Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 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°C764 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November57 days of air frost, 4 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 · 1.2 miSt Pauls Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThornley Crossings Picnic Areapark · 2.3 miThe Commonpark · 2.8 mi · 3 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 197045 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202648 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.9 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
Elevation144 m472 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 121 to 164 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPch - Peterlee Community Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryTrimdon Colliery4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyLife Chemist Trimdon Colliery4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgery1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryDeaf Hill Primary Schoolages 2-11, 154 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWingate Primary Schoolages 5-11, 347 pupils1.5 miSecondaryWellfield Schoolages 11-16, 862 pupils1.7 miCollegeEast Durham College4.0 miUniversityUniversity of Durham7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME15 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL25 miRailway stationHorden5.3 miBus stationCemetery Road AllotmentsWheatley Hill1.4 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence12 miBus stops35 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS29 postcode district.
