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County or areaDarlington
Postcode districtDL2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:30 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°C695 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August54 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 landmarksStob Hillmountain · 2.5 miPiercebridge Roman Forthistoric site · 2.2 miRuffley Hillhill · under a mileGrimshaw Hillhill · 1.2 miMichell's Islandisland · 2.7 miDyance Bottomvalley · 1.6 miSwallow Holewater · 1.6 miWillow Bedswoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileEast Greenpark · 2.9 miTown Greenpark · 3.5 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 197033 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: 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
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 115 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Park Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryHeighington2.8 miPharmacyWest Park Pharmacy3.5 miDentistSmile At West Park3.5 miPolice stationDurham Police - Cockerton Police OfficeDarlington4.2 miCash machineNisa, Tillage Green3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeDarlington College5.6 miUniversityUniversity of Durham14.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME10 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL33 miRailway stationHeighingtonAycliffe Industrial Estate4.0 miBus stationSt Johns RC School YardBishop Auckland5.9 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough18 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDarlington4.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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