Fair View Burnhope, County Durham
6 addresses across 2 postcodes (DH7), about 60 m long. USRN 11601384.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £84,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, E: 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 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chester-Le-Street, about 9.3 km (5.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 760 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 241 to 244 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Haven Surgery, about 250 m away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 52% of households owned their home and 13% 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 criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £84,000 | £84,000 | £84,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £97,475 | £89,950 | £105,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2020 | 32 DH7 0AR | Semi-detached | £84,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2018 | FAIR VIEW HOUSE DH7 0AR | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 27 Mar 2009 | FAIR VIEW HOUSE DH7 0AR | Detached | £55,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2007 | FAIR VIEW HOUSE DH7 0AR | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2006 | 32 DH7 0AR | Semi-detached | £89,950 | |
| 20 Oct 2006 | 31 DH7 0AR | Semi-detached | £105,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 248 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: 2018 (1); 2022 (1); 2012 onwards (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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 (66% of about 770 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.
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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH7 0BL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH7 0AR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 241 m and 244 m above sea level (243 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH7 0AR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DH7 0BL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Durham 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) | |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beech Grove Burnhope | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Bede's School Grounds Lanchester | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 24 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Haven Surgery | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | Lanchester Pharmacy | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Westlands Dental Studio | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | South Moor Hospital | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Durham Constabulary - Catchgate Police Station | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Quebec Street, Langley Park Cashzone | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,120 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,540 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Foxcover Wood | Wood | 470 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Dowfit Hill | Hill | 480 m (0.3 miles) west |
| High Burnhopeside Plantation | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Black Wood | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Lanchester Valley | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Waters' Meeting | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 6 |
2 of the street's 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnhope Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Beech Grove (7); On or near Langley Lane (3); On or near Mount Pleasant (1); On or near Braeside (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 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 2 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
Nearby streets
Beech Grove · Langley Lane · Braeside · Mount Pleasant · Pleasant View · Holmlea · Holmside Lane · The Haven · The Gables · The Grove · Whitehouse Avenue · Greenwood Avenue
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.