Etherley Bank High Etherley, County Durham
33 addresses across 3 postcodes (DL14), about 1.4 km (0.8 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 39711281.
- Sales: 21 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £525,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 3, E: 4, F: 1).
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bishop Auckland, about 4.4 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 116 to 163 m above sea level.
- Noise: 24 of its 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Evenwood Medical Practice, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 370 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 31% 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 anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £525,000 | £525,000 | £525,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £450,000 | £320,000 | £490,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £238,000 | £238,000 | £238,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £62,000 | £62,000 | £62,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £315,000 | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | £140,000 | £130,000 | £150,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £92,000 | £92,000 | £92,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £45,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| 1997 | 2 | £125,000 | £86,000 | £164,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2026 | NORTON FINE FARM DL14 0LQ | Other | £790,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 1 DL14 0LG | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 8 Mar 2024 | 6 DL14 0LG | Other | £97,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Nov 2022 | 4 DL14 0LG | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2022 | WESTFIELDS DL14 0LG | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2022 | 3 DL14 0LG | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2021 | 6 DL14 0LG | Other | £28,440 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Jun 2021 | 13 DL14 0LG | Detached | £238,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2020 | 3 DL14 0LG | Detached | £160,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Sep 2016 | 4 DL14 0LG | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2013 | 3 DL14 0LG | Detached | £62,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2012 | 11 DL14 0LG | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2011 | 8 DL14 0LG | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2010 | 10 DL14 0LG | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2002 | 7 DL14 0LG | Detached | £130,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2002 | 10 DL14 0LG | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2000 | 7 DL14 0LG | Detached | £92,000 | |
| 8 Jan 1999 | 11 DL14 0LG | Semi-detached | £45,000 | |
| 17 Oct 1997 | 4 DL14 0LG | Detached | £86,000 | |
| 18 Mar 1997 | WESTFIELDS DL14 0LG | Detached | £164,000 | |
| 11 Jun 1996 | 8 DL14 0LG | Detached | £87,500 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 182 m². Most common: House, detached (5); Bungalow, detached (3); House, semi-detached (2). Built: before 1900 (5); 2024 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 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 A (27% of about 600 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 9 November 2026: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 19 October 2026: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 28 August 2026: GoFibre Holdings Limited, New service connection, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 24 August 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the verge (immediate - emergency works)
- 19 August 2026: BT, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (minor 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 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 21 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL14 0LG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL14 0LQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL14 9SL | zone 2 | 0 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 33 addresses are between 116 m and 163 m above sea level (138 m on average); the ground rises about 46 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL14 0LG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL14 0LQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL14 9SL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bishop Auckland 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Shildon 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Newton Aycliffe 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hartbrigg Lane End High Etherley | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Johns RC School Yard Bishop Auckland | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Smart Charge Charging Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 24.9 km (16 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 44.5 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Evenwood Medical Practice | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Bishop Auckland Pharmacy, St Helen | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | West Auckland Dental Practice | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Auckland Park Hospital | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Shildon Police Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - West Auckland Front Stree, West Auckland | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 1.2 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,780 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stockton & Darlington Railway: Etherley Inclines, summit and upper sections, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stockton & Darlington Railway: Etherley Inclines, summit and upper sections | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Stockton & Darlington Railway: lower section of the southern Etherley Incline | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Ramshaw Hall Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Stockton & Darlington Railway: Belts Gill embankment, lower part of the northern Etherley Incline | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Deborah Wood | Wood | 330 m east |
| Quarry Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| The Strip | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Hall Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
| Marston Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north |
| Witton Bottoms | Valley | 4.8 km (3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 12 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 33 |
24 of the street's 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toft Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Copeland Road Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Etherley Bank (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 6 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER: Utility asset works, 19 October 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER: Highway repair and maintenance works, 9 November 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- DL14 0LG: 28 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- DL14 0LQ: 3 addresses
- DL14 9SL: 2 addresses of 35 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in DL14 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.