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Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge
What it's like at DL2 2UQ: 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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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.
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 Shildon, a drive away (3.6 km), with 60k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Darlington.
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Heighington Church of England Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (3.0 km); 69% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Greenfield Academy, 4.9 km away; Attainment 8: 35.7 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is The Co-Operative Food, 3.1 km away; Redworth Service Station (3.1 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hallgarth Surgery (4.3 km), with Net Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (3.3 km).
For a haircut, West Barbers is 5.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Darlington Memorial Hospital, 3.5 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: 18 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
OCS Food Co @ PPG Industries - Shildon is the closest café or restaurant (3.1 km), and The Countryman the nearest pub (1.7 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 123 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 227 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 46% of homes.
It's new: 52% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 1,029 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is The Recreation Ground, 3.8 km away; for exercise, Dean Street (4.1 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 11 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 142 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.
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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Toytop Farmhouse and Farmbuildings | II | 0 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Darlington constituency: Lola McEvoy MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 2,298 (5.4%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 39%, Conservative 34%, Reform UK 16%, Green Party 7%.
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 DL2 2UQ →
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 87.8% | 93.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 8.1% | 1.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.2% | 4.5% | 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: Seaton Carew North Gare · about 31 min
Nearest: Helmsley Recreation Ground · about 58 min
Nearest: Wensleydale Railway · about 31 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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