Bracken Close Stanley, County Durham
43 addresses across 2 postcodes (DH9), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 11004508.
- Sales: 36 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £82,350 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 28 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 14, D: 13).
- Flood: 9 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chester-Le-Street, about 8.3 km (5.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 370 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 203 to 211 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Tanfield View Medical Group, about 300 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 48% of households owned their home and 17% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 127 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £82,350 | £64,750 | £99,950 |
| 2024 | 2 | £91,250 | £83,500 | £99,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £77,500 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| 2022 | 1 | £88,000 | £88,000 | £88,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £98,000 | £98,000 | £98,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £78,000 | £78,000 | £78,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £83,000 | £83,000 | £83,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £82,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £58,000 | £58,000 | £58,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £78,500 | £70,000 | £87,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | £84,950 | £71,000 | £125,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2025 | 32 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £99,950 | |
| 10 Jan 2025 | 25 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £64,750 | |
| 20 Dec 2024 | 8 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £99,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2024 | 15 DH9 7RR | Detached | £83,500 | |
| 13 Jun 2023 | 40 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £77,500 | |
| 25 Mar 2022 | 2 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £88,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2021 | 21 DH9 7RR | Semi-detached | £50,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Jul 2020 | 39 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £68,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Aug 2018 | 27 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £98,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2017 | 25 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2016 | 32 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £78,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2016 | 1 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £52,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Nov 2015 | 32 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £52,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Aug 2013 | 33 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £83,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2012 | 25 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2012 | 24 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2011 | 18 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £58,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2007 | 14 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £87,000 | |
| 2 Feb 2007 | 40 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2006 | 7 DH9 7RR | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2006 | 11 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £84,950 | |
| 21 Jul 2006 | 11 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £71,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2003 | 32 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £50,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2003 | 7 DH9 7RR | Semi-detached | £62,500 | |
| 5 Jul 2002 | 5 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £52,000 | |
| 17 May 2002 | 15 DH9 7RR | Detached | £35,500 | |
| 26 Feb 2001 | 2 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £11,275 | |
| 15 Jan 2001 | 36 DH9 7RR | Semi-detached | £18,810 | |
| 26 Aug 1999 | 5 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £42,500 | |
| 23 Apr 1999 | 14 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £29,950 | |
| 19 Mar 1999 | 9 DH9 7RR | Detached | £38,000 | |
| 30 Apr 1998 | 32 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £32,750 | |
| 30 Jan 1998 | 9 DH9 7RR | Detached | £35,000 | |
| 12 Dec 1997 | 39 DH9 7RR | Terraced | £32,950 | |
| 10 May 1996 | 15 DH9 7RR | Detached | £33,000 | |
| 3 May 1996 | 9 DH9 7RR | Detached | £32,000 |
Energy performance certificates
28 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (11); House, end-terrace (10); House, detached (4). Built: 1976-1982 (15); 1967-1975 (10); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (15); rented (social) (7); rented (private) (2).
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 A (70% of about 880 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- CUSTOMER ACCESS POINT, FRONT STREET, DH9 0ST: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Stanley School of Technology: up to 105 homes, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH9 7RR | not in 2 or 3 | 6 / 2 / 4 | unlikely |
| DH9 7RW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 43 addresses are between 203 m and 211 m above sea level (206 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH9 7RR | 100% | 95% | 100% | 0% |
| DH9 7RW | 100% | 89% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) | |
| MetroCentre 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Civic Hall Stanley | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stanley Bus Station Stand A | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Asda Stanley Car Park | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mer | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 18.8 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tanfield View Medical Group | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | South Moor Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Stanley Police | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,150 m² | 110 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.1 ha | 290 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bessy Bell Hill | Hill | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Cockshot Hill | Hill | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Pea Wood | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Harperley Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Fawside Dene | Valley | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Horse Shoe | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 43 |
2 of the street's 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxhill Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| South Stanley Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| South Stanley Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Tanfield School | Secondary | 11–16 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| North Durham Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| East Stanley School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Greenland Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Stanley Burnside Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Tanfield Lea Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Shield Row Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa Nursery DH9 0TE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Thrive Kitchen @ The Louisa Centre DH9 0TE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2024 |
| Top House DH9 0TB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 4 Good | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Godfather DH9 0TB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 4 Good | 7 Apr 2025 |
| Delilah's Kitchen by Shamrock DH9 0TY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 4 Good | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Pizza Corner DH9 0TY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Pasha Pizza DH9 0TY | Distributors/Transporters | 330 m | 5 Very good | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Oxhill Central WMC & Institute DH9 7LW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 4 Good | 20 Aug 2022 |
| Premier - Park Road Stores DH9 7QB | Retailers - other | 360 m | 4 Good | 17 Sep 2024 |
| The Imperial Hotel, Bar and Restaurant DH9 0TB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 360 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Lydon Pharmacy Group Ltd DH9 0TB | Retailers - other | 370 m | Exempt | |
| Brenda's Cafe DH9 0HU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Jun 2025 |
| Poundstretcher DH9 0SY | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Stanley Empire Club DH9 0SY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Boots UK Ltd DH9 0SY | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 52 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 35 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Front Street (65); On or near Bracken Close (20); On or near Braidwood Mews (12); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (11); On or near Pea Road (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 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 neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
Heather Way · Carmel Road · Grange Road · Lyndhurst Road · Evelyn Terrace · Evelyn Terrace · Front Street · Braidwood Mews · Coniscliffe Road · Pea Road · Scott Street · Holly Terrace
All the streets in DH9 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.