Draper Close Sacriston, County Durham
12 addresses across 1 postcode (DH7), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 11601494.
- Sales: 20 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £240,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (B: 10).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chester-Le-Street, about 4.3 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 370 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 123 to 127 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Sacriston Medical Centre, about 850 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 440 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £266,950 | £266,950 | £266,950 |
| 2024 | 12 | £243,450 | £189,952 | £284,950 |
| 2023 | 6 | £207,950 | £167,950 | £274,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | 9 DH7 6FS | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2025 | 17 DH7 6FS | Detached | £266,950 | New build. |
| 20 Dec 2024 | 6 DH7 6FS | Detached | £269,950 | New build. |
| 12 Dec 2024 | 19 DH7 6FS | Detached | £261,950 | New build. |
| 22 Nov 2024 | 2 DH7 6FS | Detached | £244,950 | New build. |
| 21 Nov 2024 | 16 DH7 6FS | Detached | £284,950 | New build. |
| 15 Nov 2024 | 7 DH7 6FS | Detached | £209,950 | New build. |
| 8 Nov 2024 | 5 DH7 6FS | Detached | £232,702 | New build. |
| 27 Sep 2024 | 15 DH7 6FS | Detached | £269,950 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 2024 | 14 DH7 6FS | Detached | £246,952 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 2024 | 20 DH7 6FS | Detached | £241,950 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 2024 | 18 DH7 6FS | Detached | £214,950 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 2024 | 4 DH7 6FS | Semi-detached | £189,952 | New build. |
| 25 Apr 2024 | 3 DH7 6FS | Semi-detached | £199,950 | New build. |
| 30 Nov 2023 | 1 DH7 6FS | Detached | £242,950 | New build. |
| 31 Aug 2023 | 9 DH7 6FS | Detached | £253,950 | New build. |
| 23 Jun 2023 | 8 DH7 6FS | Detached | £274,950 | New build. |
| 23 Jun 2023 | 11 DH7 6FS | Terraced | £172,950 | New build. |
| 23 Jun 2023 | 10 DH7 6FS | Terraced | £172,950 | New build. |
| 5 May 2023 | 12 DH7 6FS | Terraced | £167,950 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 97 m². Most common: House, detached (6); House, semi-detached (2); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 2024 (5); 2023 (3); 2022 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
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 (48% of about 990 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)
- Plawsworth Road Infant, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
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
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 12 addresses are between 123 m and 127 m above sea level (125 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH7 6FS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Durham 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ashford Drive Sacriston | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Front Street Chester-le-Street | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 23.8 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sacriston Medical Centre | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Chester Le Street Community | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | North County Hospital 3 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Durham Police - Sacriston Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.7 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cross Lane Allotments 2.2 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 7.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Durham Castle and Cathedral, a World Heritage Site, 6.7 km (4.2 miles) south-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | World Heritage Site | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Howlmire Gill | Valley | 700 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Daisy Hill | Hill | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Barrashill Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Sacriston Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Fulforth Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Wanister Bog | Wetland | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 12 | 12 |
None of the street's 12 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sacriston Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong 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 |
| Edmondsley Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Nettlesworth Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Westhills Close (5); On or near Manor Drive (4); On or near Daleside (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- DH7 6FS: 12 addresses of 20 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Hayford Close · Richardson Close · Daleside · Daleside · Manor Drive · Heugh Edge · Ashford Drive · East Street · Deneside · South View · Fordham Drive · East Street
All the streets in DH7 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.