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On Second Street, in Consett
What it's like at DH8 6JX: every home that has sold on Second Street 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Second Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 111 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 24, Second StreetTerraced | Sept 1997 | £10,300 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25, Second StreetSemi-detached | Jul 2021 | £92,500 | 134 m² | £690/m² | 1 |
| 26, Second StreetTerraced | Jul 2019 | £87,750 | 115 m² | £763/m² | 3 |
| 27, Second StreetTerraced | Dec 2001 | £38,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 29, Second StreetTerraced | Aug 2024 | £82,000 | 72 m² | £1,139/m² | 3 |
| 30, Second StreetTerraced | Nov 1997 | £17,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 31, Second StreetTerraced | Apr 2023 | £71,000 | 67 m² | £1,060/m² | 3 |
| 32, Second StreetTerraced | Jul 1997 | £18,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 33, Second StreetTerraced | Nov 2015 | £74,500 | 67 m² | £1,112/m² | 3 |
| 34, Second StreetTerraced | Mar 2015 | £77,000 | 95 m² | £811/m² | 1 |
| 36, Second StreetTerraced | Dec 2000 | £17,000 | 81 m² | £210/m² | 1 |
| 38, Second StreetTerraced | Jun 2018 | £63,500 | 69 m² | £920/m² | 3 |
| 39, Second StreetTerraced | Mar 2006 | £72,500 | 59 m² | £1,229/m² | 1 |
| 40, Second StreetTerraced | Aug 2019 | £70,000 | 111 m² | £631/m² | 2 |
| 41, Second StreetTerraced | Oct 2010 | £62,500 | 68 m² | £919/m² | 3 |
| 42, Second StreetTerraced | Sept 2025 | £62,000 | 68 m² | £912/m² | 1 |
| 43, Second StreetTerraced | May 2020 | £75,000 | 69 m² | £1,087/m² | 3 |
| 47, Second StreetSemi-detached | Apr 1999 | £24,500 | 70 m² | £350/m² | 1 |
| 49, Second StreetTerraced | Aug 2019 | £35,000 | 68 m² | £515/m² | 4 |
| 50, Second StreetTerraced | Nov 2019 | £39,500 | 73 m² | £541/m² | 2 |
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 (11 km), with 52k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Bradley Cottages, 100 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes V5, SB6); 12 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 48 minutes away by public transport (26 by car).
The nearest primary school is Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Consett Academy, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 44.2 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is The Co-Operative Food, 1.2 km away, with Your Local closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Leadgate Surgery (1.1 km), with Leadgate Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, The Man Cave is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital North Durham, 17 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 29 restaurants and cafés and 31 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Ultimate Bounce is the closest café or restaurant (1.2 km), and Leadgate Cricket & Social Club the nearest pub (1.0 km).
Takeaways are plentiful (21 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 140 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Old Community Centre Site, 2.0 km away; for exercise, Consett Leisure Centre (1.6 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 22 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 170 km.
Most households own their home, 25% rent privately.
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.
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%.
1 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 6JX →
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" Second Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 2 of 86 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 98.3% | 93.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 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: Seaham Hall Beach · about 40 min
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 44 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.