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Thinking of living at DH6 2PL? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shotton Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton | Primary | 1.4 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley | Primary | 2.2 km | 43% met the expected standard |
| Wheatley Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 2.5 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| The Academy at Shotton Hall | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 52.2 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wellfield School | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 47.8 · 11.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Easington Academy | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 51.8 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dene Academy | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 41.4 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Open Air Education | Independent | 3.5 km | – |
| Trimdon Hill School | Independent | 5.6 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Shotton Colliery Community Park | 1.0 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Peterlee Cricket Club | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Golf | Golf Club House | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Horse riding | Low Crow Livery | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Dog racing | Wheatley Hill Greyhound Stadium | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Watsons Wood Clay Pigeon Shooting | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Peterlee Leisure Centre | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Peterlee Leisure Centre | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Peterlee Town Bowls Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Peterlee & Horden Rugby Football Club | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Football | Horden Community Welfare Football Club | 4.7 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Horden, a drive away (5.3 km), with 165k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Bruce Glasier Terrace, 100 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 22, 24, X22); 20 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Shotton Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 64% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Academy at Shotton Hall, 2.5 km away; Attainment 8: 52.2 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is The Co-Operative Food, 650 m away, with Spar closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bevan Medical Group (550 m), with Shotton Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, The Beauty Clinic is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital North Durham, 13 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
The Ivy Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Shotton Comrades Social Club & Institute the nearest pub (550 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 128 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 3% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Wood House Park, 2.4 km away; for exercise, Hammer Strength Gym (1.3 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Seaham Beach, 9.7 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 29 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 167 km.
15 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.