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County Durham

GSS code E06000047

County Durham is a unitary authority in the North East region of England. Its area overlaps six Westminster constituencies. Four of the five sources on UK Places cover it.

Last reviewed 28 September 2026 from the latest source snapshot on this record.

Geography

The local-authority record

Council
Durham County Council
Authority type
Unitary authority
Country and region
England · North East
Westminster constituencies
Bishop Auckland, Blaydon and Consett, City of Durham, Easington, Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor, North Durham

What this record is: this is the unitary authority named County Durham; it is a geography record rather than a record for a settlement with the same name.

Coverage

One current signal from each detailed source

UK Food Hygiene74.7%Businesses rated 5 out of 4,108 ratedOfficial register as at 27 September 2026.

Source: Food Standards Agency (FSA), food hygiene ratings register, via UK Food Hygiene.

Open the detailed UK Food Hygiene record

School holidays

School holidays in County Durham

Dates come from the 2026/27 education-authority calendar for Durham. Individual schools, local clusters and INSET days can differ, so confirm with the school before booking.

Source: Durham's official calendar, captured 31 August 2026.

Full 2026/27 calendar, source notes and downloads on UK School Holiday Dates

Council services

Council services for County Durham

Links from GOV.UK Local Links Manager (export of 5 October 2026), each checked by UK Places on 5 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Sources and dates

Each source keeps its own update cycle

The linked source holds the full record, methodology and latest detailed data.

UK Demographics
23 July 2026
AI DOGE
6 September 2026
Asylum Stats
30 June 2026
UK Food Hygiene
27 September 2026

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