Mount Pleasant Close Spennymoor, County Durham
29 addresses across 3 postcodes (DL16), about 150 m long. USRN 33909924.
- 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.
- Energy: 26 homes have an energy certificate (B: 10, C: 9, D: 7).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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.
- Coal mining: 3 of its postcodes are in a coal mining high risk area; ask for a coal mining search.
- Energy projects: 3 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Thorn Lighting, Butchers Race - Solar Panels, is 220 m away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A688, carries 21,547 motor vehicles a day on average (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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bishop Auckland, about 7.8 km (4.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Tudhoe Moor, is about 190 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 123 to 127 m above sea level.
- Noise: 14 of its 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Andrew's Medical Practice, about 890 m (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 540 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 50% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 131 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
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
26 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 44 m². Most common: Flat (12); Bungalow, semi-detached (6); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1950-1966 (14); 2017 (10); 1930-1949 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (15).
Each home's certificates and sales (26 addresses)
- 1, Mount Pleasant Close
- 2 Mount Pleasant Close
- 2, The Woodlands
- 3 MOUNT PLEASANT CLOSE, SPENNYMOOR
- 3, The Woodlands
- 4 Mount Pleasant Close
- 5 MOUNT PLEASANT CLOSE, SPENNYMOOR
- 5, The Woodlands
- 6, Mount Pleasant Close
- 6, The Woodlands
- 7 Mount Pleasant Close
- 7, The Woodlands
- 8, Mount Pleasant Close
- 8, The Woodlands
- 9, Mount Pleasant Close
- 10 Mount Pleasant Close
- 10, The Woodlands
- 11, Mount Pleasant Close
- 11, The Woodlands
- 12, Mount Pleasant Close
- 13 Mount Pleasant Close
- 13, The Woodlands
- 14, Mount Pleasant Close
- 15, Mount Pleasant Close
- 15, The Woodlands
- 16 Mount Pleasant Close
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 8,317 kWh of it on average in 2024, 25% less than the district's 11,118 kWh, and 1,852 kWh of electricity, 31% less than the district's 2,688 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL16 6EU | 16 | 1,101 kWh | 16 | 7,574 kWh |
| DL16 6FR | 15 | 1,609 kWh | 15 | 7,296 kWh |
| DL16 6EP | 41 | 1,863 kWh | 42 | 8,581 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is DL16.
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 (92% of about 920 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)
- Mount Pleasant Grange: up to 15 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- King William Grange: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
4 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 3 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorn Lighting, Butchers Race - Solar Panels County Durham DM/24/01556/PN56 | Solar farm | 1.7 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Aug 2024 | 220 m |
| South Thinford Lane, Thinford - Energy Storage County Durham DM/22/00120/FPA | Battery storage | 99.9 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Oct 2022 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Chilton Energy Plant County Durham 7/2008/0522/DM | Biomass | 18 MW | Operational Mar 2012 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| MME3, Plot DC1, Integra 61 - Wind Turbine County Durham DM/25/00991/FPA | Wind 1 turbine, 140 m tall | 2.3 MW | Planning application made Apr 2025 | 4.1 km (2.6 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 6EU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL16 6FR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| DL16 6EP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | 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
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
3 of the street's 3 postcodes are in a coal mining high risk area, where coal mining features at or near the surface, such as shallow workings or old mine shafts, are recorded or likely and could affect the ground.
Ask your conveyancer for a coal mining search (CON29M) on the home: it says what is recorded beneath and near it, and whether there have been claims for subsidence damage.
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
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 29 addresses are between 123 m and 127 m above sea level (125 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL16 6EP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL16 6EU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL16 6FR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bishop Auckland 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Durham 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Shildon 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dobbies Corner - Mt Pleasant Vw Spennymoor | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | High Street Spennymoor | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Asda Spennymoor Car Park | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 23.8 km (15 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 37.9 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Andrew's Medical Practice Good Oct 2020 | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Avenue - Clyde Terrace | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Bishop Auckland Hospital | 8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The DurhamGate Care Home Good Dec 2025 | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Spennymoor Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Spennymoor Cashzone | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tudhoe Moor 2,070 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,500 m² | 150 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.5 ha | 40 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Durham Castle and Cathedral, a World Heritage Site, 7.9 km (4.9 miles) north. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | World Heritage Site | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cow Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Loggins Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Trotter Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Black Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Rudd Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 29 |
14 of the street's 29 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tudhoe Moor Nursery School | Nursery | 0–5 | 130 m | No published inspection | |
| North Park Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 56% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 39% in 2024 and 23% in 2023) |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection | 73% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 54% in 2024 and 65% in 2023) |
| Springmoor Grange School | Primary | 2–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 58% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 62% in 2024 and 60% in 2023) |
| King Street Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 53% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 54% in 2024 and 60% in 2023) |
| Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) | 70% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4% at the higher standard (2025; 70% in 2024 and 74% in 2023) |
| Tudhoe Colliery Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good | 72% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 90% in 2024 and 63% 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
4 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 130 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tudhoe Moor Nursery Pre-School DL16 6EX | Sessional day care | 9 | Not inspected yet | 130 m |
| Jack in the Box Day Care DL16 6EX | Full day care | 52 | Good (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 130 m |
| The Hive Quarters DL16 6PP | Full day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 470 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Pixley Dell Nursery DL16 7RS | Full day care | 43 | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 570 m (0.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tudhoe Pizza DL16 6HA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Jay's Tudhoe Moor Convenience Store DL16 6HA | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Thorn Lighting DL16 6HL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Low Spennymoor & Merrington Lane Working Mens Club DL16 6EN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 4 Good | 4 May 2023 |
| Go Local - RRV Food DL16 6HQ | Retailers - other | 330 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 12 Mar 2025 |
| The Luxury Little Play Company DL16 6PG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Oct 2025 |
| The Frog and Ferret DL16 7RS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 68 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 27 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Mount Pleasant Court (54); On or near The Woodlands (20); On or near B6288 (17); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (13); On or near Ullswater Close (11).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2024 08:50 | Slight | 1 person | B6288, 30 mph | Wet road |
| 21 Aug 2021 11:30 | Serious | 1 person | B6288, 30 mph | Wet road |
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
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A688 between B6288 roundabout and A167, with 21,547 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 340 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A688 | B6288 roundabout to A167 | 21,547 counted 2025 | 3% | +21% since 2015 | 340 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 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) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 2 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
- DL16 6EU: 17 addresses
- DL16 6FR: 11 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- DL16 6EP: 1 address of 105 in the postcode
Nearby streets
North Road · The Woodlands · Weardale Street · Upper Church Street · Tudhoe Moor · The Garth · Neville Close · Mount Pleasant Court · School Close · Hillside Court · Ullswater Close · Mount Pleasant View
All the streets in 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; 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.