Flassburn Road Durham
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (DH1), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 11713293.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2015 the median was £240,000 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.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3, 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.
- 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: 5 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 87 times (162 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A167, carries 25,897 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; 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 Durham, about 750 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Wharton Park, is about 550 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 82 to 105 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Chastleton Medical Group, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 810 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 64% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 24 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £420,000 | £420,000 | £420,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £208,000 | £208,000 | £208,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £54,000 | £54,000 | £54,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2015 | 2 DH1 4LX | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2013 | 5 DH1 4LX | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 27 May 2011 | TREETOPS, 3 DH1 4LX | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2009 | 1 DH1 4LX | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2005 | 4 DH1 4LX | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2002 | 6 DH1 4LX | Detached | £208,000 | |
| 7 Feb 1997 | 4 DH1 4LX | Semi-detached | £54,000 |
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
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 132 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (3); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 23,272 kWh of it on average in 2024, 72% more than the district's 13,536 kWh, and 4,995 kWh of electricity, 62% more than the district's 3,091 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH1 4LX | 6 | 6,454 kWh | 6 | 19,071 kWh |
| DH1 4HS | 8 | 3,522 kWh | 8 | 26,055 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is DH1.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (28% of about 2,340 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)
- HOLLY STREET, DH1 4ER: up to 27 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH1 4LX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH1 4HS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any 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
5 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 87 times, for 162 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Clvrtd Trib of River Wear, River Wear, River Browney, Flass Burn and others.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsley Street Cso Northumbrian Water | Clvrtd Trib of River Wear | 0 | 0 | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Waddington Street Cso Northumbrian Water | River Wear | 0 | 0 | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Toll House Road Cso Northumbrian Water | River Browney | 37 | 47 | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Atherton Street Cso Northumbrian Water | Flass Burn | 0 | 0 | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| High Carr Road Cso Northumbrian Water | Wear, Tributary of | 50 | 115 | 880 m (0.5 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
2 of the street's 2 postcodes are 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 highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
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 9 addresses are between 82 m and 105 m above sea level (86 m on average); the ground rises about 23 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH1 4HS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH1 4LX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Durham 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North End Durham | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Johnston School Bus Park Crossgate Moor | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 29.1 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chastleton Medical Group Good Sep 2016 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Castle View Surgery LTD | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | University Hospital Of North Durham Good Jun 2026 | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Care homes | 4 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Melbury Court Good Apr 2020 | 340 m |
| Police station | Durham Constabulary Headquarters | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Durham Framwellgate Moor, Framwellgate Moor Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wharton Park 5.0 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,030 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.2 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,820 m² | 140 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 5.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Maiden's Bower round cairn, a scheduled monument, 490 m (0.3 miles) south. 39 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Maiden's Bower round cairn | Scheduled monument | 490 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Aykley Heads | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Redhills Durham Miners Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Railway Viaduct and Drinking Fountain Attached | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Battle of Neville's Cross 1346 | Registered battlefield | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| St Annes Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Framwellgate Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Neville's Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | World Heritage Site | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Old Durham Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Flass Vale | Wood | 290 m south |
| Shaw Wood | Wood | 470 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Crossgate Moor | Wood | 470 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Windy Hill | Hill | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Count's Corner | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Deerness Valley | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 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 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the street's 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 310 m | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Durham Johnston Comprehensive School | Secondary | 11–18 | 500 m (0.3 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: Good |
| Durham Sixth Form Centre | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| New College Durham | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Framwellgate Moor Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Framwellgate School Durham | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Nov 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Durham Newton Hall Infants' School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Nurseries and childcare
4 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 340 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids 1st - Durham DH1 5SE | Full day care | 110 | Good (Jun 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 340 m |
| Yellow Wellies DH1 4SG | Full day care | 52 | Good (Sep 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Stepping Stones Day Nursery Durham Ltd DH1 4HF | Full day care | 22 | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Busy Bees (Durham) Limited - Dragonfly Club DH1 5BG | Out-of-school day care | 70 | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC-One No 2 Ltd - Melbury Court DH1 5SE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 10 Nov 2025 |
| Durham Johnston School 4200 DH1 4SU | School/college/university | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Crescent (17); On or near Springfield Park (2); On or near Shaw Wood Close (2); On or near Bishops Gate (1); On or near Springwell Avenue (1).
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. 1 involved a pedestrian. 100% happened in the dark, and 100% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2024 20:55 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on, 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 A167 between A690 and A691, with 25,897 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 310 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A167 | A690 to A691 | 25,897 counted 2025 | 2% | +7% since 2015 | 310 m |
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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 10 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
Fieldhouse Lane · Springwell Avenue · The Grove · Larches Road · North End · Shaw Wood Close · Field House Terrace · Springfield Park · The Crescent · Bishops Gate · Marwood Park · North End
All the streets in DH1 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.