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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL2
Telephone code01833
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:30 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:27 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,569 residentsin the Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop census areaMedian age 51.75,847 households69% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright13% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 5,675 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C714 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November57 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 8 to 18°CJJuly: 10 to 20°CJAugust: 10 to 19°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 landmarksRaby Castlecastle · under a mileStob Hillmountain · 4.2 miHigh Pondpond · under a mileLow Pondpond · under a mileCoach Road Woodwoodland · under a mileDoctor's Woodwoodland · under a mileDubock Poollake · 3.5 miJerry Forcewaterfall · 4.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes48 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197027 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202630 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.2 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,915 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation108 m354 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 137 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNew Richardson Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryDovecote Street Surgeryunder a milePharmacyCockfield Pharmacy2.4 miDentistWest Auckland Dental Practice4.9 miPolice stationDurham Constabulary - Barnard Castle Police Station5.2 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Cockfield, Front Street Cockfield2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryStaindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 179 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStaindrop Academyages 11-16, 504 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBishop Auckland College6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME16 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL32 miRailway stationBishop Auckland West Station7.2 miBus stationTeesdale School bus parkBarnard Castle4.9 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough23 miBus stops23 within a mileEV chargingFastned Barnard Castle4.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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