B6302 County Durham
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (DH7), about 1.7 km (1 mile) long, classed as a b road. USRN 11601081.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 2).
- Flood: 3 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% to 78% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Durham, about 6.2 km (3.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 112 to 124 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Browney House Surgery, about 2.3 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 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
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1); Bungalow, detached (1); House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (2); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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 (64% of about 1,740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- 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
- FLASS HALL, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 17 September 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway, verge (minor works)
- 7 September 2026 to 8 September 2026: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (minor works)
- 26 August 2026: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (minor works)
- 14 August 2026: BT, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH7 9QD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH7 9NQ | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 112 m and 124 m above sea level (116 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH7 9NQ | 100% | 78% | 78% | 0% |
| DH7 9QD | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Durham 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Bishop Auckland 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest East Flass Farm Ushaw Moor | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Johnston School Bus Park Crossgate Moor | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 28.7 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Browney House Surgery | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Esh Winning Pharmacy | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Station Avenue (Dental Surgery) | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | North County Hospital 3 | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Durham Constabulary Training Centre | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Esh Winning, Esh Winning Cashzone | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,290 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,040 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,670 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Battle of Neville's Cross 1346 | Registered battlefield | 5 km (3.1 miles) east |
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | World Heritage Site | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fortypence Plantation | Wood | 690 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Rag Path Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Hag Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Rabbit Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Deerness Valley | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Waters' Meeting | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km (3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 8 |
4 of the street's 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Langley Park Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 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
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Flasshall Lane (9).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 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 | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 3 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
Flasshall Lane · Flasshall Lane
All the streets in DH7 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.