Startforth

5°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 9° / 4° · 73% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:26

9h 10m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newcastle Centre, 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

68 reported · August 2026▲ 45% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences21
• Public order11
• Anti-social behaviour10
• Other crime9

Neighbourhood team: Barnard Castle (Upper Teesdale) · 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)

92 food businesses within 2 miles

• 81 rated 4–5 ★ (66 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 23 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£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

7 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Queen Street Car Park (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches12
• Playgrounds10

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
• 265 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

Dr Sam Rushworth

Labour

Bishop Auckland

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)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés27

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

18,115 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

19 jobs advertised · £36,743 avg

e.g. Sous Chef, Receptionist Administrator- Part Time - (15 hours per week) - Yorkshire and Humberside, UK, Catering Assistant

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

60% low-carbon electricity

Imports 40% · Nuclear 33% · Wind 27%

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

4 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in DL12

• Old Forge Surgery
• Barnard Castle Surgery
• Richardson Community Hospital

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bishop Auckland:

• Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England242 local signatures · 18,645 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately151 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills148 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth147 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK135 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

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

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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)