Gresley Drive Shildon, County Durham
3 addresses across 3 postcodes (DL4), about 300 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 33914737.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 Shildon, about 390 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 220 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 136 to 140 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hallgarth Surgery, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 960 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 75 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 277 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
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 (60% of about 1,030 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)
- Dale Road, DL4 2RE: up to 340 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
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, 0 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL4 2DG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| DL4 2GA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL4 2QR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 3 addresses are between 136 m and 140 m above sea level (138 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL4 2DG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL4 2GA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL4 2QR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shildon 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m |
| Newton Aycliffe 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Bishop Auckland 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spout Lane-Tynedale Walk Shildon | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Johns RC School Yard Bishop Auckland | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 18.5 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 45.8 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hallgarth Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Net Pharmacy | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 23-27 Main Street (Dental Surgery) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Bishop Auckland Hospital | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Shildon Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jubilee Fields Convenience Store Cashzone | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.2 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 790 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dale Road Allotments 4,380 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 5.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Locomotive coaling drops, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m (0.3 miles) west. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Locomotive coaling drops | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Soho Engine Shed, originally Kilburns' warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Soho House | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Thickley Wood | Wood | 470 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Tuft Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Cobbler's Hall Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Gurney Valley | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| The Larches | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| High Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 3 |
1 of the street's 3 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 John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon | Primary | 3–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Timothy Hackworth Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Thornhill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kejetia Afro Caribbean Food Shop DL4 2GP | Other catering premises | 210 m | 4 Good | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Robert's Lamb DL4 2QR | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 17 Aug 2017 |
| Compass @ Locomotion Cafe DL4 2RE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 4 Good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Jubilee Fields Community Centre DL4 2AL | Other catering premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Sep 2023 |
| Frydayz of Shildon DL4 2AL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 27 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Peppercorn Close (20); On or near Linden Close (14); On or near Hilsdon Drive (6); On or near Teesdale Walk (6); On or near Adams Court (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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
- DL4 2DG: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
- DL4 2GA: 1 address of 23 in the postcode
- DL4 2QR: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Drummond Way · Adams Court · Spout Lane · Wordsell Way · Gresley Drive · Sturrock Court · East Thickley Farm Cottages · Sterling Way · Raven Court · Linden Close · Tynedale Walk · Hilsdon Drive
All the streets in DL4 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.