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On Cutlers Avenue, in Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley
What it's like at DH8 0AX: every home that has sold on Cutlers Avenue 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Cutlers Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 21 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2001 | £39,950 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2005 | £112,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 8, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2015 | £110,000 | 83 m² | £1,325/m² | 2 |
| 10, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2004 | £92,500 | 83 m² | £1,114/m² | 1 |
| 11, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2018 | £70,000 | 56 m² | £1,250/m² | 2 |
| 14, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 1999 | £37,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 1998 | £33,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 17, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | May 2024 | £120,000 | 75 m² | £1,600/m² | 3 |
| 19, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2020 | £90,000 | 76 m² | £1,184/m² | 2 |
| 22, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 1998 | £22,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 24, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2020 | £118,000 | 76 m² | £1,553/m² | 3 |
| 25, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2014 | £83,000 | 81 m² | £1,025/m² | 3 |
| 26, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2019 | £90,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 28, Cutlers AvenueTerraced | Oct 2003 | £77,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 30, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2021 | £90,000 | 69 m² | £1,304/m² | 2 |
| 31, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2001 | £37,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 32, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2024 | £84,000 | 76 m² | £1,105/m² | 1 |
| 33, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2013 | £56,000 | 89 m² | £629/m² | 3 |
| 34, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2007 | £90,000 | 77 m² | £1,169/m² | 1 |
| 36, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | May 2022 | £125,000 | 80 m² | £1,563/m² | 1 |
| 38, Cutlers AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2018 | £82,500 | 84 m² | £982/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Stocksfield, a drive away (9.7 km), with 52k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is The Slonks, 150 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (routes 47, SB3, 101B, 806); 19 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Benfieldside Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Consett Academy, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 44.2 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 900 m away, with Jamuna Stores closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Queens Road Surgery (1.1 km), with John Low the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Number One is 1.9 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 18 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 76% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Kushi is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Kings Head Social Club the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 77 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Fawcett Park, 1.7 km away; for exercise, Steel Town Gym (2.0 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 20 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 172 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
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.
16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cutlers' Hall | II | 160 m |
| Walls in Front of Numbers 22 to 24 | II | 170 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.
Blaydon and Consett constituency: Liz Twist MP (Labour), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 11,153 (26.4%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 50%, Reform UK 24%, Conservative 14%, Green Party 6%.
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 DH8 0AX →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Cutlers Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 13 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 | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 95.2% | 93.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.2% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.7% | 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: Newbiggin South · about 47 min
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 49 min
Nearest: Kingston Park · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.