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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 – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,361 residentsin the Crook North & Tow Law census areaMedian age 42.24,170 households54% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright31% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,814 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 13%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 70% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher24% 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°C924 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November66 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 landmarksStonefoot Hillhill · 1.2 miTow Law Woodwoodland · under a mileBroom Hillhill · 2.1 miSpring Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Forestforest · 4.1 miTunstall Reservoirreservoir · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCollier Wood Picnic Areapark · 1.4 mi · 3 haSunniside Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miGlenholme Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 4 haDene Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes55 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197947 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202637 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 7.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,390 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation305 m1,001 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 240 to 317 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAuckland Park Hospital8.0 miGP surgeryTow Lawunder a milePharmacyTow Law Pharmacyunder a mileDentistNorthern Smiles3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryTow Law Millennium Primary Schoolages 3-11, 77 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBlessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Lawages 3-11, 83 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWolsingham Schoolages 11-16, 774 pupils3.4 miCollegeDerwentside College7.5 miUniversityUniversity of Durham9.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL21 miRailway stationWolsingham3.1 miBus stationComprehensive SchoolWolsingham3.4 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays23 miBus stops29 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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