North Road Annfield Plain, County Durham
10 addresses across 2 postcodes (DH9), about 140 m long, classed as a b road. USRN 11004271.
- 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: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 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.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Land North of Greencroft, is 360 m away.
- Storm overflows: 7 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 94 times (111 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Maiden, Annfield Plain - Energy Storage, is 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- 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 32% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chester-Le-Street, about 10.7 km (6.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 160 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 231 to 233 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Drs Lambert & Ng, about 690 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 93 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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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
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1950-1966 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 12,084 kWh of it on average in 2024, about the same as the district, and 2,555 kWh of electricity, 6% less than the district's 2,714 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH9 8EY | 10 | 3,172 kWh | 10 | 15,221 kWh |
| DH9 8SW | 15 | 2,018 kWh | 18 | 11,561 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 DH9.
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 (67% of about 760 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.
Energy projects nearby
6 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman's Well County Durham CMA/1/8 | Landfill Gas | 1 MW | Operational Mar 2003 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Greencroft Estate Turbines County Durham CMA/1/51 | Wind 2 turbines | 4 MW | Operational Mar 2013 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Maiden, Annfield Plain - Energy Storage County Durham DM/21/01583/FPA | Battery storage | 38 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Aug 2021 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Green Croft Solar Farm County Durham DM/15/02279/FPA | Solar farm | 5 MW | Operational Dec 2016 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Holmside Hall County Durham 2002/304 | Wind 2 turbines | 2.8 MW | Operational Jun 2004 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Land Adjacent to Thomas Swan and Co Ltd. County Durham CMA/1/84 | Anaerobic digestion | 1 MW | Operational Dec 2014 | 4.6 km (2.9 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH9 8EY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH9 8SW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | 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
7 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 94 times, for 111 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Kyo Burn, Kyo Burn (Culverted), Trib Kyo Burn, Kyo Burn (River Team) and others.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunn Street Northumbrian Water | Kyo Burn | 8 | 10 | 320 m |
| Wesley Terrace Cso Northumbrian Water | Kyo Burn (Culverted) | 8 | 6 | 320 m |
| Duke Street Cso Northumbrian Water | Trib Kyo Burn | 20 | 11 | 320 m |
| Railway Gardens Cso Der047 Northumbrian Water | Kyo Burn (River Team) | 15 | 8 | 320 m |
| Mitchel Terrace Cso Northumbrian Water | Kyo Burn (River Team) | 40 | 71 | 340 m |
| Annfield Plain &Amp; Stanley Cso 8 Northumbrian Water | Carrmyers Burn | 0 | 0 | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Tanfield Trunk Sewer Cso Northumbrian Water | Kyo Burn (River Team) | 3 | 6 | 780 m (0.5 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
2 of the street's 2 postcodes are in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 360 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land North of Greencroft Derwentside, 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 10 addresses are between 231 m and 233 m above sea level (232 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH9 8EY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH9 8SW | 100% | 26% | 32% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) |
| Blaydon 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blackett Street Catchgate | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tanfield Comprehensive School Tanfield Lea | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Asda Stanley Car Park | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 19.8 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Drs Lambert & Ng Good Jan 2026 | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Annfield Plain Pharmacy | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smile In Durham | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | South Moor Hospital | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stoneleigh Care Home Good Jun 2023 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Durham Constabulary - Catchgate Police Station | 290 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bestone Cashzone | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,030 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.6 ha | 370 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 3.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bantling Castle Lime Kilns, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bantling Castle Lime Kilns | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Hill | Hill | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Whinney Hill | Hill | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Whicken Hill | Hill | 930 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Limekiln Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Brooms Dene | Valley | 3 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Dunley Ford | Lake or reservoir | 5 km (3.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 10 |
6 of the street's 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catchgate Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 290 m | No published inspection | 50% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 57% in 2024 and 50% in 2023) |
| Annfield Plain Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) | 53% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 53% in 2024 and 57% in 2023) |
| Annfield Plain Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | 70% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4% at the higher standard (2025; 79% in 2024 and 79% in 2023) |
| Collierley Nursery and Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jun 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, 17% at the higher standard (2025; 39% 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
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1.2 km (0.8 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidz Village Nursery & Pre-School DH9 8HW | Full day care | 51 | Good (Aug 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best One - Catchgate Food Store DH9 8LD | Retailers - other | 130 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Somma Pizza DH9 8EU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Golden Dragon DH9 8LD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 170 m | 4 Good | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Francescas DH9 8LD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Zahut's Burgers DH9 8EF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 5 Very good | 15 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near B6168 (28); On or near Cedar Court (12); On or near Church Street (10); On or near The Ridings (9); On or near Oakwood (8).
Road safety
3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 1 involved a pedestrian. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2024 09:30 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | B6168, 20 mph | Daylight |
| 2 Mar 2022 09:53 | Slight | 1 person | B6168, 30 mph | Wet road |
| 20 May 2021 07:47 | Slight | 1 person | B6168, 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 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 | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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
Nearby streets
Victoria Terrace · Library Walk · Back Victoria Terrace · North Road · Windsor Drive · Manor Court · Old Blackett Street · Kyo Road · Kyo Road · Oak Terrace · Oak Terrace · Oakwood
All the streets in DH9 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.