DH8 5XT
The median sold price for the postcode DH8 5XT is around £130,000, from 5 sales over the last 12 months. 182 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around DH8 5XT (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly shoplifting. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £87,000 – £204,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across DH8 5, last 24 months.
- Terraced£109,000(162 sales)
- Semi-detached£159,950(72 sales)
- Detached£265,475(66 sales)
- Flat£50,250(10 sales)
DH8 5XT median £130,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £125,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 1.2× the typical County Durham neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.6× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in County Durham and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 97.9% of premises in DH8 5XT, compared with 81.9% across County Durham and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 80.6% of premises across County Durham (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | County Durham | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 80.6% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 97.9% | 81.9% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.11% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 24% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with County Durham: more deprived than 12% of its 330 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income9of 10
- Employment8of 10
- Crime5of 10
- Living environment10of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band D (31%). Average Band D in Durham is £2,622.15 for 2026/27.
That is 10% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 650 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A11%
- Band B20%
- Band C29%
- Band D31%
- Band E9%
- Band F2%
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Consett Infant School0.5 miles (780 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, September 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Consett Infant School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett0.5 miles (790 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, February 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett (opens in a new tab) ↗
- The Grove Primary School0.7 miles (1.2 km)Ofsted, January 2023: GoodOfsted reports for The Grove Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Consett Academy0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted, May 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Consett Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester4.0 miles (6.5 km)Ofsted report card, March 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Post-16 provision Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Tanfield School5.6 miles (9.1 km)Ofsted, September 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Good
Public transport
The nearest station to DH8 5XT is Stocksfield Rail Station, 7.3 miles (11.8 km) away in a straight line. There are 8 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 7.3 miles (11.8 km)Stocksfield Rail Station
- 8.0 miles (12.9 km)Prudhoe Rail Station
- 8.5 miles (13.8 km)Riding Mill Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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