Tow Law

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 9° / 8° · 75% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:18Sunset 16:23

9h 5m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US 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

34 reported · August 2026▲ 89% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences16
• Criminal damage & arson4
• Public order4
• Vehicle crime3

Neighbourhood team: Crook (Crook Town) Howden Le Wear, Tow Law · 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)

23 food businesses within 2 miles

• 19 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Wolsingham (5.0 km)
• 23 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

4 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Aldi Crook (5.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches6
• 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
• 9 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)

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

18,115 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

2 jobs advertised · £21,550 avg

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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

62% low-carbon electricity

Imports 38% · Nuclear 33% · Wind 29%

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 · 4 pharmacies in DL13

• Woodview Medical Practice
• The Weardale Practice
• Pinfold Medical Practice

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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  Tow Law railway station · 0.1 km

  Tow Law railway station served the town of Tow Law, County Durham, England, from 1847 to 1965 on the Stanhope and Tyne Railway.

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  Church of St Philip and St James, Tow Law · 0.2 km

  The Church of St Philip and St James is a church in Tow Law, County Durham, England. The church was designed by architect Charles Hodgson Fowler (1840-1910) and completed in 1869. Built of sandstone, the decorated chu…

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  Tow Law · 0.2 km

  Tow Law is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the south of Consett and 5 miles to the north west of Crook.

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  Tow Law Town F.C. · 0.4 km

  Tow Law Town Association Football Club is an English non-League football club from Tow Law, County Durham, currently playing in the Northern League Division One, in the ninth level of the English football league syste…

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  Inkerman, County Durham · 1.3 km

  Inkerman was a village in County Durham, England. Built in 1854–1855 a short distance to the north-west of Tow Law to house ironstone miners, it was named after the victorious Battle of Inkerman of the Crimean War,…

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  Sunniside, Weardale · 1.9 km

  Sunniside is a small rural village to the east of Tow Law and north of Crook in County Durham, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)