Local servicesHospitalPch - Peterlee Community Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryThe Surgery - Dunelm Road4 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyM Whitfield LTD2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistDental Surgery2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 specialPrimaryLudworth Primary Schoolages 2-11, 84 pupils1.0 miPrimaryThornley Academyages 2-11, 124 pupils1.4 miSecondaryBelmont Community Schoolages 11-16, 887 pupils2.8 miCollegeEast Durham College4.7 miUniversityUniversity of Durham4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME18 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL21 miRailway stationDurham4.7 miBus stationCemetery Road AllotmentsWheatley Hill2.6 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence16 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:28 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°C730 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November56 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksLimekiln Hillhill · under a mileShepherd's Hillhill · under a mileShadforth Denevalley · under a mileCassop Valevalley · 1.6 miStephenson Lakelake · 4.0 miLyons Lakelake · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHetton Lyons Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 54 haThornley Crossings Picnic Areapark · 3.5 miHetton Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 17 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 197044 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202648 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 5.4 · 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
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
Elevation106 m348 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 172 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
