Hysanders Crook, County Durham
37 addresses across 1 postcode (DL15), about 340 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 42811721.
- Energy: 24 homes have an energy certificate (C: 9, D: 9, E: 6).
- 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 B; 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 Bishop Auckland, about 8.2 km (5.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 420 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 186 to 201 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 37 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is North House Surgery, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
24 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 109 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (13); House, semi-detached (6); House (3). Built: 1967-1975 (9); 1950-1966 (7); 2015 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (19); rented (private) (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 B (28% of about 1,070 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
Finished in the last three months
- 21 August 2026 to 26 August 2026: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 31 July 2026 to 6 August 2026: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
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 1 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 37 addresses are between 186 m and 201 m above sea level (194 m on average); the ground rises about 15 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL15 9NU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bishop Auckland 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Shildon 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Durham 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km (8.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High West Road Crook | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Parkside School Willington | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 31.4 km (19 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 36.7 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest North House Surgery | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clemitsons LTD | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Northern Smiles | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Auckland Park Hospital | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Police station | Crook Police Station | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Tennyson Terrace Allotments 1.1 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Woodifield Hill | Hill | 90 m south-west |
| Pea Hill | Hill | 820 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Coal Bank Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Fox Covert Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| McNeil Bottoms | Valley | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| Marston Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 37 |
7 of the street's 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartside Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Crook Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hysanders (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 27% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 7 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
- DL15 9NU: 37 addresses of 38 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Kingsley Drive · Gaskell Way · Trevelyan Place · Ballarat Drive · Fielding Court · Sheridan Drive · Austen Way · Browning Place · Bronte Court · Five Houses · Shelley Close · Kipling Way
All the streets in DL15 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.