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Stanley County Durham

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Churches 47 Park and Gardens 28 Theatres 19 Museums 15 Holiday Parks 14 Art Galleries 14 Golf Courses 12 Stadiums 12 Theme Parks 10 Aquariums 10 Nature Reserves 7 Golf Driving Ranges 5 Go Karting 4 Historic Sites 4 Cathedrals 3 Exhibition and Trade Centres 3 Zoos 3 Racecourses 3 Music Venues 3 Lakes 2 Castles 1

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Pubs 107 Restaurants 285 Banks 13 Hotels 31 Shops 984 Supermarkets 38 Takeaways 169 Cinemas 6 Business services 80 Education 300 Health and beauty 637 Home improvement 318 Leisure 88 Property services 83

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

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

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People8,191 residentsin the Stanley North & East census areaMedian age 46.33,744 households62% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright19% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,566 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 66% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 2°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 yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)

Nearby landmarksCraghead Collieryhistoric site · 1.8 miChapman's Well Local Nature Reservehistoric site · 1.9 miPontop Pikemountain · 2.8 miCockshot Hillhill · under a mileBessy Bell Hillhill · under a milePea Woodwoodland · under a mileMiddles Woodwoodland · under a mileFawside Denevalley · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps

Parks and green spacesMemorial Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 7 haSouth Moor Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 49 haOakey Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haStanley Community Football Centreplaying field · under a mileThe Louisa Centresports ground · under a mileBeamishburnpark · 1.5 miSource: 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 197949 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea

Air qualityNO₂ 6.6 · PM_2.5 5.6 · PM₁₀ 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM_2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,024 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation223 m732 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 147 to 232 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Local servicesHospitalSouth Moor Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryLambert - Louisa Surgery, Stanley7 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyStanley Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationStanley Policeunder a mileCash machinePost Office2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps

SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools13 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanleyages 3-11, 203 pupilsunder a milePrimarySouth Stanley Infant and Nursery Schoolages 2-7, 113 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNorth Durham Academyages 11-16, 935 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDerwentside College5.6 miUniversityUniversity of Northumbria At Newcastle8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL12 miRailway stationChester-le-Street4.9 miBus stationStanley Bus Station Stand Aunder a mileFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays13 miBus stops120 within a mileCar parkASDA Stanley Car ParkStanley, County Durhamunder a mileEV chargingMerStanley5 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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

Churches

Churches in Stanley

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Stanley
Thorneyholme Terrace, Stanley, DH9 0BJ · under a mile
Saint Georges Church - South Moor, Stanley
3 East View, South Moor, Stanley, DH9 7EW · under a mile
Craghead National Spiritualist Church - Craghead, Stanley
3 Front St, Craghead, Stanley, DH9 6DS · 1.6 mi
Beacon of Light Spiritualist Church - Tantobie, Stanley
Tantobie, Stanley, DH9 9RF · 1.7 mi
St Margaret's Church - Tanfield, Stanley
Tanfield, Stanley, DH9 9PX · 1.7 mi
St Margaret of Antioch - Tanfield
Tanfield, Tanfield, DH9 9PX · 1.8 mi
St Patricks Church - Dipton, Stanley
North Rd, Dipton, Stanley, DH9 9BB · 2.0 mi
St Thomas' Church - Dipton
Adjacent to East View, North Road, Harelaw, Stanley, Dipton, DH9 8DN · 2.1 mi
West Pelton: St Paul - Beamish
Church Road, West Pelton, Stanley, Beamish, DH9 6RT · 2.2 mi
St James Church Hall - Burnopfield
The Vicarage, Bryans Leap, Burnopfield, NE16 6HQ · 3.1 mi
Holy Trinity Church - Newfield DH2, Chester le Street
Church Rd, Newfield DH2, Chester le Street, DH2 1XB · 3.2 mi
St Cuthbert's Church - Marley Hill
Marley Hill, NE16 5ET · 3.4 mi
Our Lady and Saint Joseph Catholic Church - Leadgate
A692 Brooms, Leadgate, DH8 6RS · 3.6 mi
All Saints R C Church - Lanchester, Durham
36 Kitswell Rd, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0JH · 3.6 mi
St John the Evangelist - Burnhope
Holmside Lane, Holmside, Durham, Burnhope, DH7 0LJ · 3.7 mi
All Saints Parish Church - Lanchester
Durham Road, Lanchester, Durham City, Lanchester, DH7 0LJ · 3.7 mi
Lanchester Methodist Church - Lanchester, Durham
Front St, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0ER · 3.7 mi
Small Saints Lanchester - Lanchester, Durham
Lanchester Methodist Circuit, 33 Ford Road, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0SH · 3.7 mi
Churches of St Barnabas & St Patrick, Parish of High Spen & Rowlands Gill - Rowlands Gill
St Barnabas Church, Stirling Lane, Rowlands Gill, NE39 1PS · 3.9 mi
Kibblesworth Methodist Church - Kibblesworth, Gateshead
10 The Crescent, Kibblesworth, Gateshead, NE11 0YA · 4.0 mi
Sacriston Methodist Church - Sacriston, Durham
1 Wesley Cl, Sacriston, Durham, DH7 6JG · 4.3 mi
The Salvation Army - Leadgate, Consett
Green St, Leadgate, Consett, DH8 7PT · 4.4 mi
The Salvation Army - Sacriston, Durham
Plawsworth Rd, Sacriston, Durham, DH7 6PE · 4.6 mi
Newcastle Marthoma Prayer Fellowship - Lamesley, Gateshead
Lamesley, Lamesley, Gateshead, NE11 0EU · 4.6 mi
St Mary Magdalene Church - Medomsley, Consett
1 Manor Rd, Medomsley, Consett, DH8 6QN · 4.8 mi
St Patrick's - Highfield, Rowlands Gill
St Patricks Parsonage, Highfield, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2AA · 4.8 mi
Medomsley Methodist Church - Medomsley, Consett
Fines Rd, Medomsley, Consett, DH8 6QR · 4.8 mi
Fellside Methodist Church - Whickham
Ancaster Rd, Whickham, NE16 5BJ · 4.8 mi
St Andrew's Church - Lamesley
St Andrew's Church, Lamesley, Lamesley, NE11 0EU · 4.9 mi
Langley Park Baptist Church - Langley Park, Durham
Linden Mews, Langley Park, Durham, DH7 9DZ · 5.0 mi
Redeemer Church Chester-le-Street - Chester le Street
Lombard Drive, Chester le Street, DH3 4BB · 5.0 mi
Birtley Community Church - Birtley
6 Edward Rd, Birtley, DH3 1HG · 5.1 mi
Renew Church - Chester le Street
143 Front St, Chester le Street, DH3 3AU · 5.1 mi
Delves Lane Methodist Church - Delves, Consett
Lambton Ave, Delves, Consett, DH8 7BH · 5.1 mi
Birtley Methodist Church - Birtley, Chester le Street
8 Gladstone Terrace, Birtley, Chester le Street, DH3 1DR · 5.1 mi
Birtley Spiritualist Church - Birtley, Chester le Street
1A Mitchell St, Birtley, Chester le Street, DH3 1LS · 5.2 mi
St Michael and All Angels - Witton Gilbert, Durham
Witton Gilbert, Durham, DH7 6SP · 5.2 mi
St John the Evangelist (St John's, Birtley) - Birtley
Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester Le Street, Birtley, DH3 2PJ · 5.3 mi
St Johns Church - Birtley, Chester le Street
Birtley Ln, Birtley, Chester le Street, DH3 2PJ · 5.3 mi
Parish of St Bede & St Cuthbert - Chester le Street
Ropery Lane, Chester le Street, DH3 3PH · 5.3 mi
Consett Methodist Church - Consett
Station Rd, Consett, DH8 6GE · 5.3 mi
County Durham Christian Life Centre - Consett
4 Ann St, Consett, DH8 5DB · 5.4 mi
St Michael & All Angels - Esh
Front Street, Esh, Esh, DH7 9QY · 5.4 mi
Consett Gospel Hall - Consett
Front St, Consett, DH8 5AQ · 5.5 mi
The Parish Church of Consett - Consett
62 Middle St, Consett, DH8 5QE · 5.5 mi
Blackhill Spiritualist Church - Consett
Off Railway Pl, Park Rd, Consett, DH8 5SP · 5.9 mi
Our Blessed Lady Immaculate - Consett
Derwent St, Consett, DH8 8LP · 6.0 mi

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Gateshead Road, Sunniside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 5LG
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4 Front Street Swalwell, Swalwell, Gateshead, NE16 3DW
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