Leadgate Road Consett, County Durham
129 addresses across 8 postcodes (DH8), about 910 m (0.6 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 11005919.
- Energy: 35 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 16, E: 13, F: 1).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are 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% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Stocksfield, about 11.3 km (7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 450 m (0.3 miles) away, and Consett Park (7.7 hectares) is about 790 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 258 to 273 m above sea level.
- Noise: 101 of its 129 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Consett Medical Centre, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,050 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 14 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
35 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 125 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (16); House, semi-detached (9); House, detached (5). Built: 1900-1929 (14); before 1900 (12); 1930-1949 (7). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (27); rented (private) (3).
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 A (58% of about 1,680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- WAR MEMORIAL AT THE CIVIC CENTRE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Magistrates Court Ashdale Road: up to 14 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Consett Swimming Baths: up to 25 homes, Site Complete (490 m (0.3 miles))
- DURHAM ROAD, DH8 5TW: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 30 September 2026
- 10 August 2026 to 31 July 2026: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, multi-way signals, on the footway, verge (standard works)
Finished in the last three months
- 6 September 2026 to 7 September 2026: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER, Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc, lane closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 17 August 2026 to 26 August 2026: LAST MILE ELECTRICITY LIMITED (Formerly GLOBAL UTILITY CONNECTIONS), New service connection, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (standard works)
- 13 August 2026 to 14 August 2026: VIRGIN MEDIA, Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, verge (immediate - emergency works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH8 6BL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 4 | unlikely |
| DH8 6BP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH8 6BH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| DH8 6DE | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| DH8 6BE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH8 6ND | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH8 6FD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH8 6DQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 129 addresses are between 258 m and 273 m above sea level (266 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH8 6BE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH8 6BH | 100% | 93% | 87% | 0% |
| DH8 6BL | 100% | 77% | 77% | 0% |
| DH8 6BP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DH8 6DE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH8 6DQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DH8 6FD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH8 6ND | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stocksfield 52,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) |
| Prudhoe 184,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12 km (7.5 miles) | |
| Wylam 111,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km (8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grove Cottage Consett | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Consett Bus Station Stand J | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 21.7 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Consett Medical Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Consett Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Durham Road (Dental Surgery) | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Shotley Bridge Hospital | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Durham Constabulary - Consett Police Station | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 1 Victoria Road Lloyds Bank | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,910 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Consett Park 7.7 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,170 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Consett Rugby Football Club 1.8 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,150 m² | 120 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 8.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Watling Wood | Wood | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Whitefield Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Quarry Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Whinnyhouse Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Derwent Dale | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Summerson's Hole | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.9 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 34 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 21 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 37 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 129 |
101 of the street's 129 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consett Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 260 m | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Consett Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 370 m | No published inspection |
| Beechdale Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Consett Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Derwentside College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Leadgate Primary School - Split Site | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Benfieldside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Delves Lane Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derwent Valley Gymnastics Club DH8 6SS | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 30 Oct 2019 |
| Ultimate Bounce DH8 6SS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Number One Central Social Club DH8 5NX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 370 m | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Consett Junior School DH8 6AY | School/college/university | 370 m | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2024 |
| Wiga Wagaa Chillis DH8 6SY | Manufacturers/packers | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Xylitol Products Ltd DH8 6SZ | Manufacturers/packers | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Eboney Home Care DH8 6TJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Clart About Sensory Cafe DH8 6SZ | Other catering premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Balmoral Grove (9); On or near Villa Real Road (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 5 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
- DH8 6BL: 51 addresses of 53 in the postcode
- DH8 6BP: 38 addresses of 131 in the postcode
- DH8 6BH: 25 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- DH8 6DE: 5 addresses of 38 in the postcode
- DH8 6BE: 4 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- DH8 6ND: 3 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- DH8 6FD: 2 addresses of 41 in the postcode
- DH8 6DQ: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Bramwell Terrace · Villa Real Court · Walton Terrace · Bramwell Terrace · Villa Real Road · Balmoral Grove · Villa Real Estate · Number One Industrial Estate · East View · Beaconsfield Street · Park View · Stratford Gardens
All the streets in DH8 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.