Mill Lane County Durham
16 addresses across 3 postcodes (DH2,DH3), about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 7015006.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2008 the median was £530,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (E: 2).
- 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% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chester-Le-Street, about 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Waldridge Fell, is about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 35 to 79 m above sea level.
- Noise: 10 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Great Lumley Surgery, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | £530,000 | £530,000 | £530,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £93,000 | £93,000 | £93,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2017 | WATERMILL COTTAGE DH2 3LG | Other | £925,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Mar 2008 | WATERMILL COTTAGE DH2 3LG | Detached | £530,000 | |
| 8 Mar 2000 | MOORSTREAM DH2 3LG | Semi-detached | £93,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 243 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (1); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (48% of about 990 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: yes, County Durham.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 7 November 2026 to 8 November 2026: NETWORK RAIL, Works for Rail Purposes, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 7 November 2026 to 8 November 2026: NETWORK RAIL, Works for Rail Purposes, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Finished in the last three months
- 8 October 2026 to 9 October 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 35 m and 79 m above sea level (65 m on average); the ground rises about 43 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH2 3LG | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DH2 3NN | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DH3 4EQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Durham 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.4 km (8.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Front Street Chester-le-Street | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 25 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Great Lumley Surgery | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Chester Le Street Community | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Chester-Le-Street Community Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Durham Police - Sacriston Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Newton Hall, Newton Hall Cashzone | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Waldridge Fell 111 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 830 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,840 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Settlement SW of Harbour House Farm, a scheduled monument, 800 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Settlement SW of Harbour House Farm | Scheduled monument | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Harbour House Chapel | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | World Heritage Site | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Black Dene | Valley | 220 m north-east |
| Blackdene Wood | Wood | 320 m north-east |
| Spy Hill | Hill | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| South Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Wanister Bog | Wetland | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Mallygill Turn | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 17 |
10 of the street's 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nettlesworth Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL: Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc, 15 October 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- DH2 3LG: 14 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- DH2 3NN: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
- DH3 4EQ: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
All the streets in DH2, DH3 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.