North Side Shadforth, County Durham
51 addresses across 2 postcodes (DH6), about 510 m long. USRN 11706576.
- Sales: 38 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £265,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 22 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, C: 6, D: 11, E: 4).
- 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 67% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Durham, about 7.7 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.6 km away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 92 to 148 m above sea level.
- Noise: 15 of its 51 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cheveley Park Medical Ctr, about 4.6 km away.
- People: About 570 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £660,000 | £660,000 | £660,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £267,500 | £240,000 | £295,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £330,000 | £320,000 | £620,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £277,475 | £229,950 | £325,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £346,748 | £299,995 | £393,500 |
| 2013 | 1 | £312,000 | £312,000 | £312,000 |
| 2011 | 3 | £290,000 | £235,000 | £322,500 |
| 2010 | 2 | £226,250 | £127,500 | £325,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £321,500 | £321,500 | £321,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2026 | 31 DH6 1LJ | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2022 | AUTUMN COTTAGE DH6 1LJ | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | RUSKIN COTTAGE DH6 1LJ | Detached | £660,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2020 | 3A DH6 1LJ | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 7 Aug 2020 | 20 DH6 1LJ | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2018 | AUTUMN COTTAGE DH6 1LJ | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2018 | 28 DH6 1LJ | Terraced | £330,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2018 | SADDLEBACK, 4 DH6 1LJ | Detached | £620,000 | |
| 26 May 2017 | SILVER BIRCH COTTAGE DH6 1LJ | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2017 | 19 DH6 1LJ | Detached | £229,950 | |
| 3 Aug 2015 | 28 DH6 1LJ | Terraced | £280,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2014 | 5 DH6 1LJ | Detached | £393,500 | |
| 8 Oct 2014 | ROSE COTTAGE DH6 1LJ | Detached | £299,995 | |
| 16 Oct 2013 | BRIDOON DH6 1LJ | Detached | £312,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2011 | 23 DH6 1LJ | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 3 May 2011 | 8 DH6 1LJ | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2011 | 10 DH6 1LJ | Detached | £322,500 | |
| 27 Apr 2010 | 25 DH6 1LJ | Semi-detached | £127,500 | |
| 21 Apr 2010 | BRIDOON DH6 1LJ | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 6 Jul 2009 | SADDLEBACK, 4 DH6 1LJ | Detached | £321,500 | |
| 10 Dec 2007 | 24 DH6 1LJ | Semi-detached | £149,950 | |
| 31 Jan 2007 | ALWYN HOUSE DH6 1LJ | Detached | £289,500 | |
| 26 Jan 2007 | 3A DH6 1LJ | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2006 | CEDAR LODGE DH6 1LJ | Detached | £298,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2004 | 24 DH6 1LJ | Semi-detached | £147,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2003 | 32 DH6 1LJ | Semi-detached | £90,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2002 | 7 DH6 1LJ | Detached | £161,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2002 | ALWYN HOUSE DH6 1LJ | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2001 | 28 DH6 1LJ | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2001 | 23 DH6 1LJ | Detached | £87,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2000 | 2 DH6 1LJ | Terraced | £66,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2000 | SADDLEBACK, 4 DH6 1LJ | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 24 Nov 1999 | CEDAR LODGE DH6 1LJ | Detached | £110,000 | |
| 12 Nov 1999 | 29 DH6 1LJ | Semi-detached | £124,000 | |
| 25 Sep 1998 | ALWYN HOUSE DH6 1LJ | Detached | £110,000 | |
| 31 Jul 1998 | 7 DH6 1LJ | Detached | £127,000 | |
| 26 Nov 1997 | 1 DH6 1LJ | Terraced | £76,000 | |
| 26 Nov 1997 | 1 DH6 1LJ | Semi-detached | £76,000 |
Energy performance certificates
22 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 159 m². Most common: House, detached (8); House, semi-detached (6); Bungalow, detached (3). Built: before 1900 (7); 1967-1975 (5); 1950-1966 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (15); rented (social) (1).
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 (51% of about 2,180 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Old Cassop, Shadforth. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
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 51 addresses are between 92 m and 148 m above sea level (109 m on average); the ground rises about 56 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH6 1LJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH6 4QA | 67% | 67% | 67% | 17% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Durham 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km |
| Horden 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km | |
| Seaham 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Plough Inn Shadforth | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cemetery Road Allotments Wheatley Hill | 4.2 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 3.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 28.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 33.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cheveley Park Medical Ctr | 4.6 km |
| Pharmacies | M Whitfield LTD | 2.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.5 km |
| Hospital | Peterlee Community Hospital | 8.6 km |
| Police station | Sherburn Police Station | 5.9 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Sherburn, Sherburn Village Cashzone | 2.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 370 m² | 1.6 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,770 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,930 m² | 1.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ludworth Tower, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km east. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ludworth Tower | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | World Heritage Site | 7.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Shadforth Dene | Valley | 1.0 km south-east |
| Limekiln Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-east |
| Shepherd's Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-east |
| Witch Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south |
| Fatclose Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Tower Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 51 |
15 of the street's 51 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludworth Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near George Square (3); On or near Dene Court (2); On or near Bridge Court (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 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 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 5 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
George Square · Oliver Crescent · Chare Lane · Dene Court · South Mews · Bridge Court · South Side · Church Lane · Church Lane
All the streets in DH6 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.