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Thinking of living at DH9 7NJ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Stanley Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 350 m | – |
| South Stanley Junior School | Primary | 350 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley | Primary | 550 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor | Primary | 800 m | 22% met the expected standard |
| North Durham Academy | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 39.8 · 4.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tanfield School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 57.5 · 20.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester | Secondary | 5.2 km | Attainment 8: 44.9 · 6.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near DH9 7NJ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Beamish & East Stanley Sports Club | 1.3 km | 7 |
| Golf | South Moor Golf Club | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Bowls | Stanley Indoor Bowls Club | 160 m | 3 |
| Football | Stanley Community Football Centre | 380 m | 3 |
| Tennis | North Durham Academy | 800 m | 3 |
| Fitness | Ruthless Fitness | 200 m | 1 |
| Swimming | The Louisa Centre | 270 m | 1 |
| Motocross | Pea Farm Off Road Centre | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Quoits | Quoits Pitches | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Paintball | Battlezone Durham | 4.2 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 Chester-le-Street, a drive away (7.9 km), with 232k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Spen Street, 100 m away, with a bus about every 29 minutes on weekdays (routes 16, SB9); 43 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is South Stanley Infant and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (350 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is North Durham Academy, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 39.8 · 4.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 150 m away; Morrisons Daily (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Tanfield View Medical Group (350 m), with Asda Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, The Head Shed is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital North Durham, 10 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: 5 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Asda Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Top House the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 129 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 2% flats and 11% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Oakey's Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Ruthless Fitness (200 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 20 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 172 km.
Most households own their home, 17% 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.
54 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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