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Catchgate & Dipton
What it's like at DH9 8LX: every home that has sold on the 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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Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Chester-le-Street, a drive away (11 km), with 232k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Crown and Thistle, 300 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 16, X73, SB8, 801); 19 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 45 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
The nearest primary school is Catchgate Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 50% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Tanfield School, 3.2 km away; Attainment 8: 57.5 · 20.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 900 m away, with Best One - Catchgate Food Store closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Drs Lambert & Ng (800 m), with Annfield Plain Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Annfield Barber Shop is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 13 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 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Cubbyhole Cafe and Mini Soft Play is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Crown & Thistle the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 102 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 12 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 2% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Annfield Plain Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, MASAC Gym (550 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 19 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 172 km.
Most households own their home, 17% 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.
14 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%.
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 DH9 8LX →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.9% | 93.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.2% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.6% | 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: Seaham Beach · about 33 min
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 53 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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