DL5 5BD
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Property report — DL5 5BD
Open-data due diligence for DL5 5BD and the area around it.
DL5 5BD in brief: 15 recorded sales (£28,000–£93,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL5 5BD 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
Population
11,386
Crimes recorded
91
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
64%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DL5 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 (17 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | £91,000 | 12 MARKHAM PLACE | Terraced |
| 2024-12-06 | £88,000 | 12 MARKHAM PLACE | Terraced |
| 2023-11-08 | £87,000 | 13 MARKHAM PLACE | Terraced |
| 2022-04-05 | £93,000 | 6 MARKHAM PLACE | Terraced |
| 2021-12-08 | £82,000 | 9 MARKHAM PLACE | Terraced |
| 2018-11-16 | £79,000 | 12 MARKHAM PLACE | Terraced |
| 2018-01-08 | £81,950 | 6 MARKHAM PLACE | Terraced |
| 2014-07-21 | £68,000 | 14 MARKHAM PLACE | Terraced |
| 2013-07-03 | £85,000 | 7 MARKHAM PLACE | Terraced |
| 2007-11-29 | £87,700 | 2 MARKHAM PLACE | Terraced |
| 2007-03-26 | £78,000 | 4 MARKHAM PLACE | Terraced |
| 2005-03-02 | £83,500 | 7 MARKHAM PLACE | Terraced |
| 2003-09-26 | £50,000 | 14 MARKHAM PLACE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-07-07 | £34,000 | 14 MARKHAM PLACE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-08-08 | £28,000 | 10 MARKHAM PLACE | Terraced |
15 recorded sales on DL5 5BD. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vane Road Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Sugar Hill Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Woodham Academy | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery | 1.0 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 (1.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: SEDGEFIELD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (5.2 mi) · BISHOP AUCKLAND HOSPITAL (5.5 mi) · BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL (5.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: RAILWAY BRIDGE, 25 METRES NORTH EAST OF RICKNALL MILL FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.8 mi) · RICKNALL GRANGE FARMHOUSE AND YARD WALL TO REAR (Grade II) (1.2 mi) · School Aycliffe Lane overbridge (Grade II) (1.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: NEVILLE PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · BOOTS (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Newton Aycliffe (1.4 mi) · Heighington (1.9 mi) · Shildon (3.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco Extra (0.5 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 5BD 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 5BD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £162,534 | £108,852 | £74,410 |
| 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% | 47% |
| 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 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.