Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:29 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:26 am – 3:41 pm
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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°C651 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August56 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksElstob Hillhill · under a mileWhinny Hillhill · under a mileMoordale Bottomvalley · 1.3 miGately Moor Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miByers' Gill Woodwoodland · 1.0 miGrindon Lane Woodwoodland · 1.1 miSerpentine Lakelake · 4.2 miLongnewton Reservoirreservoir · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileHardwick Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 69 haWynyard Woodland Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 178 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197040 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202642 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 4.8 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.6 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
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSedgefield Community Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryPark Lane Surgery2.2 miPharmacyNeville Pharmacy3.8 miDentistAycliffe3.6 miPolice stationStockton PoliceStockton-on-Tees2.5 miCash machineGO LOCAL, NEWTON AYCLIFFE3.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 90 pupils1.8 miSecondaryUTC South Durhamages 14-19, 421 pupils4.0 miCollegeDarlington College5.2 miUniversityTeesside University9.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME6.2 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL32 miRailway stationHeighingtonAycliffe Industrial Estate4.2 miBus stationTown CentreFerryhill7.2 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough10 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationDarlington3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS21 postcode district.
