 to 16°CJJuly: 9 to 18°CJAugust: 9 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBank Hillhill · under a mileChurch Poollake · 2.1 miChapel Hillhill · under a milePriestwife Poollake · 2.6 miGillbeck Footwater · 1.0 miMill Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197022 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202643 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 1.9 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 6.5 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
Elevation238 m781 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 182 to 286 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNew Richardson Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryHmp/Yoi Deerbolt3.6 miPharmacyBoots3.5 miDentistWeymouth Dental Prison Services3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBishop Auckland College14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME20 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL39 miRailway stationShildon15 miBus stationTeesdale School bus parkBarnard Castle4.0 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough29 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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


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