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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 min4:29 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:28 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,778 residentsin the Crook South census areaMedian age 46.94,557 households71% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright8% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,333 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher21% 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 1°C833 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November63 days of air frost, 3 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: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBilly Hillhill · under a mileBroom Hillhill · under a mileStanley Mosswoodland · under a mileDickenhouse Woodwoodland · 1.1 miMarston Lakelake · 4.5 miThe Forestforest · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCollier Wood Picnic Areapark · 1.5 mi · 3 haSunniside Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGlenholme Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 4 haPeases West Sports Centresports ground · 1.6 mi · 3 haDene Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197948 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202638 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 2.9 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,784 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation282 m925 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 205 to 312 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBishop Auckland Hospital7.0 miGP surgeryTow Law1.5 miPharmacyTow Law Pharmacy1.7 miDentistNorthern Smiles2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryPeases West Academyages 2-11, 126 pupils1.2 miPrimaryTow Law Millennium Primary Schoolages 3-11, 77 pupils1.5 miSecondaryParkside Academyages 11-16, 833 pupils4.2 miCollegeBishop Auckland College7.0 miUniversityUniversity of Durham8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL21 miRailway stationWolsingham4.3 miBus stationParkside SchoolWillington4.1 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays22 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL13 postcode district.


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