Cornwall Street Easington, County Durham
15 addresses across 2 postcodes (SR8), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 11907855.
3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2017 the median was £48,000 across 1 sale. 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 9, E: 1). 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 2.5 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 130 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 53 to 61 m above sea level. 14 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is The Horden Group Practice, about 2.5 km away. About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 18% of households owned their home and 13% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 112 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 | £48,000 | £48,000 | £48,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £58,000 | £58,000 | £58,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2024 | 1 SR8 3RF | Terraced | £36,750 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Jul 2017 | 1 SR8 3RF | Terraced | £48,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2006 | 1 SR8 3RF | Terraced | £58,000 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (11); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 1900-1929 (12); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (9); owner-occupied (3); 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (92% of about 720 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 1.0 km
- Dene Hall Care Home Horden Dene: up to 24 homes, permissioned (250 m)
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SR8 3RF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SR8 3SP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 53 m and 61 m above sea level (57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR8 3RF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SR8 3SP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Horden 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km |
| Seaham 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Hartlepool 714,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Station Road-Alisha Vale Easington Colliery | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Peterlee Bus Station Stand A | 3.1 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 31.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 36.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Horden Group Practice | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 610 m |
| Hospital | Peterlee Community Hospital | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Durham Police - Healthworks Building | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Easington Colliery, Easington Colliery Cashzone | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 27 ha | 270 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Welfare Park 6.9 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Townfield Hill Allotments 6.0 ha | 270 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 29 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 15 |
14 of the street's 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easington Colliery Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Inadequate |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Leather Cap Sports and Social Club Ltd SR8 3RY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 280 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2025 |
| The Old Pay Office SR8 3QQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 4 Good | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Jillsfishandchips SR8 3RT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 4 Good | 25 Sep 2025 |
| Premier - Easington Colliery Convenience Store SR8 3PF | Retailers - other | 410 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 3 Sep 2025 |
| Cafe Together SR8 3PE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2025 |
| The Welcome Centre SR8 3PE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Boots UK Ltd SR8 3PF | Retailers - other | 440 m | Exempt | |
| The Shop SR8 3PF | Retailers - other | 490 m | 4 Good | 10 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 55 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Barwick Street (32); On or near Castle Street (25); On or near Court Street (12); On or near Boston Street (10); On or near Station Road (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 52% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 34% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 22% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
Camp Street · Cardiff Street · Cardiff Street · Corbett Street · Sunderland Road · Alisha Vale · Court Street · Cambell Street · Campbell Street · Station Road · Chandler Court · Castle 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.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.