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On Simpson Street, in Stanley North & East
What it's like at DH9 0PF: every home that has sold on Simpson 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 Simpson Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
6 of the 21 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Simpson StreetTerraced | Jul 2003 | £38,750 | 63 m² | £615/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Simpson StreetTerraced | Jun 2025 | £80,300 | 66 m² | £1,217/m² | 3 |
| 3, Simpson StreetTerraced | Jun 2002 | £32,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Simpson StreetTerraced | Nov 2024 | £55,000 | 61 m² | £902/m² | 2 |
| 5, Simpson StreetTerraced | Apr 2007 | £65,000 | 61 m² | £1,066/m² | 2 |
| 7, Simpson StreetTerraced | Aug 2004 | £69,000 | 63 m² | £1,095/m² | 3 |
| 9, Simpson StreetTerraced | Aug 2009 | £53,950 | 61 m² | £884/m² | 2 |
| 10, Simpson StreetTerraced · company-owned | Sept 2023 | £35,000 | 62 m² | £565/m² | 4 |
| 11, Simpson StreetTerraced · company-owned | Aug 2025 | £62,000 | 56 m² | £1,107/m² | 2 |
| 12, Simpson StreetTerraced | Apr 1999 | £22,500 | 62 m² | £363/m² | 1 |
| 14, Simpson StreetTerraced | Sept 2015 | £65,000 | 61 m² | £1,066/m² | 3 |
| 15, Simpson StreetTerraced | Nov 2011 | £62,000 | 71 m² | £873/m² | 3 |
| 16, Simpson StreetTerraced | Feb 2023 | £59,000 | 93 m² | £634/m² | 2 |
| 17, Simpson StreetTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2016 | £38,000 | 68 m² | £559/m² | 2 |
| 18, Simpson StreetTerraced | Oct 2005 | £83,000 | 62 m² | £1,339/m² | 2 |
| 19, Simpson StreetTerraced | Jul 2008 | £75,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 20, Simpson StreetTerraced | Oct 2024 | £69,950 | 62 m² | £1,128/m² | 3 |
| 21, Simpson StreetTerraced · company-owned | May 2019 | £41,500 | 65 m² | £638/m² | 2 |
| 22, Simpson StreetTerraced | Mar 2002 | £28,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 23, Simpson StreetTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2022 | £58,000 | 62 m² | £935/m² | 2 |
| 24, Simpson StreetTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2023 | £70,000 | 99 m² | £707/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Chester-le-Street, a drive away (7.7 km), with 232k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Board Inn, 150 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes X30, SB10); 32 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 72% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is North Durham Academy, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 39.8 · 4.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Farmfoods, 650 m away, with Premier - Dundee House closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Stanley Medical Group (600 m), with Clifford Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, MLH Hairdresing is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 10.0 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 16 restaurants and cafés, 14 pubs and bars.
Rangos is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Ball Alley the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 173 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 20 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 16% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is View Lane Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Ruthless Fitness (800 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 18 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 173 km.
Most households own their home, 18% 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.
49 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.
North Durham constituency: Luke Akehurst MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 5,873 (14.1%), turnout 57%. Vote shares: Labour 40%, Reform UK 26%, Conservative 16%, Liberal Democrat 10%.
12 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 DH9 0PF →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Simpson Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 18 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 | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.7% | 93.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 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: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 53 min
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