Local servicesHospitalDarlington Memorial Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWe Are With You - Darlington26 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyDarlington Pharmacy Bondgate13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSkinnergate Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi37 schools23 primary, 6 secondary, 1 all-through, 3 special, 2 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimarySt Augustine's Catholic Primary Schoolages 2-11, 224 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughPolam Hall Schoolages 4-16, 842 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCorporation Road Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 282 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDarlington Collegeunder a mileUniversityTeesside University13.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME5.3 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL36 miRailway stationDarlingtonunder a mileBus stationSt Johns RC School YardBishop Auckland10 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough14 miBus stops175 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL2 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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People6,286 residentsin the Park East census areaMedian age 37.52,795 households51% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright25% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,739 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 15%, education 9%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% take public transport, 17% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%2% 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°C669 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August46 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 · under a mile · 82 haStanhope Greenpark · under a mileGreen Parkpark · under a mileBlackwell Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 64 haThe Dolphin Centresports ground · under a mileBedford Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197037 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: 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 8.5 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% 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)2,945 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 60 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
