Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:28 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:26 am – 3:40 pm
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People7,001 residentsin the Trimdon & Fishburn census areaMedian age 45.33,181 households62% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright23% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,023 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 71% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% 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 higher26% 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°C732 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November56 days of air frost, 5 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 spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileNorthside Allotmentsallotments · under a mileHardwick Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 69 haWynyard Woodland Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 178 haSource: 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 197044 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202647 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 5.1 · 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
Broadband96% 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)3,345 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation172 m564 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 112 to 184 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSedgefield Community Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryTrimdon Colliery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyLife Chemist Trimdon Village4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 specialPrimaryBluebell Meadow Primary Schoolages 2-11, 210 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt William's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 125 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWellfield Schoolages 11-16, 862 pupils3.0 miCollegeEast Durham College5.3 miUniversityUniversity of Durham7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME13 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL25 miRailway stationHorden6.6 miBus stationCemetery Road AllotmentsWheatley Hill2.5 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence12 miBus stops34 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS29 postcode district.
