Postcode

DL5 5AR

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Property report — DL5 5AR

Open-data due diligence for DL5 5AR and the area around it.

DL5 5AR in brief: 18 recorded sales (£22,000–£199,950) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL5 5AR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DL5 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£108,852

sector DL5 5 · 72 sales

Population

11,386

sector DL5 5

Crimes recorded

sector DL5 5 · Apr 26

Schools

sector DL5 5

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

64%

sector DL5 5 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

Annual average (mean) sold price in DL5 5, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (17 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

Date	Price	Address	Type
2026-02-13	£115,000	37 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Terraced
2025-09-05	£199,950	1 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Semi-detached
2025-06-20	£110,000	35 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Terraced
2022-07-22	£165,000	9 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Semi-detached
2020-01-15	£123,000	31 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Terraced
2018-06-08	£113,000	13 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Semi-detached
2016-07-15	£130,000	7 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Semi-detached
2016-04-25	£118,000	15 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Semi-detached
2014-09-26	£110,000	21 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Terraced
2014-03-06	£83,000	31 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Terraced
2013-06-28	£147,500	1 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Semi-detached
2012-07-20	£110,500	19 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Semi-detached
2007-07-20	£100,000	33 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Terraced
1999-08-13	£47,450	1 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Semi-detached
1998-12-18	£51,950	11 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Semi-detached
1997-03-11	£22,000	49 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Semi-detached
1996-11-29	£40,000	17 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Semi-detached
1996-05-31	£46,950	21 MELLANBY CRESCENT	Semi-detached

18 recorded sales on DL5 5AR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

School	Distance	Phase	Ofsted
Vane Road Primary School	0.1 mi	Primary	Report card →
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe	0.3 mi	Primary	Report card →
Woodham Academy	0.4 mi	Secondary	Report card →
Sugar Hill Primary School	0.5 mi	Primary	Report card →
Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery	0.9 mi	Primary	Requires improvement (2021)
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School	1.1 mi	Primary	Good (2022)

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: BEWICK CRESCENT SURGERY (0.6 mi) · PEASE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE (0.8 mi) · JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP (1.0 mi)

Nearest hospitals: SEDGEFIELD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (5.2 mi) · BISHOP AUCKLAND HOSPITAL (5.4 mi) · BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL (5.4 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: RAILWAY BRIDGE, 25 METRES NORTH EAST OF RICKNALL MILL FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (1.0 mi) · School Aycliffe Lane overbridge (Grade II) (1.3 mi) · RICKNALL GRANGE FARMHOUSE AND YARD WALL TO REAR (Grade II) (1.3 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: NEVILLE PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · BOOTS (0.6 mi)

Nearest stations: Newton Aycliffe (1.4 mi) · Heighington (2.0 mi) · Shildon (3.2 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Tesco Extra (0.4 mi) · Aldi (0.5 mi) · Heron Foods (0.6 mi)

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

Who lives here

Median age: 46
One-person households: 36%
Households with children: 25%
Households: 5,270

Owned 57% · Social rent 29% · Private rent 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), for DL5 5.

Recorded crime trend

Recorded crimes per month in DL5 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 101/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for DL5 5AR 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	DistrictDL5	SectorDL5 5	PostcodeDL5 5AR
Average sold price	£162,534	£108,852	£101,850
Population	33,248	11,386	—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)	4/10	3/10	—
Crimes recorded	319	91	—
Schools	17	3	—
Flood risk	High	Low	Low
Gigabit broadband	61%	64%	0%
Superfast broadband	97%	99%	100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DL5 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 29 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.

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.