Leaside Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
34 addresses across 4 postcodes (DL5), about 380 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 33909298.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2009 the median was £105,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in County Durham cost £140,788 in August 2026 (+4.9% on a year); private rents averaged £653 a month.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 2 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Great Lakes Chemical Europe, is 160 m away.
- Storm overflows: 2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 20 times (225 hours) in 2025.
- 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 Newton Aycliffe, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Baliol Green, is about 660 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 87 to 90 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 34 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bewick Crescent Surgery, about 910 m (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, and it was serious; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | £105,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £64,000 | £64,000 | £64,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2018 | UNIT 5 DL5 6HX | Other | £75,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Sep 2023 | UNIT 8 DL5 6HX | Other | £90,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Oct 2006 | UNIT 13 DL5 6HX | Terraced | £64,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2019 | UNIT 15 DL5 6HX | Other | £12,000,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Jul 2023 | UNIT 17 DL5 6HX | Other | £54,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Jul 2017 | UNIT 18 DL5 6DE | Other | £62,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Nov 2009 | UNIT 18 DL5 6DE | Terraced | £105,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2019 | UNIT 19 DL5 6DE | Other | £12,000,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Jul 2017 | UNIT 19 DL5 6DE | Other | £119,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 May 2017 | BLUEBELL WORKSHOP DL5 6HX | Other | £120,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Mar 2021 | G B A DL5 6HX | Detached | £400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Mar 2021 | TEGULUM HOUSE DL5 6HX | Other | £167,734 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Dec 2018 | TEGULUM HOUSE DL5 6HX | Other | £165,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
House prices and rents in County Durham
A typical home in County Durham cost £140,788 in August 2026, 4.9% more than a year before. That is 19% more than five years earlier and 43% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £238,105 |
| Semi-detached | £141,657 |
| Terraced | £117,275 |
| Flat or maisonette | £79,042 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £125,556 |
Private renters in County Durham paid £653 a month on average in September 2026, 6.1% more than a year before. That is 34% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £459 |
| Two bedrooms | £582 |
| Three bedrooms | £697 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,004 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
None of the street's postcodes has the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
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 (45% of about 740 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)
- Site 1 at Clarence Green: up to 47 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Clarence Green, DL5 5HZ: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Travellers Green, DL5 5EB: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Road AD Plant (Waste AD) County Durham CMA/7/74 | Anaerobic digestion | 2.8 MW | Operational Oct 2013 | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Field at School Aycliffe Lane Darlington 14/01305/FUL | Solar farm | 5 MW | Operational Dec 2015 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL5 6HX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL5 6DE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL5 6DU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| DL5 6UJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 20 times, for 225 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Demons Beck.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aycliffe Sewage Treatment Works Northumbrian Water | Demons Beck | 9 | 87 | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Aycliffe Sewage Treatment Works Northumbrian Water | Demons Beck | 11 | 138 | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
2 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 160 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Chemical Europe Groat Avenue, Mewton Aycliffe Ind, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham | Not recorded | Not recorded | 160 m |
| Hurworth Road Aycliffe Industrial Park, Newtown Aycliffe, County Durham | Not recorded | Not recorded | 360 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 34 addresses are between 87 m and 90 m above sea level (88 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL5 6DE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL5 6DU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL5 6HX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL5 6UJ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newton Aycliffe 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Heighington 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | |
| Shildon 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Groat Avenue Newton Aycliffe | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Town Centre Ferryhill | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 14.4 km (9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 48.3 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bewick Crescent Surgery Good May 2024 | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Neville Pharmacy | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | West Park Hospital | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Clare's Court Good Sep 2025 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Durham Constabulary | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Newton Aycliffe Simpasture Cashzone | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Baliol Green 5,090 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Simpasture Playing Field 4.8 ha | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Clarence Chare Allotments 1.3 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Heworth Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Warren Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Green Lane Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Banks Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Old Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Tuft Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 34 |
1 of the street's 34 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding | 52% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 5% at the higher standard (2025; 71% in 2024 and 64% in 2023) |
| Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 29% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2% at the higher standard (2025; 29% in 2024 and 37% in 2023) |
| Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Requires improvement (Dec 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 58% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 6% at the higher standard (2025; 51% in 2024 and 44% in 2023) |
| UTC South Durham | Secondary | 14–19 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 33.4 (39.2 in 2025 and 36.1 in 2024); 17.5% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 0% AAB or better; progress well above average |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 66% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 62% in 2024 and 59% in 2023) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 84% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 57% in 2024 and 82% in 2023) |
| Vane Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (May 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 | 72% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 14% at the higher standard (2025; 77% in 2024 and 69% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
3 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 540 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playdays Nursery DL5 5HH | Full day care | 54 | Good (Apr 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Haystacks Nursery DL5 6HP | Full day care | 64 | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| House of Eden DL5 7DD | Full day care | 32 | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 167 childminders and 16 home childcarers (nannies) in Durham. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esso Service Station DL5 6EH | Retailers - other | 130 m | 5 Very good | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Shake N Cake DL5 6UJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 5 Very good | 2 Apr 2025 |
| Dave's Diner DL5 6DE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 4 Good | 7 Jan 2026 |
| The Ration Pack Community Cafe DL5 6DS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Steam Machine Brewing Company DL5 6UF | Farmers/growers | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Playday Nursery DL5 5HH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 May 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (durham).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a pedestrian. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2021 12:30 | Serious | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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
- DL5 6HX: 20 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- DL5 6DE: 12 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- DL5 6DU: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
- DL5 6UJ: 1 address of 33 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Leaside North · Gurney Way · Horndale Avenue · Warren Road · Hilton Road · Eldon Road · Coatham Avenue · Groat Avenue · St Cuthbert's Way · Fulbeck Road · Simpasture Gate · Redworth Way
All the streets in DL5 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.