Dean's Walk Durham
40 addresses across 1 postcode (DH1), about 430 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 11706170.
- Energy: 23 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 12, E: 3).
- Flood: 6 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 C; Band D in County Durham costs £2,622 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 13% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Durham, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 210 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 73 to 82 m above sea level.
- Noise: 33 of its 40 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Claypath & University Medical Group, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 22 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
23 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 63 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (15); Bungalow, detached (3); House, detached (3). Built: 1967-1975 (18); 1950-1966 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (18).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
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 C (62% of about 770 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)
- Durham Free School: up to 60 homes, permissioned (330 m)
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 30 September 2026
- 18 September 2026 to 16 December 2026: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the footway, carriageway, verge (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 0 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 40 addresses are between 73 m and 82 m above sea level (78 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH1 1HA | 100% | 13% | 13% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Durham 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Seaham 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km (9.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bradford Crescent Gilesgate Moor | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Stand L Durham | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Sidegate Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 29.4 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Claypath & University Medical Group | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest M Whitfield Limited | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oasis Dental Care LTD | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Durham Community Hospital | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Sherburn Police Station | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Dragonville, Gilegate Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,930 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 9,410 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,210 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kepier Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m (0.3 miles) west. 37 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 5 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Kepier Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Kepier Hospital | Scheduled monument | 510 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Loggia of Heath Family Mansion East of Great Gateway at Kepier Hospital | Listed building, Grade I | 510 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Building Attached to Kepier Hospital Gateway | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Great Gateway to Kepier Hospital (That Part Within the Civil Parish of Belmont) | Listed building, Grade I | 530 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Chapel of St Mary Magdalene | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Old Durham Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Elvet Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | World Heritage Site | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Battle of Neville's Cross 1346 | Registered battlefield | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pelaw Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Frankland Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Kepier Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Whinney Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Count's Corner | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Black Dene | Valley | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 17 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 40 |
33 of the street's 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Gilesgate Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham | Primary | 2–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Laurel Avenue Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Durham Sixth Form Centre | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Durham Newton Hall Infants' School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Belmont Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jan 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: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Finchale Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilesgate Golden Chippy DH1 1EY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 4 Good | 19 Aug 2025 |
| Newchun DH1 1EY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 May 2026 |
| Gilesgate Wine Store DH1 1EY | Retailers - other | 340 m | 4 Good | 19 Nov 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 6 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Bradford Crescent (14); On or near Friars' Row (3); On or near Dean'S Walk (2); On or near Pilgrims' Way (2); On or near Monks' Crescent (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 64 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 48% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 66% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 58% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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
- DH1 1HA: 40 addresses
Nearby streets
Kenny Place · Abbots' Row · Friars' Row · Nuns' Row · Kepier Lane · Bradford Crescent · Cunningham Place · Monks' Crescent · Montgomery Road · Gort Place · Pilgrims' Way · Hartley Gardens
All the streets in DH1 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.