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On Gill Crescent South, in Great Lumley & Bournmoor
What it's like at DH4 6AP: every home that has sold on Gill Crescent South 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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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.
Sales and extensions on Gill Crescent South; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
9 of the 26 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | Jul 2025 | £39,999 | 126 m² | £317/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | Oct 2003 | £59,950 | 65 m² | £922/m² | 2 |
| 5, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | Jun 2014 | £34,500 | 86 m² | £401/m² | 1 |
| 7, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | Jan 1995 | £26,500 | 93 m² | £285/m² | 1 |
| 8, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | Mar 2024 | £38,000 | 78 m² | £487/m² | 2 |
| 9, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2020 | £33,500 | 71 m² | £472/m² | 4 |
| 10, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | Jul 2005 | £61,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced · company-owned | Jul 2021 | £58,050 | 87 m² | £667/m² | 2 |
| 13, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2006 | £74,000 | 96 m² | £771/m² | 2 |
| 14, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | Oct 2025 | £47,000 | 91 m² | £516/m² | 4 |
| 16, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | May 2026 | £72,950 | 90 m² | £811/m² | 4 |
| 17, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | Oct 2005 | £79,000 | 95 m² | £832/m² | 2 |
| 18, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | Nov 2011 | £43,472 | 84 m² | £518/m² | 3 |
| 19, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | Jan 2015 | £28,000 | 83 m² | £337/m² | 1 |
| 23, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2022 | £64,000 | 88 m² | £727/m² | 6 |
| 24, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2021 | £50,000 | 89 m² | £562/m² | 2 |
| 25, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2022 | £67,500 | 98 m² | £689/m² | 3 |
| 26, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | Feb 2013 | £35,000 | 76 m² | £461/m² | 1 |
| 28, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced · company-owned | Jan 2025 | £39,999 | 77 m² | £519/m² | 4 |
| 29, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced · company-owned | Oct 2023 | £49,000 | 73 m² | £671/m² | 5 |
| 30, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | Dec 2024 | £81,999 | 85 m² | £965/m² | 2 |
| 32, Gill Crescent SouthSemi-detached · company-owned | Jan 2022 | £37,000 | 88 m² | £420/m² | 3 |
| 33, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | Feb 2025 | £89,999 | 85 m² | £1,059/m² | 3 |
| 34, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | Oct 2013 | £33,500 | 84 m² | £399/m² | 2 |
| 37, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | Apr 2006 | £67,500 | 77 m² | £877/m² | 1 |
| 38, Gill Crescent SouthTerraced | Nov 2007 | £71,000 | 82 m² | £866/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Chester-le-Street, a drive away (4.2 km), with 232k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Gill Crescent, 50 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 4, 71, 885); 27 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Woodlea Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Kepier, 2.5 km away; Attainment 8: 43.6 · 11% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 500 m away, with Get Fed closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Kepier Medical Practice (2.2 km), with G Whitfield the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Sun Kist 1 is 2.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital North Durham, 7.7 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Playgroup Patch is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Burnside Working Mens Club & Institute the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 73 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 29 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 143 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Elba Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Russell Foster Building (2.0 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Seaham Hall Beach, 12 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 24 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 173 km.
Most households own their home, 12% 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.
13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fence Houses War Memorial including wall, piers and railings | II | 190 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.
North Durham constituency: Luke Akehurst MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 5,873 (14.1%), turnout 57%. Vote shares: Labour 40%, Reform UK 26%, Conservative 16%, Liberal Democrat 10%.
22 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 6AP →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Gill Crescent South in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 25 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 | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 96.8% | 93.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.0% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.1% | 2.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 55 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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