Chilton (County Durham)

8°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 11° / 7° · 69% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:26

9h 14m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Stockton-on-Tees Eaglescliffe, United Kingdom

• 5.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

74 reported · August 2026▼ 1% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences20
• Anti-social behaviour17
• Shoplifting7
• Criminal damage & arson6

6 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Spennymoor (Chilton Ward) · Durham

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

438 reported road collisions (2025)

177 killed or seriously injured · 561 casualties · 8.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

64 food businesses within 2 miles

• 55 rated 4–5 ★ (44 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Newton Aycliffe (5.6 km)
• 37 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£140,788 average▲ 4.9% YoY

Across County Durham · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£650 average monthly rent▲ 6.1% YoY

• 1 bed £456
• 2 bed £579
• 3 bed £693

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

4.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.3 times median annual pay (3.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

7,126 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (7.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (7.9 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

29 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 140 kW
• Nearest: DCC Eamont Road Car Park (3.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches11
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

522,068 residents in County Durham · 234/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK29,076
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK26,061
• Net moves+3,015

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 47 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

17% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,622 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (56% of 255,650)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

279 schools · 73,361 pupils

207 primary · 30 secondary · 42 other

Ofsted: 97 of 114 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)

257 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · County Durham

413 CQC-registered services

• Care homes145
• GP practices72
• Dentists86
• Homecare agencies66
• Hospitals & hospices13

CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · County Durham

• Not in the Green Belt
• 2 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

431 applications decided

95.1% granted · 410 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Alan Strickland

Labour

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 5
• Con 1
• LD 15
• Grn 2
• Ref 50
• Oth 24

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

18,115 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

4 jobs advertised · £28,920 avg

e.g. Electrical and Instrumentation Technician, Pharmacy Dispenser - Chilton, Plant Operator

Source: Adzuna

£661 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,261 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 307,169 certificates

11.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

59% low-carbon electricity

Imports 41% · Nuclear 34% · Wind 25%

1 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 78.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.4 women · 55.9 men

69% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

2 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in DL17

• Ferryhill And Chilton Medical Practice
• West Cornforth Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth266 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England197 local signatures · 18,645 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND154 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK150 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately136 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Chilton Lane · 2.3 km

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  Woodham Golf and Country Club · 2.5 km

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