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On Burn Terrace, in Newbottle & Penshaw
What it's like at DH4 4JZ: every home that has sold on Burn Terrace since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Burn Terrace; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 11 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1a, Burn TerraceTerraced | Apr 1999 | £16,000 | 48 m² | £333/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Burn TerraceTerraced | Oct 2006 | £80,000 | 84 m² | £952/m² | 3 |
| 3, Burn TerraceTerraced | Jan 1995 | £15,500 | 95 m² | £163/m² | 1 |
| 5, Burn TerraceTerraced | May 2026 | £78,580 | 78 m² | £1,007/m² | 4 |
| 6, Burn TerraceTerraced | Jul 2022 | £80,000 | 75 m² | £1,067/m² | 2 |
| 7, Burn TerraceTerraced | Jan 2003 | £44,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 8, Burn TerraceTerraced | Mar 2025 | £70,000 | 83 m² | £843/m² | 5 |
| 9, Burn TerraceTerraced | Oct 1996 | £28,500 | 95 m² | £300/m² | 1 |
| 11, Burn TerraceTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2021 | £60,000 | 73 m² | £822/m² | 2 |
| 12, Burn TerraceTerraced | Oct 2005 | £73,950 | 70 m² | £1,056/m² | 3 |
| 14, Burn TerraceTerraced | Dec 2003 | £48,000 | 105 m² | £457/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is South Hylton Metro station, a drive away (4.8 km). The nearest rail station is Chester-le-Street, 6.0 km away, with 232k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Herrington Burn - A182, 100 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes X1, 37, X1A, 441); 37 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Shiney Row Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 71% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Barnwell Academy (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Kepier, 2.9 km away; Attainment 8: 43.6 · 11% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 700 m away, with Foodbank - St Johns Evangelical Church closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Herrington Medical Centre (300 m), with Herrington Medical Centre Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Bootylicious is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Sunderland Royal Hospital, 6.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 60% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 75% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Philadelphia Cricket And Community Club is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Philadelphia the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 56 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 33 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 2% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 256 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is The old barn, 700 m away; for exercise, Russell Foster Building (1.2 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Seaham Hall Beach, 9.0 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 23 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 176 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.
25 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Joicey Aged Miners' Homes, Front Wall and Railings | II | 40 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Houghton and Sunderland South constituency: Bridget Phillipson MP (Labour), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 7,169 (17.9%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 47%, Reform UK 29%, Conservative 14%, Liberal Democrat 6%.
34 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near DH4 4JZ →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Burn Terrace in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 10 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.0% | 95.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.3% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.5% | 3.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.5% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 54 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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