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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:30 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:29 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,828 residentsin the Stanhope & Weardale census areaMedian age 54.33,755 households72% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,435 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle27% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 5°C, lows -0°C992 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December63 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: -0 to 5°CFMarch: 1 to 7°CMApril: 2 to 10°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: 0 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWidley Fallwaterfall · under a mileDog Poollake · under a mileHorsley Burn Waterfallwaterfall · 1.3 miKemp Lawers Poollake · 1.4 miDilley Hillhill · under a mileCrawley Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miBriggen Winchwater · under a mileStanhope Denevalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOld Hall Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Greenpark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes58 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197940 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202632 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband9.8% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,965 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation214 m702 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 191 to 344 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWeardale Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWeardale Community Hospital2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyStanhope Chemists LTDunder a mileDentistStanhope Health Centreunder a milePolice stationDurham Constabulary - Stanhope Police StationBishop Aucklandunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStanhope Barrington CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 123 pupilsright hereSecondaryWolsingham Schoolages 11-16, 774 pupils4.9 miCollegeDerwentside College9.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL24 miRailway stationStanhopeunder a mileBus stationComprehensive SchoolWolsingham4.8 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays28 miBus stops27 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDarlingtonunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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