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On North Grain, in Stanhope & Weardale
What it's like at DL13 1JE: every home that has sold on North Grain 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.
Sales and extensions on North Grain; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 6 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, North GrainDetached | Jul 2026 | £195,000 | 86 m² | £2,267/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, North GrainDetached | Mar 2002 | £84,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 3, North GrainDetached | Sept 2025 | £180,000 | 104 m² | £1,731/m² | 2 |
| Ennerdale, 2, North GrainDetached | Mar 2016 | £245,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Westfall Farm, North GrainOther | Oct 2023 | £430,000 | 87 m² | £4,943/m² | 2 |
| Lot 3 The Byre, Westfall Farm, North GrainOther | Jul 2021 | £80,110 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Haydon Bridge, a drive away (25 km), with 47k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Post Office, 500 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (route 101a).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 84 minutes away by public transport (48 by car).
The nearest primary school is Wearhead Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lakes and Dales Co-Operative, 3.5 km away.
The GP surgery is around 24 minutes on foot or by bus.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital North Durham, 28 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: 15 restaurants and cafés, 21 pubs and bars.
Barrington Bites Luncheon Club is the closest café or restaurant (3.5 km), and Cowshill Hotel the nearest pub (700 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 57 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 43% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Stanhope, Wolsingham).
There are 368 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 33% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 59% were built before 1919.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 2.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 39 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 155 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% are 65 or over.
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.
2 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.
Bishop Auckland constituency: Dr Sam Rushworth MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 6,672 (16.5%), turnout 57%. Vote shares: Labour 42%, Conservative 26%, Reform UK 23%, Green Party 5%.
0 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 DL13 1JE →
No crimes recorded "on or near" North Grain in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.1% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 50.8% | 93.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 32.1% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.8% | 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 54 min
Nearest: Hunsonby Swimming Pool · about 40 min
Nearest: Hexham Racecourse · about 40 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.