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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDH6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:27 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:26 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,766 residentsin the Shotton & Haswell census areaMedian age 41.43,036 households58% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright27% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,876 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 71% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher27% 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°C755 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksThornley Colliery Coal Minehistoric site · 1.8 miCastle Eden Masonic Hallcastle · 2.8 miGunner's Poollake · 2.2 miSugar Hillhill · under a mileBracken Hillhill · 1.0 miCalfpasture Denevalley · under a mileEdderacres Denevalley · 1.3 miStob Hillmountain · 4.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThornley Crossings Picnic Areapark · 1.0 miWoodhouse Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 5 haOak Road Neighbourhood Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 3 haThe Prescott Sports Centresports ground · 1.9 mi · 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 197047 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 5.6 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% 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)3,229 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation138 m453 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 112 to 152 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPch - Peterlee Community Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryStation Road Surgery7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyShotton Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.4 miPolice stationPeterlee Police Station2.4 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Shotton, Shotton Colliery3 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryShotton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 289 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOur Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shottonages 4-11, 156 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Academy at Shotton Hallages 11-16, 1,202 pupils1.8 miCollegeEast Durham College1.9 miUniversityUniversity of Durham7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME17 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL23 miRailway stationHorden3.5 miBus stationCemetery Road AllotmentsWheatley Hill1.8 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence14 miBus stops31 within a mileCar parkNFS 360 Connect - Depot ParkingPeterlee1.5 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDurhamunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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