A177 County Durham
22 addresses across 7 postcodes (DL17,TS21), about 3.5 km (2.2 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 33914821.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in County Durham costs £2,622 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 97% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Newton Aycliffe, about 10.7 km (6.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hardwick Park, is about 920 m (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 89 to 148 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Skerne Medical Group, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 1,720 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 144 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in County Durham in 2026-27: Band D £2,622 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,748 | £2,039 | £2,331 | £2,622 | £3,205 | £3,788 | £4,370 | £5,244 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (41% of about 3,840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- GOTHICK GATEHOUSE TO HARDWICK PARK, grade II*
- HARDWICK HALL HOTEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Turners Garage Site: up to 53 homes, pending decision (910 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 30 September 2026
- 29 September 2026 to 22 January 2027: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway, verge (major works)
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 21 September 2026 to 18 December 2026: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway, verge (major (paa) works)
- 8 October 2026 to 12 October 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| TS21 2DN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL17 9DT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TS21 2EH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL17 9DY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| TS21 2DA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| TS21 2EL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TS21 3FR | not in 2 or 3 |
Height above sea level
The street's 22 addresses are between 89 m and 148 m above sea level (107 m on average); the ground rises about 59 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL17 9DT | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| DL17 9DY | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| TS21 2DA | 100% | 90% | 97% | 0% |
| TS21 2EH | 50% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| TS21 2EL | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newton Aycliffe 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) |
| Heighington 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km (7.1 miles) | |
| Shildon 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North East Technology Park Sedgefield | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Town Centre Ferryhill | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 17.8 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 43.8 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Skerne Medical Group | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | Sedgefield Pharmacy | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 39 North End [Dental Surgery] | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Sedgefield Community Hospital | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Sedgefield Police Office | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Sedgefield, Sedgefield Cashzone | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Hardwick Park 69 ha | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,150 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,100 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hardwick Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.6 km (1 mile) south. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hardwick Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Ceddesfeld Hall Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Knotty Hill Plantation | Wood | 380 m south-west |
| Dogkennel Plantation | Wood | 710 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Sprucely Plantation | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Holdforth Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Firtree Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Serpentine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 22 |
8 of the street's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for County Durham: see them on the County Durham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sedgefield Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Sedgefield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (3); On or near Townend (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 27% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 4 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- TS21 2DN: 11 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- DL17 9DT: 3 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- TS21 2EH: 3 addresses of 50 in the postcode
- DL17 9DY: 2 addresses of 64 in the postcode
- TS21 2DA: 1 address of 32 in the postcode
- TS21 2EL: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
- TS21 3FR: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Old Durham Road · Wellgarth Mews · Thomas Wright Way · Townend · Turnpike Walk · Joseph Swan Road · Wellgarth Mews · Millclose Walk · Farfield Manor · Homestall
All the streets in DL17, TS21 and across County Durham.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.