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On Hessewelle Crescent, in Shotton & Haswell
What it's like at DH6 2EQ: every home that has sold on Hessewelle Crescent 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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1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Hessewelle Crescent; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 34 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Hessewelle CrescentTerraced | Dec 2018 | £31,500 | 60 m² | £525/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7, Hessewelle CrescentSemi-detached | Mar 2011 | £28,800 | 62 m² | £465/m² | 1 |
| 9, Hessewelle CrescentSemi-detached | Aug 2026 | £60,000 | 65 m² | £923/m² | 1 |
| 10, Hessewelle CrescentSemi-detached | Sept 2003 | £12,000 | 63 m² | £190/m² | 1 |
| 13, Hessewelle CrescentTerraced | Oct 2020 | £68,000 | 66 m² | £1,030/m² | 1 |
| 14, Hessewelle CrescentTerraced | Jul 2023 | £75,000 | 76 m² | £987/m² | 1 |
| 16, Hessewelle CrescentTerraced | Sept 2021 | £60,000 | 65 m² | £923/m² | 2 |
| 21, Hessewelle CrescentSemi-detached | Oct 2008 | £60,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 22, Hessewelle CrescentTerraced | Jun 2016 | £48,000 | 74 m² | £649/m² | 2 |
| 23, Hessewelle CrescentTerraced | Apr 2026 | £81,000 | 73 m² | £1,110/m² | 4 |
| 25, Hessewelle CrescentSemi-detached | Jun 2026 | £68,000 | 63 m² | £1,079/m² | 6 |
| 29, Hessewelle CrescentTerraced | Sept 2020 | £45,950 | 65 m² | £707/m² | 1 |
| 32, Hessewelle CrescentSemi-detached | Apr 2026 | £57,000 | 66 m² | £864/m² | 4 |
| 36, Hessewelle CrescentTerraced | May 2023 | £76,000 | 73 m² | £1,041/m² | 1 |
| 37, Hessewelle CrescentSemi-detached | Mar 2026 | £63,000 | 64 m² | £984/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Horden, a drive away (7.6 km), with 165k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Hessewelle Crescent, 100 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 24); 9 departures an hour from the 5 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 Ludworth Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km); 64% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Easington Academy, 4.5 km away; Attainment 8: 51.8 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Academy at Shotton Hall (3.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-Operative Food, 2.8 km away, with Ludworth Convenience Store closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Southdene Medical Centre (2.7 km), with Haswell Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Barbers Helen Sizors is 2.7 km 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.
Haswell Catering Services is the closest café or restaurant (1.0 km), and Oddfellows Arms the nearest pub (1.0 km).
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 South Hetton Welfare Park, 3.1 km away; for exercise, MyoMuscle Gym (4.0 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.
1 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.
Easington constituency: Grahame Morris MP (Labour), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,542 (19.1%), turnout 50%. Vote shares: Labour 49%, Reform UK 30%, Conservative 11%, The North East Party 5%.
2 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 DH6 2EQ →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Hessewelle Crescent in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 29 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.0% | 93.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.8% | 2.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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: Helmsley Recreation Ground · about 63 min
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