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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL16
Telephone code01388
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:29 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:27 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,886 residentsin the Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West census areaMedian age 37.63,664 households51% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright28% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,446 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C739 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 days of air frost, 5 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 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRudd Hillhill · 2.3 miEtty Hillhill · 2.4 miTrotter Woodwoodland · 1.5 miLoggins Woodwoodland · 1.6 miStockley Fell Reservoirreservoir · 4.5 miSerpentine Lakelake · 5.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTudhoe Moorpark · under a mileWhitworth Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 182 haVictoria Jubilee Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haWhitemoor Allotmentsallotments · within reach · 5 haKing Georges Fieldplaying field · 1.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197038 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202642 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 5.6 · PM2.5 5.6 · 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
Broadband98% 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)4,010 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation117 m384 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 184 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBishop Auckland Hospital4.7 miGP surgerySt Andrew's Medical Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAsda Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Avenue - Clyde Terraceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 2 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryNorth Park Primary Schoolages 2-11, 243 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoeages 3-11, 232 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFerryhill Schoolages 11-16, 727 pupils1.0 miCollegeBishop Auckland College5.4 miUniversityUniversity of Durham4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME14 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL24 miRailway stationBishop Auckland4.6 miBus stationHigh StreetSpennymoorunder a mileFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough16 miBus stops82 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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