Local servicesHospitalWoodlands Hospital Offsite Rxp1.0 miGP surgeryNeasham Road Surgery16 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyJames & Lindsey Clark Chemist14 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistYarm Road (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools18 primary, 3 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 special, 2 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherSecondarySt Aidan's Church of England Academyages 11-16, 587 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHeathfield Primary Schoolages 3-11, 439 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Teresa's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 342 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDarlington Collegeunder a mileUniversityTeesside University12.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME4.1 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL36 miRailway stationDarlingtonunder a mileBus stationSt Johns RC School YardBishop Auckland11 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough13 miBus stops153 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:29 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:26 am – 3:42 pm
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People7,506 residentsin the Bank Top census areaMedian age 41.53,602 households46% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright24% social rented, 30% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.6% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,251 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 18%, manufacturing 8%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 60% go by car, 5% take public transport, 17% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C665 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August47 days of air frost, 7 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 spacesSouth Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 82 haHolgate Moor Greenpark · under a mileNorth Lodge Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 4 haHundens Parksports ground · under a mile · 21 haAlderman Crooks Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 10 haEastbourne Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197038 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202638 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 7.3 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,939 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 56 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
