DL17 8QA
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Property report — DL17 8QA
Open-data due diligence for DL17 8QA and the area around it.
DL17 8QA in brief: 10 recorded sales (£25,900–£150,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL17 8QA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DL17 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£83,234
Population
11,478
Crimes recorded
157
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
86%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DL17 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 (48 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-13 | £82,000 | 33 WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-08-07 | £150,000 | 5 WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-06-30 | £59,950 | 33 WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-03-30 | £95,000 | 5 WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-01-27 | £79,500 | 23 WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-06-22 | £43,000 | 23 WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-07-25 | £85,000 | 5 WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-03-27 | £25,900 | 23 WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-10-24 | £38,000 | 5 WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-08-29 | £26,950 | 23 WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
10 recorded sales on DL17 8QA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Ferryhill Station Primary School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Ferryhill School | 1.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| West Cornforth Primary School | 1.4 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: FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.5 mi) · WEST CORNFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE (1.2 mi) · ST ANDREW'S MEDICAL PRACTICE (2.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: SEDGEFIELD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (4.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: GATEWAY AND WALL ATTACHED SOUTH OF MANOR HOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · MANOR HOUSE, INCLUDING COTTAGE, AND WALLS ATTACHED TO REAR AND FRONT (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · PIERS AND STATUE CIRCA 3 AND 23 METRES SOUTH OF MANOR HOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.3 mi) · HIGGINBOTTOM PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · WEST CORNFORTH PHARMACY (1.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Shildon (5.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (2.2 mi) · Lidl (2.3 mi) · Iceland (2.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 40%
- Households with children
- 23%
- Households
- 5,671
Owned 49% · Social rent 28% · Private rent 23%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DL17 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DL17 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 121/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DL17 8QA 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 | DistrictDL17 | SectorDL17 8 | PostcodeDL17 8QA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £95,250 | £83,234 | £68,530 |
| Population | 29,366 | 11,478 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 2/10 | 1/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 251 | 157 | — |
| Schools | 10 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 73% | 86% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 91% | 95% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DL17 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 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.