Eldon Road Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
9 addresses across 3 postcodes (DL5), about 210 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 33909289.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 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 Newton Aycliffe, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Baliol Green, is about 790 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 87 to 92 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bewick Crescent Surgery, about 880 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 16 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2018 | BOBBY'S FOODS (NORTHERN) LTD DL5 6UL | Other | £5,790,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Apr 2018 | ANWEN CONSTRUCTION DL5 6UL | Other | £130,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 (45% 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: 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)
- Site 1 at Clarence Green: up to 47 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Clarence Green, DL5 5HZ: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Travellers Green, DL5 5EB: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (820 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL5 6UL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL5 6DW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL5 6UJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 87 m and 92 m above sea level (90 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL5 6DW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DL5 6UJ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DL5 6UL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newton Aycliffe 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Heighington 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Shildon 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Groat Avenue Newton Aycliffe | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Johns RC School Yard Bishop Auckland | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 48.2 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bewick Crescent Surgery | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bewick Pharmacy | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | West Park Hospital | 7.5 km (4.6 miles) |
| Police station | Durham Constabulary | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Newton Aycliffe Simpasture Cashzone | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Baliol Green 5,090 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 860 m² | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Simpasture Playing Field 4.8 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,850 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Heworth Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Warren Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Banks Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Green Lane Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Old Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Tuft Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 9 |
3 of the street's 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Requires improvement (Dec 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| UTC South Durham | Secondary | 14–19 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Vane Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shake N Cake DL5 6UJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 2 Apr 2025 |
| Dave's Diner DL5 6DE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 4 Good | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Steam Machine Brewing Company DL5 6UF | Farmers/growers | 200 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2026 |
| The Ration Pack Community Cafe DL5 6DS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Playday Nursery DL5 5HH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2025 |
| Esso Service Station DL5 6EH | Retailers - other | 370 m | 5 Very good | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Walkers Butchers DL5 5HH | Manufacturers/packers | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Mar 2026 |
| Morrisons Daily DL5 5HH | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Simpasture Fisheries DL5 5HH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Aviator Gin bar DL5 6EJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Nov 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Horndale Avenue (16).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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
- DL5 6UL: 6 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- DL5 6DW: 2 addresses of 4 in the postcode
- DL5 6UJ: 1 address of 33 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Warren Road · Gurney Way · Simpasture Gate · Horndale Avenue · Leaside North · Coatham Avenue · Leaside · Ridgeway · Redworth Way · Simpasture Gate · Northfield Way · Fulbeck Road
All the streets in DL5 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.