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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:31 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:27 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,145 residentsin the Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale census areaMedian age 52.75,609 households68% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright13% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 5,209 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C838 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December67 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 2 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCrag Forcewaterfall · 2.0 miJack Scare Poollake · 1.9 miMill Forcewaterfall · 3.4 miStarvation Hillhill · 1.6 miKilmond Scarshill · 1.8 miChurch Poollake · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBarnard Castle Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 49 haRaby Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileHagg Groundspark · 2.9 mi · 2 haThe Greenpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197021 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202644 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 4.7 · PM10 6.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,944 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation193 m633 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 130 to 247 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRichardson Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryHmp/Yoi Deerbolt3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWeymouth Dental Prison Servicesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castleages 3-11, 103 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMontalbo Nursery & Primary Schoolages 3-11, 240 pupils1.0 miSecondaryTeesdale School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 684 pupils1.4 miCollegeBishop Auckland College12.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME21 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL36 miRailway stationFrosterley13 miBus stationTeesdale School bus parkBarnard Castle1.4 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough29 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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