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On Thornley Road, in Thornley & Wheatley Hill
What it's like at DH6 3NR: every home that has sold on Thornley Road 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 Thornley Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 6 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Thornley RoadTerraced | Mar 2012 | £45,000 | 75 m² | £600/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Thornley RoadTerraced | Sept 2025 | £30,000 | 95 m² | £316/m² | 2 |
| 5, Thornley RoadTerraced | Nov 2006 | £72,950 | – | – | 3 |
| 7, Thornley RoadTerraced | Nov 2023 | £85,999 | 79 m² | £1,089/m² | 4 |
| 8, Thornley RoadTerraced | Jun 2023 | £69,100 | 77 m² | £897/m² | 6 |
| Dr Patel And Partners Doctors Surgery, Thornley RoadOther · company-owned | Jun 2015 | £200,000 | – | – | 1 |
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 (7.4 km), with 165k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Vincents Corner, 100 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 22, 58); 23 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 43% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wellfield School, 3.0 km away; Attainment 8: 47.8 · 11.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Academy at Shotton Hall (4.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-Operative Food, 250 m away, with Stephens Off Licence closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wheatley Hill GP Surgery (50 m), with M Whitfield the closest pharmacy (under 50 m).
For a haircut, A1 Barber Shop is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital North Durham, 12 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 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Wheatley Hill Indian & Shakes is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Wheatley Hill Workmens Social Club & Institute the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 157 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 0% flats and 21% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Wood House Park, 4.6 km away; for exercise, Hammer Strength Gym (3.3 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Crimdon, 11 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 26 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 164 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.
23 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%.
4 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 3NR →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Thornley Road in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.0% | 93.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.3% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.6% | 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: Helmsley Recreation Ground · about 60 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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