Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:28 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:26 am – 3:41 pm
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People7,029 residentsin the Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham census areaMedian age 48.83,159 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,301 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle26% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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°C661 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August56 days of air frost, 6 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)
Parks and green spacesWynyard Woodland Parkpark · under a mile · 178 haThe Greenpark · 2.0 miHardwick Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 69 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes40 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197044 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost 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 5.5 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,423 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 95 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSedgefield Community Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryPark Lane Surgery2.0 miPharmacyWynyard Pharm1.9 miDentistWynyard Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWynyard Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 467 pupils1.6 miPrimaryWilliam Cassidi Church of England Aided Primary Schoolages 3-11, 179 pupils1.6 miSecondarySedgefield Community Collegeages 11-16, 982 pupils2.9 miCollegeThe Education Training Collective5.9 miUniversityTeesside University7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME8.3 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL31 miRailway stationBillingham4.8 miBus stationCemetery Road AllotmentsWheatley Hill7.7 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough7.3 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS21 postcode district.
