Front Street is in Consett and in County Durham district. DH8 5AF is located in the Consett North electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of North West Durham. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Front Street, Consett, DH8 5AF and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: DH8 5AH, DH8 5RA, DH8 5AQ, DH8 5AB, DH8 5QZ, DH8 5RF, DH8 5RG, DH8 5RB, DH8 5QP.

Front Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Front Street are based on 106 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for County Durham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for DH8 5AF

Average Price
£133,861
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£134,633
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£131,545

Estimated Average Property Prices for Front Street

Average Price
£155,276
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Front Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
11 Front Street, Consett, County Durham
Other, an established residential building 		£155,0002021-04-01 £165,841
7 - 9 Front Street, Consett, County Durham
Other, an established residential building 		£90,0002018-11-13 £97,249
5 Front Street, Consett, Durham
Terraced, an established residential building 		£98,0002008-04-02 £102,246
11 Front Street, Consett, Durham
Terraced, an established residential building 		£205,0002006-12-22 £218,798
11 Front Street, Consett, Durham
Terraced, an established residential building 		£139,0002006-10-06 £149,701

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Beechdale Nursery School
Beechdale Road, DH8 6AY 		1,049 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 4Consett Infant School
Teasdale Street, DH8 6AF 		539 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Consett
Stanley Street, DH8 6LN 		620 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Consett Junior School
Beechdale Road, DH8 6AY 		1,044 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Delves Lane Primary School
Delves Lane, DH8 7ES 		1,415 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Grove Primary School
Oakfield Lane, The Grove DH8 8AP 		1,621 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Consett Academy
Ashdale Road, DH8 6LZ 		945 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedDerwentside College
Front Street, DH8 5EE 		134 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedDelta Independent School
Parliament Street, DH8 5DH 		297 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Villa Real School
Villa Real Road, DH8 6BH 		1,420 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedHassockfield Secure Training Centre
Corbridge Road, Medomsley DH8 6QY 		2,951 yd Secure units Not Applicable 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
Maddisons26 Front Street62 yd
Empire Theatre & CinemaEmpire Theatre, Front Street66 yd
J Noble & Sons Ltd17 Middle Street121 yd
Edwards Kitchen7 Wesley Street176 yd
Umbrella Community Centre CiC45 Albert Road190 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
K2/Time7-9 Front Street2 yd
Bar One28-30 Front Street62 yd
Chaplains17-21 Front Street65 yd
Singers31 Front Street66 yd
The Turf25-27 Front Street66 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Subway11 Front Street2 yd
Lotus House2 Front Street62 yd
Golden Pizza, Crunchy Chickin / Monster Burgerz40 Front Street62 yd
AJsupreme Limted40a Front Street62 yd
Derwentside Pizzas29 Front Street66 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Heron Foods5-7 Middle Street121 yd
IcelandThe Victoria Centre, Medomsley Road234 yd
AldiFront Street370 yd
MorrisonsHermiston Retail Park380 yd
TescoGenesis Way489 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Peak Physique (Closed)
Taylor Street 		health and fitness suite143 yd
Derwentside College (Closed)
Front Street 		health and fitness suite, tennis courts213 yd
Ymca (Consett And District) (Closed)
PARLIAMENT STREET 		430 yd
Spartan Performance (Closed)
Medomsley Road 		health and fitness suite496 yd
St. Patricks Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
STANLEY STREET 		grass pitches590 yd
Belle Vue Stadium (Consett Afc)
BELLE VIEW STADIUM BELLE VIEW STADIUM DELVES LANE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches625 yd
Bellevue Swim Centre (Closed)
Sherburn Park 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool653 yd
Sherburn Park
Ashdale Road 		tennis courts750 yd
Belle Vue Leisure Centre (Consett) (Closed)
Ashdale Road 		health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts804 yd
Consett Afc (Closed)
Ashdale Road 		artificial grass pitch876 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 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 62.5%
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/s0.0%

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

Safety

Is Front Street dangerous?

In 2023, 823 crimes were reported near Front Street . Only 11% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of DH8 5AF.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 823
Violence And Sexual Offences 260
Anti Social Behaviour 159
Shoplifting 109
Public Order 102
Criminal Damage And Arson 63
Other Theft 62
Drugs 18
Vehicle Crime 15
Burglary 11
Other Crime 11
Robbery 5
Possession Of Weapons 3
Theft From The Person 3
Bicycle Theft 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of DH8 5AF.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Mickleton Close456 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area113 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Mason Street183 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Mason Street183 yd
2023-12DrugsFormal action is not in the public interestOn or near Mason Street183 yd
2023-12DrugsFormal action is not in the public interestOn or near Mason Street183 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Mason Street183 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Alexandra Street138 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Rotary Way391 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Rotary Way391 yd

Employment

DH8 5AF area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee169
Retired54
Part-Time Employee43
Long-Term Sick or disabled18
Self-Employed18
Unemployed14
Student (economically inactive)9
Other7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7
Looking after home or family7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities49
Manufacturing47
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles39
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security21
Construction20
Accommodation and food service activities20
Education15
Other11
Transport and storage11
Financial and insurance activities8
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities4
Administrative and support service activities4
Information and communication3
Real estate activities3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female195
Male219

Partnership Status

Single154
Married: Opposite sex104
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated17
Divorced53
Widowed18

Health

Very good health176
Good health147
Fair health68
Bad health19
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications60
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 37
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 69
Apprenticeship15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 83
Degree or Similar 78
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Black African2
Mixed Other2
White410
Roma1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom392
European Union17
Africa4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK392
10+ Years15
5-10 Years3
2-5 Years2
Less than 2 years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom327
Ireland1
Italy1
Poland10
Romania4
Other EU countries3
No passport held69

Religion

No religion149
Christian248
Not answered17
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