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County or areaDarlington
Postcode districtDL1
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:29 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:26 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,657 residentsin the Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge census areaMedian age 45.54,120 households78% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright5% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,944 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher12% 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°C650 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August49 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksOld Mill Racewater · under a mileBeaumont Hillhill · 1.1 miTutin Hillhill · 1.1 miDarlington Power Stationhistoric site · 3.8 miBanks Woodwoodland · under a mileBlackwell Castle Hillcastle · 5.1 miGraham's Woodwoodland · 1.1 miWindlestone Hallhistoric site · 5.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.0 miBaliol Greenpark · 2.3 miKemble Greenpark · 2.6 miGlebe Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197037 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202639 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 5.8 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,177 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Park Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryBewick Crescent Surgery2.6 miPharmacyNeville Pharmacy2.4 miDentistDental Surgery2.5 miPolice stationDurham ConstabularyNewton Aycliffe2.7 miCash machinePost OfficeDarlington2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryAycliffe Village Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 179 pupils1.2 miSecondaryUTC South Durhamages 14-19, 421 pupils1.5 miCollegeDarlington College3.6 miUniversityTeesside University12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME6.9 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL32 miRailway stationHeighingtonAycliffe Industrial Estate1.7 miBus stationTown CentreFerryhill7.4 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough13 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationDarlington3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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