DL5 6PU
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Property report — DL5 6PU
Open-data due diligence for DL5 6PU and the area around it.
DL5 6PU in brief: 11 recorded sales (£50,000–£1,110,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL5 6PU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DL5 6 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£278,665
Population
11,718
Crimes recorded
9
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
20%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DL5 6, 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 (11 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-24 | £337,500 | STONYCROFT STATION ROAD | Terraced |
| 2018-11-23 | £1,110,000 | TRAFALGAR HOUSE STATION ROAD | Detached |
| 2015-10-02 | £405,000 | HEALY HOUSE STATION ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-05-30 | £504,000 | TRAFALGAR HOUSE STATION ROAD | Detached |
| 2001-08-16 | £177,500 | THE DOVECOTE STATION ROAD | Detached |
| 1999-11-16 | £235,000 | HEALYHOUSE STATION ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-07-30 | £82,500 | JEPSON COTTAGE STATION ROAD | Detached |
| 1998-06-12 | £144,000 | THE ARCHERS STATION ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1996-08-09 | £150,250 | THE DOVECOTE STATION ROAD | Detached |
| 1995-09-14 | £56,500 | THE DOVECOTE STATION ROAD | Detached |
| 1995-02-03 | £50,000 | JEPSON COTTAGE STATION ROAD | Detached |
11 recorded sales on DL5 6PU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heighington Church of England Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| UTC South Durham | 1.4 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
| Greenfield Academy | 1.7 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2019) |
| St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School | 1.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School | 1.9 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 2.0 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: PEASE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE (2.1 mi) · BEWICK CRESCENT SURGERY (2.2 mi) · JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP (2.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WEST PARK HOSPITAL (3.8 mi) · AUCKLAND PARK HOSPITAL (4.9 mi) · BISHOP AUCKLAND HOSPITAL (4.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: DOVECOTE AND OUTBUILDINGS NORTH WEST OF TRAFALGAR HOUSE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · TRAFALGAR HOUSE AND GARDEN WALL ATTACHED TO NORTH (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · WALLS GATE PIERS AND PIGSTY TO WEST AND NORTH OF TRAFALGAR HOUSE (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: NEWTON PHARMACY (2.1 mi) · BEWICK PHARMACY (2.2 mi) · BOOTS (2.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Heighington (1.2 mi) · Newton Aycliffe (1.5 mi) · Shildon (2.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (2.1 mi) · Heron Foods (2.2 mi) · Aldi (2.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 49
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 4,906
Owned 73% · Social rent 15% · Private rent 13%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DL5 6.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DL5 6 (May 24–Apr 26, average 8/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DL5 6PU 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 6 | PostcodeDL5 6PU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £162,534 | £278,665 | £295,659 |
| Population | 33,248 | 11,718 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 319 | 9 | — |
| Schools | 17 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 61% | 20% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 93% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DL5 6); 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.