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On Fenwick Way, in Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill
What it's like at DH8 5FD: every home that has sold on Fenwick Way 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.
10 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 4 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Fenwick Way; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
5 of the 121 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Fenwick WayDetached | Nov 2021 | £150,000 | 91 m² | £1,648/m² | 3 |
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| 2, Fenwick WayDetached | Feb 2017 | £140,000 | 114 m² | £1,228/m² | 2 |
| 3, Fenwick WayDetached | Jun 2004 | £182,500 | 117 m² | £1,560/m² | 1 |
| 4, Fenwick WaySemi-detached | Jul 2018 | £150,000 | 104 m² | £1,442/m² | 2 |
| 5, Fenwick WaySemi-detached | Oct 2025 | £180,000 | 105 m² | £1,714/m² | 3 |
| 6, Fenwick WaySemi-detached | Jun 2004 | £154,540 | 108 m² | £1,431/m² | 1 |
| 7, Fenwick WayDetached | Nov 2023 | £150,000 | 82 m² | £1,829/m² | 2 |
| 8, Fenwick WaySemi-detached | Oct 2006 | £137,000 | 95 m² | £1,442/m² | 2 |
| 9, Fenwick WaySemi-detached | Nov 2004 | £147,420 | – | – | 1 |
| 10, Fenwick WayDetached | Nov 2010 | £145,000 | 115 m² | £1,261/m² | 3 |
| 11, Fenwick WayDetached | Dec 2020 | £195,000 | 110 m² | £1,773/m² | 2 |
| 12, Fenwick WayDetached | Oct 2004 | £186,000 | 144 m² | £1,292/m² | 1 |
| 14, Fenwick WayDetached | Oct 2004 | £143,500 | 82 m² | £1,750/m² | 1 |
| 15, Fenwick WayDetached | Oct 2004 | £157,040 | 88 m² | £1,785/m² | 1 |
| 16, Fenwick WayTerraced | Jul 2021 | £128,000 | 101 m² | £1,267/m² | 1 |
| 17, Fenwick WaySemi-detached | Feb 2005 | £151,920 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Fenwick WayTerraced · company-owned | Nov 2022 | £114,000 | 100 m² | £1,140/m² | 4 |
| 19, Fenwick WayDetached | Jun 2024 | £170,000 | 77 m² | £2,208/m² | 3 |
| 20, Fenwick WayDetached | Oct 2004 | £99,750 | 89 m² | £1,121/m² | 1 |
| 21, Fenwick WayDetached · company-owned | Sept 2004 | £143,000 | 81 m² | £1,765/m² | 1 |
| 22, Fenwick WaySemi-detached | Apr 2008 | £124,995 | 59 m² | £2,119/m² | 2 |
| 23, Fenwick WaySemi-detached | Jun 2004 | £119,060 | 62 m² | £1,920/m² | 1 |
| 25, Fenwick WayDetached | Sept 2023 | £155,000 | 77 m² | £2,013/m² | 2 |
| 26, Fenwick WayDetached | Oct 2024 | £185,000 | 80 m² | £2,313/m² | 3 |
| 27, Fenwick WayDetached | Jun 2024 | £166,000 | 55 m² | £3,018/m² | 3 |
| 28, Fenwick WayDetached | Oct 2020 | £155,000 | 92 m² | £1,685/m² | 3 |
| 29, Fenwick WayDetached | Mar 2005 | £172,040 | 94 m² | £1,830/m² | 2 |
| 30, Fenwick WayDetached | Mar 2005 | £152,800 | 110 m² | £1,389/m² | 2 |
| 31, Fenwick WayDetached | Apr 2023 | £195,000 | 98 m² | £1,990/m² | 2 |
| 32, Fenwick WayDetached | May 2015 | £130,000 | 82 m² | £1,585/m² | 2 |
| 33, Fenwick WayDetached | Aug 2023 | £195,000 | 88 m² | £2,216/m² | 3 |
| 34, Fenwick WayDetached | Mar 2018 | £159,350 | 109 m² | £1,462/m² | 1 |
| 35, Fenwick WayDetached | Jun 2005 | £179,500 | 80 m² | £2,244/m² | 1 |
| 36, Fenwick WayDetached | Oct 2012 | £155,000 | 98 m² | £1,582/m² | 3 |
| 37, Fenwick WayDetached | Apr 2025 | £210,000 | 118 m² | £1,780/m² | 3 |
| 38, Fenwick WaySemi-detached | Jul 2005 | £119,750 | 76 m² | £1,576/m² | 1 |
| 39, Fenwick WaySemi-detached | Jun 2005 | £156,060 | 71 m² | £2,198/m² | 2 |
| 40, Fenwick WayTerraced | Sept 2005 | £172,995 | 99 m² | £1,747/m² | 1 |
| 41, Fenwick WayTerraced | Dec 2025 | £168,000 | 76 m² | £2,211/m² | 2 |
| 42, Fenwick WaySemi-detached | Oct 2006 | £177,500 | 103 m² | £1,723/m² | 1 |
| 43, Fenwick WaySemi-detached | Mar 2023 | £138,000 | 99 m² | £1,394/m² | 2 |
| 44, Fenwick WayDetached | Aug 2024 | £216,000 | 98 m² | £2,204/m² | 2 |
| 45, Fenwick WayDetached | Jul 2023 | £185,000 | 93 m² | £1,989/m² | 2 |
| 46, Fenwick WayDetached | Apr 2015 | £140,000 | 77 m² | £1,818/m² | 3 |
| 47, Fenwick WayDetached | May 2006 | £180,995 | 110 m² | £1,645/m² | 1 |
| 48, Fenwick WayDetached | Apr 2021 | £220,500 | 114 m² | £1,934/m² | 1 |
| 49, Fenwick WayDetached | May 2013 | £139,950 | 116 m² | £1,206/m² | 3 |
| 50, Fenwick WayDetached | Feb 2013 | £126,000 | 80 m² | £1,575/m² | 2 |
| 51, Fenwick WayDetached | Jun 2005 | £195,500 | 106 m² | £1,844/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Stocksfield, a drive away (11 km), with 52k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Genesis Way, 100 m away, with a bus about every 17 minutes on weekdays (routes 47, X45, SB4); 11 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 56 minutes away by public transport (29 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill, about a 10-minute walk (850 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Consett Academy, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 44.2 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 700 m away, with The Billet Mill Convenience Store closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Consett Medical Centre (1.2 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Jeffs Gents Barber is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital North Durham, 19 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Social Butterflies is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Blackhill Club the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 89 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 47 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 20% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 180 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Fawcett Park, 50 m away; for exercise, Steel Town Gym (550 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 24 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 168 km.
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.
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.
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%.
11 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 5FD →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
On this street: 0 of 105 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 | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.9% | 93.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.6% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.2% | 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.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in County Durham since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 121 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Seaham Beach · about 46 min
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 39 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.