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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL14
Telephone code01388
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:29 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:27 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C783 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October53 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMarston Lakelake · under a mileHall Hillhill · 1.2 miPixley Hillhill · 1.5 miHell Holewater · 1.8 miHigh Pot Hill Plantationswoodland · under a mileFearon's Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHigh Grange Community Gardenpark · 1.1 miThe Greenpark · 1.6 miAuckland Castle Deer Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 61 haEtherley Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.0 miEscomb Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197032 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202635 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: 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
Elevation130 m427 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 153 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAuckland Park Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryToft Hill1.3 miPharmacyBishop Auckland Pharmacy, St Helen2.2 miDentistWest Auckland Dental Practice2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimarySt Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Parkages 3-11, 57 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEscomb Primary Schoolages 3-11, 160 pupils1.1 miSecondaryBishop Barrington Academyages 11-16, 599 pupils2.1 miCollegeBishop Auckland College2.0 miUniversityUniversity of Durham9.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME16 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL26 miRailway stationBishop Auckland West Station2.3 miBus stationSt Johns RC School YardBishop Auckland2.1 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough21 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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