DH4 6QA is in Fencehouses, Houghton Le Spring and Chester-Le-Street district. DH4 6QA is located in the Lumley electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of North Durham. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Fencehouses, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6QA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Area Report

Property Prices

Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Chester-Le-Street.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for DH4 6QA

Average Price
£500,530
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£500,530
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales in DH4 6QA

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Belasyse Cottage Morton House, Houghton Le Spring, County Durham
Detached, an established residential building 		£680,0002022-11-09 £668,555
Morton Cottage, Houghton Le Spring, County Durham
Detached, an established residential building 		£200,0002015-01-09 £280,400
Belasyse Cottage Morton House, Houghton Le Spring, Durham
Detached, an established residential building 		£473,0002008-04-10 £537,208
Grooms Cottage Morton House, Houghton Le Spring, Durham
Detached, an established residential building 		£465,0002007-11-16 £515,955

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Houghton Le Spring Nursery School
Neasham Place, DH5 8AE 		3,371 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hetton Lyons Nursery School
Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole DH5 0AH 		5,452 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Woodlea Primary School
Fence Houses, DH4 6AR 		629 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4Dubmire Primary
Britannia Terrace, Fence Houses DH4 6HL 		988 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bournmoor Primary School
Lambourne Close, Bournmoor DH4 6HF 		1,696 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lumley Junior School
Cocken Lane, Great Lumley DH3 4JJ 		2,024 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Lumley Infant and Nursery School
Great Lumley, DH3 4JL 		2,143 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Kepier
Dairy Lane, DH4 5BH 		2,778 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Park View School
Church Chare, DH3 3QA 		4,274 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Hetton School
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole DH5 9JZ 		4,729 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mangal HouseFront Street, Fence Houses1,034 yd
Chilton DinerVacant Property, 171,034 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Burnside Working Mens Club & Institute Ltd1 Burnside655 yd
Dubmire R.B.L. Social ClubDubmire Royal British Legion Social Club, Britannia Terrace866 yd
The Floaters Mill954 yd
Dubmire W M ClubDubmire Workmens Club, Wynyard Street1,068 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pizza BoxFencehouses Service Station, Morton Crescent541 yd
Golden Fry Inn Fencehouses Ltd85, Station Avenue North768 yd
A. Lo Chop Suey House32, Station Avenue North768 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Burnside Working Mens Club Football Club
BURNSIDE 		grass pitches637 yd
Woodlea Primary School
grass pitches690 yd
Dubmire Junior School
artificial grass pitch, grass pitches782 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 25.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s75.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is DH4 6QA dangerous?

In 2023, 40 crimes were reported near DH4 6QA . 73% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of DH4 6QA.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 40
Anti Social Behaviour 13
Vehicle Crime 6
Shoplifting 6
Violence And Sexual Offences 5
Public Order 3
Other Theft 2
Criminal Damage And Arson 2
Burglary 2
Other Crime 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of DH4 6QA.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Woodland Grange501 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Woodland Grange501 yd
2023-12Other crimeFurther investigation is not in the public interestOn or near Woodland Grange501 yd
2023-11Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Woodland Grange501 yd
2023-08Anti-social behaviourOn or near Woodland Grange501 yd
2023-07Anti-social behaviourOn or near Woodland Grange501 yd
2023-07Anti-social behaviourOn or near Woodland Grange501 yd
2023-05Anti-social behaviourOn or near Woodland Grange501 yd
2023-05Anti-social behaviourOn or near Woodland Grange501 yd
2023-05Anti-social behaviourOn or near Woodland Grange501 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in DH4 6QA area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee118
Retired40
Part-Time Employee38
Self-Employed32
Student (economically inactive)20
Looking after home or family13
Unemployed11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)9
Long-Term Sick or disabled7
Other

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles40
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security32
Education31
Manufacturing27
Human health and social work activities14
Financial and insurance activities14
Professional, scientific and technical activities11
Construction10
Accommodation and food service activities8
Information and communication6
Transport and storage5
Other4
Administrative and support service activities4
Real estate activities3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2

People

Gender

Female176
Male164

Partnership Status

Single100
Married: Opposite sex161
Separated2
Divorced25
Widowed5

Health

Very good health181
Good health131
Fair health21
Bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications17
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 24
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 47
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 66
Degree or Similar 125
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
White338

Country of Birth

United Kingdom333
European Union4
Middle East and Asia1
The Americas and the Caribbean1
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK333
10+ Years6
5-10 Years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom325
Ireland2
Eastern Asia1
No passport held12

Religion

No religion123
Christian195
Not answered24
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