Cornforth Lane Cornforth, County Durham
30 addresses across 11 postcodes (DH6), about 1.2 km long, classed as a a road. USRN 11706592.
3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2017 the median was £340,000 across 1 sale. 9 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 3, D: 3, E: 1, F: 1). 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 67% to 100% of premises. 12 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | £340,000 | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £315,000 | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2017 | MILLCROFT DH6 4ER | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2005 | MILLCROFT DH6 4ER | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 8 Sep 2000 | MILL HOUSE DH6 4ER | Detached | £130,000 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 104 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (3); House, mid-terrace (3); House, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (3); 1900-1929 (3); 2007-2011 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (private) (1).
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 (62% of about 2,200 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 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: of the 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH6 4DU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH6 4EQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH6 4ER | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH6 4EL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH6 4DX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH6 4EJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH6 4ES | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH6 4DG | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH6 4EB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| DH6 4ET | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH6 4EX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH6 4DG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH6 4DU | 100% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| DH6 4DX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH6 4EB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH6 4EJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH6 4EQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH6 4ER | 100% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| DH6 4ES | 96% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
| DH6 4ET | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH6 4EX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coxhoe Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 330 m | Report card (Apr 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; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| West Cornforth Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 690 m | No overall grade (Sep 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square & Compass DL17 9JQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m | 5 Very good | 6 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Thinford Road (7); On or near Bridge Road (5).
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
- DH6 4DU: 7 addresses
- DH6 4EQ: 5 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- DH6 4ER: 5 addresses
- DH6 4EL: 3 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- DH6 4DX: 2 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- DH6 4EJ: 2 addresses
- DH6 4ES: 2 addresses of 24 in the postcode
- DH6 4DG: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
- DH6 4EB: 1 address of 29 in the postcode
- DH6 4ET: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
- DH6 4EX: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Thinford Road · Bogma Avenue · Thinford Road · Railway Terrace · The Green · Garden Terrace
All the streets in DH6 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.
- Anything about planning applications, roadworks, noise, air quality or council tax yet.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.