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County or areaTyne and Wear
Postcode districtSR3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:27 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:27 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,883 residentsin the Herrington & Doxford census areaMedian age 51.93,117 households81% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,144 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C696 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 14°CMJune: 10 to 17°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 8 to 13°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPenshaw Monumenthistoric site · under a mileThe Earl of Durham's Monumenthistoric site · under a mileMount Pleasant Lakelake · 1.8 miLambton Castlecastle · 2.9 miBurn Hillhill · under a mileHerrington Hillhill · under a mileThe Bottomsvalley · under a mileVictoria Viaductviaduct · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHerrington Country Parkpark · within reach · 136 haBarnes Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 44 haThe James Steel Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 67 haNew Herrington Recreational Parkplaying field · under a mile · 6 haWearside Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 38 haHerrington Welfare Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197048 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202328 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: 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 7.5 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)3,510 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSunderland Royal Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryHerrington Medical Centre9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHerrington Medical Centre Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGrindon Lane Primary Care Centre1.7 miPolice stationHoughton le Spring Police Station2.2 miCash machinePost OfficeSunderland1.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools13 primary, 2 secondary, 2 all-through, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryEast Herrington Primary Academyages 3-11, 476 pupils1.1 miPrimaryBarnwell Academyages 3-11, 302 pupils1.1 miSecondaryFarringdon Community Academyages 11-16, 712 pupils1.5 miCollegeCity of Sunderland College2.6 miUniversityUniversity of Sunderland3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL15 miRailway stationSunderland4.0 miMetroSouth Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)2.2 miBus stationGalleries Bus StationWashington3.3 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays8.3 miBus stops50 within a mileCar parkCox Green Visitor ParkingWashington1.6 miEV chargingChester Road1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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