Leasingthorne Road Leasingthorne, County Durham
15 addresses across 5 postcodes (DL14,DL16), about 1 km (0.6 miles) long. USRN 33909804.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2015 the median was £425,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, D: 2, E: 2, F: 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 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bishop Auckland, about 5.1 km (3.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 117 to 186 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Andrew's Medical Practice, about 3.3 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 980 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £345,000 | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2021 | HIGH CROFT BARN, HIGH CROFT FARM DL16 7JW | Other | £620,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Mar 2015 | HIGH CROFT FARM DL16 7JW | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2002 | HIGH CROFT FARM DL16 7JW | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 18 Aug 1997 | THE PADDOCK DL16 7JW | Detached | £190,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 203 m². Most common: House, detached (4); Bungalow, detached (3). Built: before 1900 (2); 2020 (1); 2019 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
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 (46% of about 1,940 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
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 12 November 2026: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER, Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 27 October 2026 to 29 October 2026: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 5 October 2026: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (minor works)
- 8 September 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL16 7JW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL16 7JR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL14 8EQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL14 8EN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| DL14 8ET | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 117 m and 186 m above sea level (157 m on average); the ground rises about 69 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL14 8EN | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| DL14 8EQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| DL14 8ET | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DL16 7JR | 67% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| DL16 7JW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bishop Auckland 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Shildon 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Newton Aycliffe 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stobbs Place Kirk Merrington | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | High Street Spennymoor | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Mer | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 21 km (13 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 41.4 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Andrew's Medical Practice | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Coundon Pharmacy | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Victoria Lane Health Centre | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Bishop Auckland Hospital | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Police station | Spennymoor Police Station | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Chilton Cashzone | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 560 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Evangelist, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Windlestone Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Paddock Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Etty Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Stony Rigg Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Turkey Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Lower Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Gurney Valley | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 15 |
5 of the street's 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Merrington Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Victoria Lane Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Requires improvement (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (durham).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 27 October 2026 to 28 October 2026 (multi-way signals) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER: Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc, 12 November 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER: Utility asset works, 5 October 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- DL16 7JW: 6 addresses
- DL16 7JR: 4 addresses
- DL14 8EQ: 3 addresses of 4 in the postcode
- DL14 8EN: 1 address
- DL14 8ET: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
All the streets in DL14, DL16 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.