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Local servicesHospitalPch - Peterlee Community Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryEast Durham Medical Group3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 nurseryPrimaryWingate Primary Schoolages 5-11, 347 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingateages 4-11, 67 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWellfield Schoolages 11-16, 862 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEast Durham College3.0 miUniversityUniversity of Durham8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME15 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL25 miRailway stationHorden3.9 miBus stationCemetery Road AllotmentsWheatley Hill2.3 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence11 miBus stops26 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS28 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS28 postcode district.

County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtTS28
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:27 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:26 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,362 residentsin the Wingate & Castle Eden census areaMedian age 43.03,259 households66% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright17% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,298 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 69% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C780 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 days of air frost, 4 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 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 landmarksStob Hillmountain · 1.6 miGunner's Poollake · 1.7 miPickering Hillhill · 1.1 miHurworth Burn Reservoirriver · 1.6 miHeads Hope Denevalley · 1.0 miCatley Hillhill · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Commonpark · 1.1 mi · 3 haThe Greenpark · 1.1 miCastle Eden and Peterlee Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 45 haThornley Crossings Picnic Areapark · 2.0 miSt Pauls Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: 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 197047 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202650 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 5.2 · PM2.5 5.4 · 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
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,593 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 149 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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