A181 County Durham
10 addresses across 2 postcodes (DH6,TS28), about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 11912785.
- 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 89% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Horden, about 7.1 km (4.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 620 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 125 to 158 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is East Durham Medical Group, about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 720 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 (52% of about 1,670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 125 m and 158 m above sea level (144 m on average); the ground rises about 33 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH6 3LJ | 100% | 89% | 89% | 0% |
| TS28 5HP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Horden 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Seaham 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) | |
| Durham 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Police Houses Wheatley Hill | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Cemetery Road Allotments Wheatley Hill | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 25.6 km (16 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 37.8 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | East Durham Medical Group | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest M Whitfield LTD | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Peterlee Community Hospital | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Peterlee Police Station | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Wheatley Hill, Wheatley Hill Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 760 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,070 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate, a scheduled monument, 920 m (0.6 miles) south-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Foxhole Wood | Wood | 160 m south-east |
| Burn Plantation | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Nanny's Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Pickering Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| The Bottoms | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Gunner's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 10 |
6 of the street's 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatley Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Deaf Hill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy's Bark & Brew DH6 3LG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Lisa Buffet DH6 3LG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (durham).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 5 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
Nearby streets
All the streets in DH6, TS28 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.