Easington Road South Hetton, County Durham
3 addresses across 1 postcode (DH6), about 220 m long. USRN 11900817.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £272,500 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in County Durham cost £140,788 in August 2026 (+4.9% on a year); private rents averaged £653 a month.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Storm overflows: 2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 47 times (267 hours) in 2025.
- Energy projects: 5 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Carrs Farm, South Hetton - Battery Energy Storage System, is 250 m away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the Minor road, carries 816 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- 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 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Seaham, about 6 km (3.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 125 to 129 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Silverdale Family Practice, about 1.5 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 96% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £272,500 | £272,500 | £272,500 |
| 2015 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1995 | EDEN VILLA DH6 2SY | Detached | £100,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2011 | LINTON HOUSE DH6 2SY | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 3 Jun 2021 | THE HAWTHORNS DH6 2SY | Detached | £272,500 | |
| 27 Nov 2015 | THE HAWTHORNS DH6 2SY | Detached | £235,000 |
House prices and rents in County Durham
A typical home in County Durham cost £140,788 in August 2026, 4.9% more than a year before. That is 19% more than five years earlier and 43% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £238,105 |
| Semi-detached | £141,657 |
| Terraced | £117,275 |
| Flat or maisonette | £79,042 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £125,556 |
Private renters in County Durham paid £653 a month on average in September 2026, 6.1% more than a year before. That is 34% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £459 |
| Two bedrooms | £582 |
| Three bedrooms | £697 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,004 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
The postcode does not have the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
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 (71% of about 660 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.
Energy projects nearby
10 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 5 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrs Farm, South Hetton - Battery Energy Storage System County Durham DM/25/01345/FPA | Battery storage | 200 MW | Planning application made May 2025 | 250 m |
| Hawthorn Grid Site - Battery Storage County Durham DM/22/00747/FPA | Battery storage | 49 MW | Operational Sep 2024 | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Woodlands, Windermere Road - Battery Energy Storage County Durham DM/25/01835/FPA | Battery storage | 90 MW | Planning application made Jul 2025 | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hallfield Farm, Easington - Solar Farm County Durham DM/25/01881/FPA | Solar farm | 49.9 MW | Planning application made Jul 2025 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hallfield Farm, Easington - Battery Storage County Durham DM/25/01881/FPA | Battery storage | 57 MW | Planning application made Jul 2025 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hawthorn Pit -Solar Farm County Durham DM/21/03420/FPA | Solar farm | 49.9 MW | Permission granted, not yet built May 2023 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| High Haswell Wind Farm County Durham PLAN/2007/0223 | Wind 2 turbines | 4 MW | Operational Mar 2011 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Haswell Moor County Durham PLAN/2006/0869 | Wind 5 turbines | 10 MW | Operational Dec 2010 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Hare Hill (B) | Wind 2 turbines | 2.7 MW | Operational Jul 2004 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Hare Hill | Wind 1 turbine | 1.3 MW | Operational Jul 2004 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 47 times, for 267 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Coop House Dene Burn, Caldwell Burn.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coop House Wood Cso Northumbrian Water | Coop House Dene Burn | 36 | 162 | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pesspool Lane Cso Northumbrian Water | Caldwell Burn | 11 | 105 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
This postcode is in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 3 addresses are between 125 m and 129 m above sea level (127 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH6 2SY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Seaham 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Horden 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Durham 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest West Moor House Farm South Hetton | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Peterlee Bus Station Stand A | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) |
| Car parks | NFS 360 Connect - Depot Parking | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 31.6 km (20 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 33.4 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Silverdale Family Practice Outstanding Jan 2019 | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Peterlee Community Hospital | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kensington Hall Good Jan 2026 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Durham Police - Easington Police Office | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 790 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,400 m² | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Miner's Welfare Grounds 5.5 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,040 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Milestone Hill | Hill | 360 m east |
| North Hill | Hill | 430 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Round Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Coop House Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Elemore Vale | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) west |
| Stephenson Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 3 |
1 of the street's 3 addresses is 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Hetton Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 57% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 17% at the higher standard (2025; 51% in 2024 and 62% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 167 childminders and 16 home childcarers (nannies) in Durham. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Durham Garden Centre SR8 3BZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 19 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (durham).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2021 10:45 | Slight | 2 people | A182, 30 mph | Wet road |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the Minor road, with 816 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 410 m (0.3 miles) from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor road | Not recorded | 816 counted 2025 | 0% | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 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) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
- DH6 2SY: 3 addresses of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.