Local servicesHospitalNew Richardson Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryGainford Surgery2.1 miPharmacyCockfield Pharmacy4.9 miDentistDental Department5.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGainford Church of England Primary School and Preschoolages 3-11, 42 pupils1.7 miSecondaryStaindrop Academyages 11-16, 504 pupils2.6 miCollegeBishop Auckland College8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME14 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL34 miRailway stationShildon8.2 miBus stationTeesdale School bus parkBarnard Castle5.2 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough22 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL2 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:30 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:27 am – 3:43 pm
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People12,569 residentsin the Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop census areaMedian age 51.75,847 households69% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright13% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 5,675 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C727 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August60 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)
Nearby landmarksDubock Poollake · 1.2 miGreener Hillhill · 1.0 miPudding Hillhill · 1.2 miMichell's Islandisland · 2.7 miWay Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Islandwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.3 miLow Greenpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes51 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197028 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202650 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 2.8 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,915 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 153 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
