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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDH9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:28 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:28 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,827 residentsin the Stanley West & Annfield Plain census areaMedian age 41.83,795 households56% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright15% social rented, 29% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,192 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 68% go by car, 6% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C747 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August51 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPontop Pikemountain · 2.5 miBessy Bell Hillhill · under a mileHolly Hillhill · under a mileFawside Denevalley · 1.9 miMiddles Woodwoodland · under a milePea Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMemorial Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haSouth Moor Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 49 haStanley Community Football Centreplaying field · under a mileAnnfield Plain Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 5 haSouth Moor Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haOakey Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197948 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202646 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.3 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% 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)4,147 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation198 m650 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 153 to 250 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Moor Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryLambert - Louisa Surgery, Stanley11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTaylors Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools14 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimarySouth Stanley Junior Schoolages 7-11, 146 pupilsunder a milePrimarySouth Stanley Infant and Nursery Schoolages 2-7, 113 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNorth Durham Academyages 11-16, 935 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDerwentside College5.2 miUniversityUniversity of Durham8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL12 miRailway stationChester-le-Street5.1 miBus stationStanley Bus Station Stand Aunder a mileFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays14 miBus stops96 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DH9 postcode district.


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