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On Matfen Court, in Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham
What it's like at TS21 2JB: every home that has sold on Matfen Court 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Matfen Court; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
11 of the 25 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 3, Matfen CourtTerraced | Jul 1998 | £53,000 | 82 m² | £646/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Matfen CourtTerraced | Jul 2019 | £175,000 | 78 m² | £2,244/m² | 5 |
| 9, Matfen CourtTerraced | Apr 1997 | £48,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Matfen CourtTerraced | Jan 2016 | £95,000 | 73 m² | £1,301/m² | 1 |
| 12, Matfen CourtTerraced | Mar 2016 | £128,500 | 78 m² | £1,647/m² | 3 |
| 13, Matfen CourtTerraced | Mar 2009 | £130,000 | 77 m² | £1,688/m² | 2 |
| 17, Matfen CourtDetached | Jun 2009 | £43,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Matfen CourtDetached | Sept 2016 | £275,000 | 111 m² | £2,477/m² | 2 |
| 19, Matfen CourtDetached | Dec 2021 | £285,000 | 121 m² | £2,355/m² | 1 |
| 20, Matfen CourtFlat · company-owned | Feb 2004 | £68,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 21, Matfen CourtTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2001 | £42,400 | 52 m² | £815/m² | 2 |
| 22, Matfen CourtFlat · company-owned | Aug 2004 | £90,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 23, Matfen CourtFlat | Jun 2001 | £35,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 24, Matfen CourtFlat · company-owned | Jul 2011 | £85,000 | 44 m² | £1,932/m² | 2 |
| 25, Matfen CourtFlat · company-owned | Jul 2021 | £45,000 | 50 m² | £900/m² | 1 |
| 26, Matfen CourtFlat · company-owned | Feb 2019 | £78,000 | 102 m² | £765/m² | 2 |
| 27, Matfen CourtFlat · company-owned | Dec 2023 | £83,250 | 53 m² | £1,571/m² | 1 |
| 28, Matfen CourtFlat · company-owned | Nov 2015 | £71,500 | 51 m² | £1,402/m² | 4 |
| 29, Matfen CourtFlat · company-owned | Nov 2021 | £86,000 | 50 m² | £1,720/m² | 2 |
| 30, Matfen CourtFlat · company-owned | Mar 2013 | £75,000 | 53 m² | £1,415/m² | 3 |
| 31, Matfen CourtTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2026 | £89,950 | 51 m² | £1,764/m² | 2 |
| 32, Matfen CourtSemi-detached | Aug 2016 | £144,000 | 77 m² | £1,870/m² | 2 |
| 33, Matfen CourtSemi-detached | Feb 2017 | £123,300 | 83 m² | £1,486/m² | 1 |
| 34, Matfen CourtSemi-detached | Nov 2001 | £65,000 | 94 m² | £691/m² | 1 |
| 35, Matfen CourtFlat | Aug 2015 | £140,000 | 86 m² | £1,628/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Newton Aycliffe, a drive away (10 km), with 78k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Darlington.
The nearest bus stop is Salters Lane-Woodland Mews, 250 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (routes X22, X12, 113, UTCC); 17 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 87% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Sedgefield Community College, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 51.5 · 15.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 500 m away; Sedgefield Convenience Store (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Skerne Medical Group (600 m), with Sedgefield Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Ford & ford is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital of North Tees, 11 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 40% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Mess Charcuterie and Bar is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Sedgefield Community Assoc Social Club the nearest pub (750 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 66 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 62 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 33% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 138 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Trimdon Millennium Green, 4.7 km away; for exercise, Sedgefield Racecourse (1.8 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 154 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% 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.
22 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%.
2 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 TS21 2JB →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Matfen Court in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 18 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 88.5% | 93.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 4.1% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.6% | 2.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 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: Helmsley Recreation Ground · about 61 min
Nearest: Tanfield Railway · about 34 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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