Chiltern Gardens Stanley, County Durham
19 addresses across 2 postcodes (DH9), about 90 m long. USRN 11004866.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £39,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in County Durham cost £140,788 in August 2026 (+4.9% on a year); private rents averaged £653 a month.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 7, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: 2 of its postcodes are in a coal mining high risk area; ask for a coal mining search.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Area E Holly Hill, is 480 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Storm overflows: 8 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 308 times (689 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- 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 94% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chester-Le-Street, about 6.8 km (4.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 500 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 155 to 157 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 19 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Stanley Medical Group, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 690 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 30% of households owned their home and 16% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 109 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | £39,000 | £39,000 | £39,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £44,000 | £44,000 | £44,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £62,000 | £62,000 | £62,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £56,500 | £56,500 | £56,500 |
| 2004 | 1 | £30,000 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2018 | 84 DH9 6QR | Terraced | £39,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2006 | 84 DH9 6QR | Terraced | £56,500 | |
| 6 Feb 2004 | 84 DH9 6QR | Terraced | £30,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2017 | 92 DH9 6QR | Terraced | £44,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2022 | 93 DH9 6QR | Terraced | £58,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 May 2008 | 93 DH9 6QR | Terraced | £62,000 |
House prices and rents in County Durham
A typical home in County Durham cost £140,788 in August 2026, 4.9% more than a year before. That is 19% more than five years earlier and 43% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £238,105 |
| Semi-detached | £141,657 |
| Terraced | £117,275 |
| Flat or maisonette | £79,042 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £125,556 |
Private renters in County Durham paid £653 a month on average in September 2026, 6.1% more than a year before. That is 34% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £459 |
| Two bedrooms | £582 |
| Three bedrooms | £697 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,004 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (9); House, mid-terrace (3); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (8); 1930-1949 (4); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (10); owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 10,975 kWh of it on average in 2024, 5% less than the district's 11,591 kWh, and 2,896 kWh of electricity, 7% more than the district's 2,714 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH9 6QR | 16 | 2,166 kWh | 16 | 11,525 kWh |
| DH9 6XE | 17 | 2,457 kWh | 18 | 10,165 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is DH9.
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 (76% of about 850 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)
- South Moor Hospital: up to 65 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
4 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmside Hall County Durham 2002/304 | Wind 2 turbines | 2.8 MW | Operational Jun 2004 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Chapman's Well County Durham CMA/1/8 | Landfill Gas | 1 MW | Operational Mar 2003 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Langley Moor | Wind 4 turbines | 8 MW | Operational Aug 2008 | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) |
| Greencroft Estate Turbines County Durham CMA/1/51 | Wind 2 turbines | 4 MW | Operational Mar 2013 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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
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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
8 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 308 times, for 689 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Stanley Burn, Stanley Burn Tributary, Stanley Burn, Tributary of, Stanley Burn Trib and others.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holyhill Gardens East Cso Northumbrian Water | Stanley Burn | 44 | 102 | 310 m |
| Durham Road Cso Northumbrian Water | Stanley Burn Tributary | 22 | 18 | 360 m |
| Nightingale Place Cso Northumbrian Water | Stanley Burn, Tributary of | 58 | 141 | 360 m |
| The Middles Cso Northumbrian Water | Stanley Burn Trib | 54 | 86 | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| 50 Woodside Gardens Cso Northumbrian Water | Stanley Burn Trib | 13 | 31 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cso Adjacent 40 Hollyhill Gardens Northumbrian Water | Trib of Stanley Burn | 34 | 40 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hustledown Stw Northumbrian Water | Twizell Burn | 23 | 130 | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Kimberley Gardens Cso (Der 82) Northumbrian Water | Twizell Burn Tributary | 60 | 141 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
2 of the street's 2 postcodes are in a coal mining high risk area, where coal mining features at or near the surface, such as shallow workings or old mine shafts, are recorded or likely and could affect the ground.
Ask your conveyancer for a coal mining search (CON29M) on the home: it says what is recorded beneath and near it, and whether there have been claims for subsidence damage.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 480 m (0.3 miles) away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area E Holly Hill Derwentside, County Durham | Not recorded | Not recorded | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 155 m and 157 m above sea level (157 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH9 6QR | 100% | 94% | 94% | 0% |
| DH9 6XE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) | |
| MetroCentre 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Stephen's Church South Stanley | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stanley Bus Station Stand K | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Asda Stanley Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 19.3 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stanley Medical Group Outstanding Jan 2017 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Craghead Pharmacy | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | South Moor Hospital | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Care homes | 6 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hollie Hill Good Jul 2026 | 320 m |
| Police station | Stanley Police | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Masefield Newsagents Cashzone | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,370 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Craghead Community Allotments 2.5 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 4.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Middles Wood | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Stanley Wood | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Dene Wood | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Holly Hill | Hill | 680 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Fawside Dene | Valley | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Horse Shoe | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 19 |
1 of the street's 19 addresses is 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Burnside Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 150 m | 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 | 62% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 52% in 2024 and 43% in 2023) |
| Bloemfontein Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 67% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 63% in 2024 and 48% in 2023) |
| East Stanley School | Primary | 2–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | 54% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 47% in 2024 and 59% in 2023) |
| North Durham Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 39.9 (39.8 in 2025 and 39.8 in 2024); 27.2% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 22% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 6% at the higher standard (2025; 47% in 2024 and 32% in 2023) |
| South Stanley Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 74% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 63% in 2024 and 66% in 2023) |
| South Stanley Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection | 72% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 65% in 2024 and 60% in 2023) |
| Shield Row Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 65% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 52% in 2024 and 50% in 2023) |
| Beamish Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 29% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 14% at the higher standard (2025; 46% in 2024 and 33% in 2023) |
| Greenland Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 75% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 84% in 2024 and 80% in 2023) |
| Oxhill Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.9 km (1.2 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 |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
5 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 860 m (0.5 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloemfontein Nursery DH9 6AG | Full day care | 12 | Not inspected yet | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Craghead Childcare Centre DH9 6AG | Full day care | 38 | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House DH9 0BL | Full day care | 38 | Good (Nov 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley Centre DH9 0AB | Full day care | 46 | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| The Louisa Centre Nursery DH9 0TE | Full day care | 42 | Outstanding (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 167 childminders and 16 home childcarers (nannies) in Durham. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnside Primary School DH9 6QP | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jul 2025 |
| St Stephens Centre DH9 6PG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 4 Good | 3 Jun 2025 |
| The Bread and Butter Thing DH9 6PG | Retailers - other | 300 m | 5 Very good | 2 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 50 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Malvern Terrace (31); On or near Mendip Terrace (31); On or near Fonteyn Place (18); On or near Ladysmith Court (16); On or near Potter Place (7).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 31% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 55% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 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) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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
Fonteyn Place · Mendip Terrace · Potter Place · Darling Place · Ladysmith Court · Malvern Terrace · Cavell Place · Pennine Gardens · Cleveland Terrace · Cheviot Terrace · Pankhurst Place · Cotswold 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.