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County or areaDarlington
Postcode districtDL5
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 15 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°C707 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August52 days of air frost, 5 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 · 3.2 miBellow Banks Hillhill · 1.1 miShackleton Beacon Hillhill · 1.1 miAuckland Castle Deer Housecastle · 3.7 miSwallow Holewater · 1.4 miRedworth Hall Woodwoodland · under a mileWindlestone Hallhistoric site · 4.0 miRedworth Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesEast Greenpark · under a mileThe Greenpark · under a mileWest Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 6 haDale Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes40 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197035 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202637 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 4.5 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.5 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
Elevation153 m502 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 99 to 184 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Park Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryHeighingtonunder a milePharmacyNet Pharmacy2.1 miDentistDental Surgery2.7 miPolice stationDurham ConstabularyNewton Aycliffe2.6 miCash machineMorrisons Daily - Newton Aycliffe Oakfields2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools1 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryHeighington Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 248 pupilsright hereSecondaryUTC South Durhamages 14-19, 421 pupils1.8 miSecondaryGreenfield Academyages 11-16, 566 pupils1.8 miCollegeBishop Auckland College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Durham12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME9.8 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL31 miRailway stationHeighingtonAycliffe Industrial Estate1.6 miBus stationSt Johns RC School YardBishop Auckland4.7 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough16 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationNewton Aycliffe2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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