Haswell

15°COvercast

• Today: 19° / 12° · 62% rain
• Tomorrow: 16° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:32

13h 2m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

32US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sunderland Silksworth, United Kingdom

12 reported · July 2026▼ 48% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences4
• Anti-social behaviour3
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Seaham (South Hetton, Haswell and Haswell Plough) · Durham

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

452 reported road collisions (2024)

180 killed or seriously injured · 584 casualties · 8.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

49 food businesses within 2 miles

• 32 rated 4–5 ★ (23 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Horden (7.3 km)
• 16 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£138,148 average▲ 7% YoY

Across County Durham · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£645 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY

• 1 bed £453
• 2 bed £574
• 3 bed £688

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (9.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Morrisons (9.3 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

29 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 175 kW
• Nearest: DCC Shotton Library (3.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches4
• Playgrounds4

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)

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 65 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

280 schools · 73,802 pupils

208 primary · 30 secondary · 42 other

Ofsted: 99 of 116 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)

259inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

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

415 CQC-registered services

• Care homes146
• GP practices73
• Dentists87
• Homecare agencies65
• Hospitals & hospices13

CQC ratings: 95% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · County Durham

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

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

393 applications decided

93.1% granted · 366 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Grahame Morris

Labour

Easington

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 5
• Con 1
• LD 15
• Grn 2
• Ref 55
• Oth 20

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

• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

17,810 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

9 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

£661 median full-time weekly pay

3.1% 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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 70% · Nuclear 20% · Biomass 7% · Solar 3%

9 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Easington:

• Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England641 local signatures · 17,297 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office410 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership308 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s297 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth284 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Haswell, County Durham · 0.1 km

  Haswell is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) east of the city of Durham, 9 miles (14 km) south of the city of Sunderland and 3.1 miles (5.0 km) north-west of the town of Peterlee.

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  High Haswell · 1.0 km

  High Haswell is a settlement in County Durham, in England. It is situated at the crest of a hill close to Haswell, a few miles to the east of Durham. The original village of Haswell was located where High Haswell is n…

• Dabble Bank · 1.2 km

  Dabble Bank is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of County Durham, England. It lies about 1 km west of the village of Haswell and about 9 km east of the city of Durham.

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  Haswell Plough · 1.2 km

  Haswell Plough is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated between Durham and Peterlee, south of Haswell. Haswell Plough was first mentioned in the 12th century as being one of three parts of the village of…

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  Tuthill Quarry · 1.3 km

  Tuthill Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of north-east County Durham, England. It lies just over 1 km east of the village of Haswell.

• Pig Hill · 1.6 km

  Pig Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of north-east County Durham, England, situated 1 km (0.62 mi) south of the village of Easington Lane.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)