Local servicesHospitalWoodlands Hospital Offsite Rxp3.3 miGP surgeryRockliffe Court Surgeryunder a milePharmacyThe Pharmacyunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryCroft Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 117 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHurworth Schoolages 11-16, 621 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHurworth Primary Schoolages 5-11, 218 pupils1.0 miCollegeDarlington College3.3 miUniversityTeesside University14.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME5.3 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL39 miRailway stationDarlington2.6 miBus stationSt Johns RC School YardBishop Auckland13 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough15 miBus stops12 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 15 min4:30 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:25 am – 3:42 pm
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People7,497 residentsin the North Richmondshire census areaMedian age 54.43,398 households73% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright7% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,629 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%, construction 9%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C629 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August49 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)
Nearby landmarksCrossbank Hillhill · under a mileHell Kettleswater · under a mileWillow Garthwater · 1.5 miCrow Woodwoodland · under a mileMurder Hillhill · 2.0 miCanny Well Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSouth Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 82 haBlackwell Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 64 haHolgate Moor Greenpark · 2.3 miGreen Parkpark · 2.5 miBlackwell Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes46 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 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.1 · 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
Broadband58% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband81% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,488 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 48 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
