The Chequers, Templetown, Consett, DH8 7EQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding DH8 7EQ has a slightly higher male population, with 52.4% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.7%	47.6%	0.9%	51.0%	-3.4%
Male	53.3%	52.4%	-0.9%	49.0%	3.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around DH8 7EQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.9% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	48%	46.9%	-1.1%	37.9%	9.0%
Married: Opposite sex	36.9%	33.7%	-3.2%	44.2%	-10.5%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	3.6%	4.5%	0.9%	2.2%	2.3%
Divorced	9.8%	11.1%	1.3%	9.1%	2.0%
Widowed	0.9%	3.3%	2.4%	6.1%	-2.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	55.6%	49%	-6.6%	48.4%	0.6%
Good health	31.1%	34.6%	3.5%	33.6%	1.0%
Fair health	7%	13.1%	6.1%	12.7%	0.4%
Bad health	5.2%	2.6%	-2.6%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around DH8 7EQ this area, 9.5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.2%	9.5%	-0.7%	18.2%	-8.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.9%	9.1%	-3.8%	9.6%	-0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	25.8%	16.5%	-9.3%	13.4%	3.1%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	7.4%	5.6%	5.3%	2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	20%	28.9%	8.9%	16.9%	12.0%
Degree or Similar	23.6%	25.6%	2.0%	33.8%	-8.2%
Other	5.8%	2.9%	-2.9%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 98.1% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
White	97.8%	98.1%	0.3%	81.4%	16.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 95.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.9%	95.4%	9.5%	83.2%	12.2%
European Union	12.2%	3.6%	-8.6%	6.1%	-2.5%
Africa	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.0%
Middle East and Asia	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	5.6%	-5.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.6%	95.1%	9.5%	83.2%	11.9%
10+ Years	1.1%	2.6%	1.5%	9.8%	-7.2%
5-10 Years	8.1%	1%	-7.1%	2.9%	-1.9%
2-5 Years	2.6%	1.3%	-1.3%	2.2%	-0.9%
Less than 2 years	2.6%	0%	-2.6%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.7%	76.7%	6.0%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	14.1%	13.5%	0.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.6%	37.2%	8.4%
Christian	50.8%	46.2%	4.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	3.3%	6.0%	-2.7%

Safety

Is The Chequers Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Chequers was 102.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 118.2% higher than the Benfieldside average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

The Chequers has the 26th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside and the 636th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 61.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 81% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,400

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in DH8 7EQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Chequers are based on 38 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Derwentside.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for The Chequers, Templetown, Consett, DH8 7EQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for DH8 7EQ

Average Price
£186,114

Semi-Detached
£166,702

Terraced
£205,192

Detached
£221,320

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£3,693

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Chequers

Average Price
£181,960

Semi-Detached
£187,644

Terraced
£170,361

Detached
£193,712

Flats/Maisonettes
£142,635

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The ChequersStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
21 The Chequers, Consett, County Durham Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£125,000	2025-04-29	£128,069
65 The Chequers, Consett, County Durham Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£180,000	2023-11-27	£200,308
41 The Chequers, Consett, County Durham Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£102,500	2023-08-25	£115,246
54 The Chequers, Consett, County Durham Detached, an established residential building	£245,000	2023-05-24	£279,368
76 The Chequers, Consett, County Durham Detached, an established residential building	£175,000	2022-10-06	£187,027

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DH8 7EQ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	127
Retired	30
Part-Time Employee	28
Self-Employed	17
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Student (economically inactive)	0

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	49
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Human health and social work activities	21
Education	19
Construction	13
Other	10
Transport and storage	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beechdale Nursery School Beechdale Road , DH8 6AY	4out of 4	1,628 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Delves Lane Primary School Delves Lane , DH8 7ES	3out of 4	1,079 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Consett Infant School Teasdale Street , DH8 6AF	3out of 4	1,176 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Consett Stanley Street , DH8 6LN	3out of 4	1,305 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Primary School Oakfield Lane , The Grove DH8 8AP	3out of 4	1,532 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Consett Junior School Beechdale Road , DH8 6AY	3out of 4	1,631 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Consett Academy Ashdale Road , DH8 6LZ	3out of 4	1,619 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Derwentside College Front Street , DH8 5EE	- not rated	602 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Delta Independent School Parliament Street , DH8 5DH	- not rated	974 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Villa Real School Villa Real Road , DH8 6BH	3out of 4	2,031 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hassockfield Secure Training Centre Corbridge Road , Medomsley DH8 6QY	- not rated	3,651 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	Distance
Dine Contract Catering	Greencore, Hownsgill Industrial Park	310 yd
KFC	Hermiston Retail Park	358 yd
Costa Cuppacoff	Costa Consett, Hermiston Retail Park	404 yd
Consett Starbucks	Puddlers Corner, Genesis Way	691 yd
Tesco Family Dining Ltd	Tesco Extra, Genesis Way	691 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Travellers Rest	Forster Street	703 yd
K2/Time	7-9 Front Street	710 yd
Bar One	28-30 Front Street	723 yd
Chaplains	17-21 Front Street	757 yd
The Company Row	The Victoria Centre, Victoria Road	757 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yo! To Go!	Tesco, Genesis Way	662 yd
Subway	11 Front Street	710 yd
Lotus House	2 Front Street	723 yd
Golden Pizza, Crunchy Chickin / Monster Burgerz	40 Front Street	723 yd
AJsupreme Limted	40a Front Street	723 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morrisons	Hermiston Retail Park	358 yd
Aldi	Front Street	410 yd
Lidl	Delves Lane	681 yd
Heron Foods	5-7 Middle Street	830 yd
Tesco	Genesis Way	843 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Derwentside College (Closed) Front Street	health and fitness suite, tennis courts	627 yd
Peak Physique (Closed) Taylor Street	health and fitness suite	742 yd
Belle Vue Stadium (Consett Afc) BELLE VIEW STADIUM BELLE VIEW STADIUM DELVES LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	887 yd
Delves Lane Primary School DELVES LANE	grass pitches	979 yd
Ymca (Consett And District) (Closed) PARLIAMENT STREET		1,061 yd

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	91.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	91.9%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	51.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	77.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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