Comet Drive Easington, County Durham
23 addresses across 2 postcodes (SR8), about 180 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 11908550.
21 homes have an energy certificate (C: 12, D: 9). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in County Durham costs £2,622 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Horden, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. There is a small park or garden about 120 m away, and Oak Road Neighbourhood Park (2.7 hectares) is about 170 m away. The nearest GP surgery is The Horden Group Practice, about 3.2 km away. About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 22% of households owned their home and 13% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 56 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 51 m². Most common: Bungalow, mid-terrace (8); Flat (8); Bungalow, end-terrace (3). Built: 1983-1990 (18); 1976-1982 (2); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (20).
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 (79% of about 920 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.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 26 October 2026 to 10 December 2026: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS, New service connection, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway, verge, footpath (major (paa) works)
- 26 October 2026 to 10 December 2026: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS, New service connection, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway, verge, footpath (major works)
Finished in the last three months
- 15 September 2026 to 23 September 2026: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS, New service connection, give and take, on the footway, carriageway (standard works)
- 1 September 2026 to 11 September 2026: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS, New service connection, give and take, on the footway, carriageway (standard works)
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.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR8 3EP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SR8 3EU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Horden 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km |
| Seaham 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| Sunderland 709,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Shakespeare Terrace Easington Village | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Peterlee Bus Station Stand A | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | NFS 360 Connect - Depot Parking | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 31.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 35.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Horden Group Practice | 3.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Easington Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Peterlee Community Hospital | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Durham Police - Easington Police Office | 130 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 640 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,780 m² | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Oak Road Neighbourhood Park 2.7 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,310 m² | 580 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,390 m² | 80 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 4.3 hectares in all.
Air quality
No modelled figures for this square.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easington Colliery Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 310 m | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rosemary Lane Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 740 m | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Easington Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 850 m | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Easington CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.0 km | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easington Colliery Primary School 2746 SR8 3DJ | School/college/university | 290 m | 5 Very good | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Easington Family Hub SR8 3DJ | Other catering premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 4 Oct 2024 |
| The Spud Hut SR8 3JU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Davis Terrace Convenience Store SR8 3JA | Retailers - other | 390 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Harry's Fish and Chips SR8 3HA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 450 m | 5 Very good | 23 Aug 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 22 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Comet Drive (17); On or near Jupiter Court (9); On or near Wordsworth Road (8); On or near Burn Gardens (7); On or near Saturn Close (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 68 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 54% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 66% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 21% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 50% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 20% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 56% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 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
Saturn Close · Seaside Lane · Shakespeare Terrace · Jupiter Court · Neptune Way · Milton Lane · Petwell Crescent · Burn Gardens · Lee Terrace · West Crescent · Laburnum Crescent · Whickham Street
All the streets in SR8 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.
- Noise from roads, railways or aircraft, which is not shown yet; and planning applications.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.