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Chilton
What it's like at DL17 0PT: 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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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 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 Newton Aycliffe, a drive away (5.5 km), with 78k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Darlington.
The nearest bus stop is Working Mens Club, 150 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (routes 7, 8); 23 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Chilton Academy, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ferryhill School, 3.0 km away; Attainment 8: 41.5 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 150 m away; Chilton Convenience Store (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ferryhill And Chilton Medical Practice (3.4 km), with Chilton Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Cutting Loose is 3.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital North Durham, 14 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: 3 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
DD's is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Chilton Community Sports & Social Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 167 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 22 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 2% flats and 18% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 138 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Dean Bank Recreational Park, 2.7 km away; for exercise, Ferryhill Sport & Education Centre (3.0 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 19 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 154 km.
Most households own their home, 19% 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.
18 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.
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor constituency: Alan Strickland MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 8,839 (22.2%), turnout 55%. Vote shares: Labour 46%, Reform UK 24%, Conservative 21%, Green Party 4%.
5 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 DL17 0PT →
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.1% | 93.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 2.2% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.4% | 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Seaton Carew North Gare · about 32 min
Nearest: Helmsley Recreation Ground · about 67 min
Nearest: Tanfield Railway · about 35 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.