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On Balmoral Drive, in Peterlee South
What it's like at SR8 1QP: every home that has sold on Balmoral Drive 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Balmoral Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 51 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Balmoral DriveDetached | Jun 2021 | £275,000 | 132 m² | £2,083/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Balmoral DriveDetached | May 2000 | £80,950 | 86 m² | £941/m² | 1 |
| 3, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | Mar 2000 | £70,950 | 86 m² | £825/m² | 1 |
| 4, Balmoral DriveDetached | May 2021 | £158,000 | 85 m² | £1,859/m² | 2 |
| 5, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | Aug 2025 | £190,000 | 87 m² | £2,184/m² | 3 |
| 6, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | May 2004 | £125,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 7, Balmoral DriveDetached | Mar 2026 | £244,000 | 100 m² | £2,440/m² | 2 |
| 8, Balmoral DriveDetached | Apr 2002 | £108,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, Balmoral DriveDetached | May 2026 | £305,000 | 134 m² | £2,276/m² | 3 |
| 10, Balmoral DriveDetached | Nov 2001 | £95,950 | 110 m² | £872/m² | 1 |
| 11, Balmoral DriveDetached | Dec 2001 | £95,950 | 82 m² | £1,170/m² | 1 |
| 12, Balmoral DriveDetached | Sept 2001 | £94,950 | 76 m² | £1,249/m² | 1 |
| 14, Balmoral DriveDetached | Nov 2001 | £103,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Balmoral DriveDetached | Feb 2012 | £160,000 | 99 m² | £1,616/m² | 2 |
| 16, Balmoral DriveDetached | Nov 2001 | £85,950 | 96 m² | £895/m² | 1 |
| 17, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | Mar 2004 | £118,000 | 94 m² | £1,255/m² | 2 |
| 18, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | Aug 2008 | £146,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 19, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | Nov 2001 | £74,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2003 | £102,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 21, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2009 | £165,000 | 118 m² | £1,398/m² | 2 |
| 22, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | Jan 2019 | £165,000 | 89 m² | £1,854/m² | 2 |
| 23, Balmoral DriveDetached | Dec 2017 | £180,000 | 91 m² | £1,978/m² | 2 |
| 24, Balmoral DriveDetached | Mar 2002 | £107,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 25, Balmoral DriveDetached | Oct 2016 | £240,000 | 159 m² | £1,509/m² | 4 |
| 26, Balmoral DriveDetached | Dec 2015 | £239,950 | 134 m² | £1,791/m² | 3 |
| 27, Balmoral DriveDetached | Sept 2021 | £252,500 | 121 m² | £2,087/m² | 2 |
| 28, Balmoral DriveDetached | Nov 2015 | £169,500 | 89 m² | £1,904/m² | 2 |
| 29, Balmoral DriveDetached | May 2007 | £229,000 | 113 m² | £2,027/m² | 2 |
| 30, Balmoral DriveDetached | Feb 2026 | £217,000 | 87 m² | £2,494/m² | 2 |
| 31, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2001 | £73,950 | 96 m² | £770/m² | 1 |
| 32, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | Dec 2014 | £147,500 | 89 m² | £1,657/m² | 3 |
| 33, Balmoral DriveDetached | Jul 2001 | £89,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 34, Balmoral DriveDetached | Jul 2001 | £109,000 | 176 m² | £619/m² | 1 |
| 35, Balmoral DriveDetached | Jan 2015 | £237,500 | 88 m² | £2,699/m² | 3 |
| 36, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2019 | £153,000 | 98 m² | £1,561/m² | 4 |
| 37, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | Nov 2019 | £162,000 | 83 m² | £1,952/m² | 3 |
| 38, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | May 2019 | £137,000 | 85 m² | £1,612/m² | 2 |
| 39, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | Sept 2017 | £133,000 | 88 m² | £1,511/m² | 2 |
| 40, Balmoral DriveDetached | Jun 2022 | £265,000 | 136 m² | £1,949/m² | 2 |
| 41, Balmoral DriveDetached | May 2001 | £87,950 | 106 m² | £830/m² | 1 |
| 42, Balmoral DriveDetached | Jun 2020 | £172,500 | 88 m² | £1,960/m² | 4 |
| 43, Balmoral DriveDetached | Jul 2018 | £187,000 | 116 m² | £1,612/m² | 2 |
| 44, Balmoral DriveDetached | Nov 2018 | £170,000 | 93 m² | £1,828/m² | 4 |
| 45, Balmoral DriveDetached | May 2018 | £215,000 | 126 m² | £1,706/m² | 3 |
| 46, Balmoral DriveDetached | Feb 2006 | £167,000 | 87 m² | £1,920/m² | 2 |
| 47, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | May 2007 | £151,000 | 88 m² | £1,716/m² | 3 |
| 48, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2000 | £70,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 49, Balmoral DriveDetached | Aug 2020 | £177,000 | 108 m² | £1,639/m² | 5 |
| 50, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2006 | £142,950 | – | – | 4 |
| 51, Balmoral DriveSemi-detached | Apr 2000 | £68,950 | 79 m² | £873/m² | 1 |
| 52, Balmoral DriveDetached | Jul 2023 | £173,000 | 89 m² | £1,944/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Horden, a drive away (3.9 km), with 165k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Durham Way - Passfield Way, 350 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 24); 7 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Shotton Hall Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 64% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Academy at Shotton Hall, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 52.2 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 200 m away; Hammer Strength (1.1 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Peterlee Health Centre (2.0 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (2.1 km).
For a haircut, The Salon @ East Durham College is 1.7 km away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital North Durham, 17 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: 6 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Valentines is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Black Bull the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 154 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Wood House Park, 1.5 km away; for exercise, Fitness Factory (800 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Crimdon, 6.7 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 28 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 167 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
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.
6 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.
Easington constituency: Grahame Morris MP (Labour), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,542 (19.1%), turnout 50%. Vote shares: Labour 49%, Reform UK 30%, Conservative 11%, The North East Party 5%.
7 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 SR8 1QP →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Balmoral Drive in the last 12 months.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Helmsley Recreation Ground · about 61 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 2 of 41 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 | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.9% | 93.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.7% | 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.