Local servicesHospitalAuckland Park Hospital2.4 miGP surgerySt Helens, Auckland3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBishop Auckland Pharmacy, St Helen3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWest Auckland Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 1 nurseryPrimaryOakley Cross Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 161 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCopeland Road Primary Schoolages 2-11, 130 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt John's Catholic School & Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,229 pupils1.9 miCollegeBishop Auckland College1.8 miUniversityUniversity of Durham11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME15 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL28 miRailway stationBishop Auckland West Station2.5 miBus stationSt Johns RC School YardBishop Auckland1.9 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough20 miBus stops45 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL14 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL14 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:30 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:27 am – 3:42 pm
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People9,086 residentsin the Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland census areaMedian age 43.44,017 households65% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright17% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,028 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 69% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C781 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October54 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 spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileDarlington Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileAuckland Castle Deer Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 61 haTown Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 4 haEtherley Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197031 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202634 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.0 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.2 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 broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,388 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation111 m364 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 102 to 155 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
