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Local servicesHospitalPch - Peterlee Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryPeterlee21 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots9 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistCastle Dene Dental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools12 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 1 nursery, 1 otherSecondaryThe Academy at Shotton Hallages 11-16, 1,202 pupilsright herePrimaryShotton Hall Primary Schoolages 4-11, 350 pupilsright hereSecondarySt Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 891 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEast Durham Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Durham8.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME17 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL24 miRailway stationHorden2.1 miBus stationPeterlee Bus Station Stand H1.0 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence13 miBus stops72 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SR8 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SR8 postcode district.

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 –
People6,456 residentsin the Peterlee South census areaMedian age 49.02,868 households69% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright19% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,682 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C754 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksGunner's Poollake · under a mileFoolish Hillhill · under a mileRound Hillhill · under a mileEdderacres Denevalley · under a mileSunny Bluntsvalley · under a mileStob Hillmountain · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWoodhouse Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haCastle Eden and Peterlee Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 45 haThornley Crossings Picnic Areapark · 1.1 miWelfare Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 7 haThe Prescott Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197048 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202319 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 6.7 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 11 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 broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,975 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation122 m400 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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