B6277 County Durham
15 addresses across 6 postcodes (DL12), about 440 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 39745119.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 2, E: 4, F: 1, G: 2).
- 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 B; Band D in County Durham costs £2,622 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bishop Auckland, about 22.3 km (14 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 210 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 219 to 230 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Old Forge Surgery, about 5.4 km (3.4 miles) away.
- People: About 160 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 140 m². Most common: House, detached (7); House, semi-detached (3); House, end-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (4); 1996-2002 (2); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (32% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Romaldkirk. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 8.
- 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
- BLAND NOOK, grade II
- FELL COTTAGE IVYHOLME COTTAGE IVYHOLME STORES (INCLUDING POST OFFICE), grade II
- INGLENOOK JESMOND COTTAGE, grade II
- IVY COTTAGE SOUTH VIEW, grade II
- JESMOND HOUSE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK OPPPOSITE ROSE AND CROWN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- WATER PUMP AND TROUGH, 30 METRES NORTH OF ROSE AND CROWN HOTEL, grade II
- WATER PUMP AND TROUGH, 6 METRES NORTH OF GREENSIDE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL12 9EB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| DL12 9EH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL12 9DZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| DL12 9EF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL12 9EJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL12 9EL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 219 m and 230 m above sea level (225 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL12 9DZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL12 9EB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL12 9EF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL12 9EH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL12 9EJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL12 9EL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Bishop Auckland 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 22.3 km (14 miles) |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Egglestone Lane Romaldkirk | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Teesdale School bus park Barnard Castle | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 38.8 km (24 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 53.5 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Old Forge Surgery | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Castle Dental Practice | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Richardson Hospital | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Police station | Durham Constabulary - Barnard Castle Police Station | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 5,510 m² | 210 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,010 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 340 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Romald, a listed building (Grade I), 130 m east. 47 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Romald | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Crossett Hill | Hill | 200 m west |
| Coat Flat Hill | Hill | 510 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Bull Common Sloat | Lake or reservoir | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Hewcroft Hill | Hill | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Ormasley Hill Plantation | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) north |
| The Bottoms | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 15 |
8 of the street's 15 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Inn DL12 9ED | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 5 Very good | 23 Aug 2019 |
| Romaldkirk Reading Rooms DL12 9ED | Other catering premises | 270 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sennings Lane (4); On or near Fell Lane (2); On or near Eggleston Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 45% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 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 neighbourhood around this street is 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
- DL12 9EB: 7 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- DL12 9EH: 3 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- DL12 9DZ: 2 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- DL12 9EF: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
- DL12 9EJ: 1 address
- DL12 9EL: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
Nearby streets
High Green · Hutchinson Terrace · Sennings Lane · Primrose Lane
All the streets in DL12 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.