DH8 5SS
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Property report — DH8 5SS
Open-data due diligence for DH8 5SS and the area around it.
DH8 5SS in brief: 41 recorded sales (£22,000–£155,500) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DH8 5SS itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DH8 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£172,116
Population
12,414
Crimes recorded
177
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
68%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DH8 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (35 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-07 | £120,000 | 12 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2024-08-29 | £133,000 | 21A BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2024-05-31 | £112,500 | 6 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2023-12-20 | £155,500 | 18 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2022-09-16 | £82,555 | 22 BESSEMER STREET | Other |
| 2021-12-20 | £149,950 | 18 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2021-11-12 | £80,000 | 2 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2020-07-31 | £68,000 | 11 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2020-05-11 | £79,000 | 10 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-10-28 | £60,000 | 20 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-05-31 | £67,000 | 27 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-03-08 | £60,000 | 1 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-02-28 | £76,000 | 5 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2018-07-30 | £83,500 | 19 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2018-04-27 | £82,000 | 18 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2016-07-08 | £92,000 | 21A BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2016-07-04 | £85,000 | 8 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2015-07-07 | £100,000 | 16 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2015-05-07 | £85,000 | 6 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2014-09-30 | £59,500 | 6 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2012-07-13 | £87,000 | 16 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2012-01-23 | £80,000 | 19 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2011-11-11 | £80,000 | 28 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2011-05-20 | £45,000 | 19 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2009-06-26 | £85,000 | 21A BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-09-14 | £100,000 | 27 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-02-02 | £50,000 | 12 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-07-25 | £98,000 | 1 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-05-25 | £69,950 | 20 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-11-18 | £61,500 | 1 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-05-20 | £95,000 | 15 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-08-02 | £40,950 | 7 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-02-15 | £33,000 | 5 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-05-01 | £27,500 | 7 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-03-13 | £37,500 | 23 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-09-08 | £22,000 | 17 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-08-31 | £37,950 | 16 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-01-28 | £31,500 | 27 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-12-23 | £22,000 | 29 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-07-31 | £23,000 | 28 BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
| 1995-06-30 | £37,000 | 21A BESSEMER STREET | Terraced |
41 recorded sales on DH8 5SS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benfieldside Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Consett Academy | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Consett Infant School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Consett Junior School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: QUEENS ROAD SURGERY (0.6 mi) · CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE (0.8 mi) · LEADGATE SURGERY (1.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: SHOTLEY BRIDGE HOSPITAL (0.8 mi) · SHOTLEY BRIDGE HOSPITAL SITE (0.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Church of St. Aidan (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · VICARAGE OF ST AIDAN (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · Blackhill War Memorial (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: JOHN LOW LTD (0.6 mi) · WELL (0.6 mi) · CONSETT PHARMACY (0.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco Extra (0.7 mi) · Heron Foods (0.7 mi) · Aldi (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 42
- One-person households
- 36%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 5,701
Owned 65% · Social rent 12% · Private rent 23%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DH8 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DH8 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 113/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DH8 5SS in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictDH8 | SectorDH8 5 | PostcodeDH8 5SS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £165,641 | £172,116 | £73,033 |
| Population | 44,897 | 12,414 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 363 | 177 | — |
| Schools | 23 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 57% | 68% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 85% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DH8 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.