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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDH8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:29 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:29 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,187 residentsin the Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill census areaMedian age 39.24,458 households63% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright23% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,729 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 69% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C872 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November68 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 5°CFMarch: 1 to 7°CMApril: 3 to 10°CAMay: 5 to 13°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 0 to 5°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSmiddy Shaw Reservoirreservoir · under a mileBlack Poollake · 2.2 miBlackpool Hillhill · under a mileSkaylock Hillhill · 1.0 miFeldon Linnwaterfall · 3.1 miHisehope Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAllensfordpark · 3.5 mi · 5 haPow Hill Country Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 20 haFawcett Parkpark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197941 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 1.9 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,655 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation360 m1,181 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 271 to 400 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWeardale Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryThe Surgery3.5 miPharmacyMoorside Pharmacy3.5 miDentistDental Surgery5.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeDerwentside College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Durham14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL19 miRailway stationStanhope5.2 miBus stationConsett Bus Station Stand A5.1 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays23 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DH8 postcode district.


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