A689 Stanhope, County Durham
30 addresses across 8 postcodes (DL13), about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 42800993.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 2).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bishop Auckland, about 21.2 km (13 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 179 to 297 m above sea level.
- Noise: 14 of its 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Weardale Practice, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 880 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 36% 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
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 106 m². Most common: House, detached (2); House, semi-detached (2). Built: before 1900 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (3).
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 1,760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Frosterley. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
- LIME KILN, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 7 September 2026 to 18 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the footway, carriageway, verge (standard works)
- 12 August 2026 to 13 August 2026: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the footway, carriageway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL13 2QE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL13 2PW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL13 2QF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL13 2QN | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL13 2YJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL13 2PT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL13 2TG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL13 2YN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 30 addresses are between 179 m and 297 m above sea level (208 m on average); the ground rises about 118 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL13 2PT | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| DL13 2PW | 25% | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| DL13 2QE | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DL13 2QN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DL13 2TG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DL13 2YJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| DL13 2YN | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Bishop Auckland 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 21.2 km (13 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lodge Frosterley | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Comprehensive School Wolsingham | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 38.6 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Weardale Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Stanhope Chemists LTD | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Stanhope Health Centre | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Weardale Hospital | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Durham Constabulary - Stanhope Police Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 810 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 60 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,910 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Botolph's Chapel, 280m north east of Frosterley Bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Botolph's Chapel, 280m north east of Frosterley Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Kemp Lawers Pool | Lake or reservoir | 280 m west |
| Hill Plantation | Wood | 430 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Round Hill | Hill | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Dam Plantation | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Wiserley Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Stanhope Dene | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 30 |
14 of the street's 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frosterley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 26% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 30% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 4 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
- DL13 2QE: 15 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- DL13 2PW: 5 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- DL13 2QF: 3 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- DL13 2QN: 2 addresses of 4 in the postcode
- DL13 2YJ: 2 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- DL13 2PT: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
- DL13 2TG: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
- DL13 2YN: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
All the streets in DL13 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.