Leadgate Road Leadgate, County Durham
8 addresses across 4 postcodes (DH8), about 1.0 km long, classed as a a road. USRN 11000486.
- 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 Stocksfield, about 11.8 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.2 km away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 255 to 265 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Leadgate Surgery, about 550 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km.
- People: About 1,260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 29 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
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 (65% of about 2,830 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 24 August 2026: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (standard 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 3 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 6BE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH8 6BQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| DH8 6NH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH8 7SG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 255 m and 265 m above sea level (259 m on average); the ground rises about 10 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 6BQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH8 6NH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH8 7SG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stocksfield 52,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km |
| Prudhoe 184,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km | |
| Wylam 111,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Leadgate Rd Service Station Consett | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Consett Bus Station Stand J | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 21.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Leadgate Surgery | 550 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Leadgate Pharmacy | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 270 Dental | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Shotley Bridge Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Durham Constabulary - Consett Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Leadgate, Leadgate Cashzone | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,910 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 720 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,110 m² | 300 m |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Watling Wood | Wood | 530 m north |
| Billingside Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Brooms Dene | Valley | 1.6 km east |
| Quarry Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-west |
| Caribbees Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Dunley Ford | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 8 |
8 of the street's 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leadgate Primary School - Split Site | Primary | 2–11 | 540 m | No published inspection |
| Beechdale Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 660 m | No published inspection |
| Consett Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 670 m | No published inspection |
| Consett Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 940 m | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km | 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 |
| Consett Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.1 km | No published inspection |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km | No published inspection |
| Derwentside College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.7 km | No published inspection |
| Delves Lane Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JK Catering DH8 7PW | Other catering premises | 170 m | 4 Good | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Big Hands Little Hands Nursery School DH8 7PS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2026 |
| The Cherry Tree (Durham) DH8 7PW | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jul 2019 |
| Fettled Vintage Creations DH8 7PJ | Retailers - other | 240 m | Exempt | |
| Laura's Deli Leadgate Ltd DH8 7PJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 4 Good | 28 May 2025 |
| Premier Front Street Local DH8 7PJ | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Rontec Villa Esso DH8 6BE | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jun 2026 |
| Best One - Khan's Foodstore DH8 7SA | Retailers - other | 310 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 8 Oct 2024 |
| The Salvation Army DH8 7PU | Other catering premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2025 |
| The Co-Operative Food DH8 7SB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 500 m | 5 Very good | 6 Nov 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (25); On or near Crookhall Lane (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 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 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 4 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 6BE: 3 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- DH8 6BQ: 2 addresses of 56 in the postcode
- DH8 6NH: 2 addresses of 44 in the postcode
- DH8 7SG: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
Nearby streets
West Parade · Baker Street · Villa Real Bungalows · Bluebell Close · Bradley Workshops · Garden Place · West Street · Front Street · Bradley Street · Valley View · Green Street · Church Street
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.