Freestone View Low Etherley, County Durham
14 addresses across 2 postcodes (DL14), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 11601689.
4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £390,000 across 4 sales. 13 homes have an energy certificate (A: 9, B: 4). 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 A; Band D in County Durham costs £2,622 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Bishop Auckland, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 2.7 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 160 to 161 m above sea level. 14 of its 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Station View Medical Centre, about 3.8 km away. About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | £390,000 | £385,000 | £455,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2025 | 11 DL14 0EG | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2025 | 12 DL14 0EG | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 20 Mar 2025 | 14 DL14 0EG | Detached | £455,000 | |
| 20 Jan 2025 | 10 DL14 0EG | Detached | £395,000 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (6); House, detached (4); House, mid-terrace (3). Built: 2024 (9); 2023 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13).
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: 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 30 September 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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL14 0EG | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| DL14 0EU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 10 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 160 m and 161 m above sea level (160 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL14 0EG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL14 0EU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bishop Auckland 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km |
| Shildon 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Newton Aycliffe 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Blue Bell Low Etherley | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Johns RC School Yard Bishop Auckland | 2.9 km |
| EV charging points | Smart Charge Charging Station | 3.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 25.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 42.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Station View Medical Centre | 3.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Bishop Auckland Pharmacy, St Helen | 2.5 km |
| NHS dentists | West Auckland Dental Practice | 2.7 km |
| Hospital | Auckland Park Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Shildon Police Station | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | Bishop Auckland College Cashzone | 2.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 1.2 ha | 2.7 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,780 m² | 870 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,560 m² | 490 m |
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) | 8.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 14 |
14 of the street's 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park | Primary | 3–11 | 760 m | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Toft Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km | 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 |
| Escomb Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km | Report card (Mar 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Etherley Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 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 | 7% | 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
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
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 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.