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Property report — DH8 8DG

Open-data due diligence for DH8 8DG and the area around it.

DH8 8DG in brief: 25 recorded sales (£27,500–£145,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DH8 8DG itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DH8 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£122,006

sector DH8 8 · 89 sales

Population

11,913

sector DH8 8

Crimes recorded

50

sector DH8 8 · Apr 26

Schools

4

sector DH8 8

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

77%

sector DH8 8 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £36,216, median £35,225 (82 sales)1996: mean £44,081, median £42,500 (67 sales)1997: mean £40,685, median £34,500 (76 sales)1998: mean £39,612, median £39,975 (68 sales)1999: mean £45,325, median £45,000 (89 sales)2000: mean £44,781, median £44,950 (122 sales)2001: mean £48,394, median £48,000 (123 sales)2002: mean £53,046, median £48,500 (127 sales)2003: mean £63,513, median £62,950 (171 sales)2004: mean £83,506, median £83,950 (131 sales)2005: mean £93,424, median £82,500 (82 sales)2006: mean £104,444, median £94,000 (107 sales)2007: mean £103,986, median £94,000 (159 sales)2008: mean £103,321, median £98,000 (88 sales)2009: mean £110,132, median £99,661 (75 sales)2010: mean £106,633, median £98,000 (95 sales)2011: mean £91,645, median £89,995 (109 sales)2012: mean £91,767, median £89,998 (64 sales)2013: mean £93,374, median £92,500 (89 sales)2014: mean £85,794, median £82,625 (92 sales)2015: mean £94,950, median £83,000 (89 sales)2016: mean £87,173, median £81,500 (93 sales)2017: mean £90,993, median £79,650 (100 sales)2018: mean £92,105, median £84,975 (114 sales)2019: mean £96,865, median £82,500 (126 sales)2020: mean £106,650, median £93,000 (85 sales)2021: mean £110,500, median £95,500 (105 sales)2022: mean £110,969, median £97,000 (123 sales)2023: mean £120,038, median £104,000 (79 sales)2024: mean £122,006, median £115,000 (89 sales)2025: mean £128,651, median £121,000 (106 sales)2026: mean £152,888, median £141,500 (26 sales)1995: mean £36,216, median £35,225 (82 sales)1996: mean £44,081, median £42,500 (67 sales)1997: mean £40,685, median £34,500 (76 sales)1998: mean £39,612, median £39,975 (68 sales)1999: mean £45,325, median £45,000 (89 sales)2000: mean £44,781, median £44,950 (122 sales)2001: mean £48,394, median £48,000 (123 sales)2002: mean £53,046, median £48,500 (127 sales)2003: mean £63,513, median £62,950 (171 sales)2004: mean £83,506, median £83,950 (131 sales)2005: mean £93,424, median £82,500 (82 sales)2006: mean £104,444, median £94,000 (107 sales)2007: mean £103,986, median £94,000 (159 sales)2008: mean £103,321, median £98,000 (88 sales)2009: mean £110,132, median £99,661 (75 sales)2010: mean £106,633, median £98,000 (95 sales)2011: mean £91,645, median £89,995 (109 sales)2012: mean £91,767, median £89,998 (64 sales)2013: mean £93,374, median £92,500 (89 sales)2014: mean £85,794, median £82,625 (92 sales)2015: mean £94,950, median £83,000 (89 sales)2016: mean £87,173, median £81,500 (93 sales)2017: mean £90,993, median £79,650 (100 sales)2018: mean £92,105, median £84,975 (114 sales)2019: mean £96,865, median £82,500 (126 sales)2020: mean £106,650, median £93,000 (85 sales)2021: mean £110,500, median £95,500 (105 sales)2022: mean £110,969, median £97,000 (123 sales)2023: mean £120,038, median £104,000 (79 sales)2024: mean £122,006, median £115,000 (89 sales)2025: mean £128,651, median £121,000 (106 sales)2026: mean £152,888, median £141,500 (26 sales) MeanMedian £152,888 £34,500 1995 2026*

Annual sold price in DH8 8, 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 (26 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2023-01-27£145,00082 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2020-10-09£92,50086 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2019-08-09£105,00068 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2019-06-28£105,00072 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2019-06-14£120,00072 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2018-08-10£92,50054 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2017-08-02£115,00046 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2017-06-14£115,00072 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2015-09-16£65,00086 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2015-04-17£93,50050 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2012-10-19£81,00082 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2011-11-16£68,00082 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2011-11-11£75,00058 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2010-10-15£55,00090 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2010-04-15£127,00066 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2006-03-10£121,00056 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2005-05-27£115,00074 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2004-12-18£119,00066 ESSEX AVENUEDetached
2004-12-09£129,95056 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2001-08-24£49,99556 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
2000-12-08£35,00066 ESSEX AVENUEDetached
1999-05-07£48,00048 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
1997-12-05£27,50092 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
1997-05-23£51,00060 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached
1995-05-26£31,00088 ESSEX AVENUESemi-detached

25 recorded sales on DH8 8DG. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
Moorside Primary Academy0.3 miPrimaryReport card →
Castleside Primary School0.4 miPrimaryGood (2022)
St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett0.8 miPrimaryReport card →
The Grove Primary School0.9 miPrimaryGood (2023)
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill1.6 miPrimaryReport card →
Benfieldside Primary School2.0 miPrimaryGood (2024)

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: CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE (2.0 mi) · QUEENS ROAD SURGERY (2.4 mi) · LEADGATE SURGERY (3.1 mi)

Nearest hospitals: SHOTLEY BRIDGE HOSPITAL (2.5 mi) · SHOTLEY BRIDGE HOSPITAL SITE (2.5 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: MILESTONE ABOUT 200 METRES EAST OF ROWLEY COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · MILESTONE ABOUT 300 METRES SOUTH OF WEST FINES WOOD (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · Castleside War Memorial (Grade II) (0.6 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: MOORSIDE PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · WELL (1.8 mi) · DERWENT VALLEY PHARMACY (1.9 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Tesco Extra (1.5 mi) · Morrisons (1.6 mi) · Aldi (1.7 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age
43
One-person households
32%
Households with children
28%
Households
5,343

Owned 63% · Social rent 20% · Private rent 17%

Census 2021 (ONS), for DH8 8.

Recorded crime trend

May 24: 72 crimesJun 24: 63 crimesJul 24: 66 crimesAug 24: 41 crimesSep 24: 62 crimesOct 24: 54 crimesNov 24: 46 crimesDec 24: 29 crimesJan 25: 42 crimesFeb 25: 32 crimesMar 25: 60 crimesApr 25: 68 crimesMay 25: 2 crimesJun 25: 40 crimesJul 25: 58 crimesAug 25: 56 crimesSep 25: 53 crimesOct 25: 49 crimesNov 25: 38 crimesDec 25: 33 crimesJan 26: 31 crimesFeb 26: 45 crimesMar 26: 45 crimesApr 26: 50 crimes Apr 26: 50 crimes 72 2 May 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in DH8 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 47/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for DH8 8DG 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 8 PostcodeDH8 8DG
Average sold price£165,641£122,006£87,278
Population44,89711,913
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)4/103/10
Crimes recorded36350
Schools234
Flood riskHighHighLow
Gigabit broadband57%77%100%
Superfast broadband85%99%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DH8 8); 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 2 July 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.