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Thinking of living at DL15 8HL? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howden-le-Wear Primary School | Primary | 150 m | 41% met the expected standard |
| Crook Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| Witton-le-Wear Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Parkside Academy | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 11% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College | Secondary | 6.1 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Barrington Academy | Secondary | 6.3 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 2.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near DL15 8HL, 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 | Crook Town Cricket Club | 2.3 km | 5 |
| Tennis | Glenholme Park | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Golf | Crook Golf Club - Clubhouse | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Glenholme Bowling Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Glenholme Skate Park | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Football | Millfield Ground | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Unarmed combat | Mohan Martial Arts | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Kickboxing | Mohan Martial Arts | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Self defense | Mohan Martial Arts | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Karate | Mohan Martial Arts | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Jujitsu | Mohan Martial Arts | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Low Fold Farm | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Crook Community Leisure Centre | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Horse Racing Gallops | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Paintball | Under Seige Paintball | 4.4 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 Bishop Auckland, a drive away (6.4 km), with 169k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Darlington.
The nearest bus stop is Hargill Road, under 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 101A); 8 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 47 minutes away by public transport (27 by car).
The nearest primary school is Howden-le-Wear Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 41% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Parkside Academy, 4.2 km away; Attainment 8: 46.9 · 11% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 2.2 km away, with One Stop closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is North House Surgery (2.5 km), with Clemitsons the closest pharmacy (2.4 km).
For a haircut, Q-Tan is 2.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital North Durham, 14 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: 3 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
The Dairy Barn is the closest café or restaurant (1.7 km), and Australian Hotel the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 118 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 21 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 17% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Jubilee Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Crook Leisure Centre (3.1 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 33 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 156 km.
Most households own their home, 15% 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.
6 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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