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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtTS27
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 14 min8:26 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,362 residentsin the Wingate & Castle Eden census areaMedian age 43.03,259 households66% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright17% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,298 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 69% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C758 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksCastle Eden Masonic Hallcastle · 1.5 miGunner's Poollake · 1.4 miStob Hillmountain · 2.7 miThornley Colliery Coal Minehistoric site · 2.3 miPickering Hillhill · under a mileRound Hillhill · under a mileEdderacres Denevalley · 1.1 miCalfpasture Denevalley · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThornley Crossings Picnic Areapark · under a mileCastle Eden and Peterlee Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 45 haThe Commonpark · 1.8 mi · 3 haWoodhouse Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 5 haSt Pauls Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: 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 197047 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202650 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 5.1 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,593 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation143 m469 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 114 to 152 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPch - Peterlee Community Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryEast Durham Medical Group7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.7 miPolice stationPeterlee Police Station2.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Wingate - Durham Road, Durham Roadunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 nurserySecondaryWellfield Schoolages 11-16, 862 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingateages 4-11, 67 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWingate Primary Schoolages 5-11, 347 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEast Durham College2.3 miUniversityUniversity of Durham7.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME16 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL24 miRailway stationHorden3.6 miBus stationCemetery Road AllotmentsWheatley Hill1.4 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence12 miBus stops22 within a mileCar parkNFS 360 Connect - Depot ParkingPeterlee2.7 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationPeterlee1.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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