Egglesburn Egglesburn, County Durham
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (DL12), about 1.2 km long. USRN 39745112.
6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £557,500 across 2 sales. 1 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1). 1 address on its postcodes is 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 E; Band D in County Durham costs £2,622 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 83% to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Bishop Auckland, about 22.5 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, Mickleton Station Picnic Area, is about 2.2 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 235 to 243 m above sea level. 4 of its 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Old Forge Surgery, about 3.7 km away. About 420 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £557,500 | £480,000 | £635,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £246,000 | £246,000 | £246,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2011 | 1 | £189,000 | £189,000 | £189,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2024 | EGGLESBURN HOUSE DL12 0BD | Detached | £635,000 | |
| 7 May 2024 | THE OLD BYRE DL12 0BD | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2021 | BURN BRIDGE DL12 0BD | Detached | £246,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2017 | EGGLESBURN CHAPEL DL12 0BD | Other | £36,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Apr 2014 | THE OLD BYRE DL12 0BD | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 16 Aug 2011 | MEADOWSIDE DL12 0BD | Semi-detached | £189,000 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 235 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (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 E (22% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 7 September 2026 to 18 September 2026: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL12 0BD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL12 0AZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 235 m and 243 m above sea level (237 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL12 0AZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL12 0BD | 83% | 83% | 83% | 17% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Bishop Auckland 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 22.5 km |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Toby Hill LE Egglesburn | 370 m |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 8.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 40.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 51.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Old Forge Surgery | 3.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 4.0 km |
| Hospital | Richardson Hospital | 10.4 km |
| Police station | Durham Constabulary - Barnard Castle Police Station | 10.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Mickleton Station Picnic Area 3,670 m² | 2.2 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,010 m² | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval linear earthwork, enclosures and farmstead and Bronze Age burnt mound 110m and 420m north west of Heatherlea, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval linear earthwork, enclosures and farmstead and Bronze Age burnt mound 110m and 420m north west of Heatherlea | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Toftrigg Plantation | Wood | 60 m south-west |
| Haggie Hill | Hill | 200 m north-east |
| Toby Hill | Hill | 500 m south-west |
| Swinkly Knoll | Hill | 550 m south-west |
| Cowlake Bottoms | Valley | 1.2 km north |
| Low Beck Springs | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 5 |
4 of the street's 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2.0 km.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (durham).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 35% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
All the streets in DL12 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.