Local servicesHospitalWest Park Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryCockerton Pharmacy25 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCockerton Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSmile At West Park1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools13 primary, 4 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 special, 2 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherSecondaryWyvern Academyages 11-16, 464 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMowden Junior Schoolages 7-11, 295 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMowden Infant Schoolages 5-7, 169 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDarlington College2.1 miUniversityTeesside University14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME6.8 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL35 miRailway stationNorth RoadDarlington1.6 miBus stationSt Johns RC School YardBishop Auckland9.0 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough15 miBus stops119 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL3 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:30 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:26 am – 3:42 pm
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People9,145 residentsin the Hummersknott census areaMedian age 53.04,064 households88% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright5% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,879 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C671 mm of rain a year, 15 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 spacesHopetownpark · under a mile · 10 haSouth Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 82 haStanhope Greenpark · 1.3 miBushel Hill Parkplaying field · under a mileCockerton Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haDarlington Railway Athletic Groundsports ground · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 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 202636 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 5.6 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,226 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
