Forster Street, Consett, DH8 7JU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around DH8 7JU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.7%	51.1%	-0.6%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	48.3%	48.9%	0.6%	49.0%	-0.1%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	37.1%	37.2%	0.1%	37.9%	-0.7%
Married: Opposite sex	39.7%	30.9%	-8.8%	44.2%	-13.3%
Separated	2.2%	5.8%	3.6%	2.2%	3.6%
Divorced	14.3%	15.5%	1.2%	9.1%	6.4%
Widowed	6.7%	10.6%	3.9%	6.1%	4.5%

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	40.6%	32.6%	-8.0%	48.4%	-15.8%
Good health	39.5%	40.8%	1.3%	33.6%	7.2%
Fair health	14%	19.7%	5.7%	12.7%	7.0%
Bad health	5.9%	5.6%	-0.3%	4.0%	1.6%
Very bad health	0%	1.3%	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%

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.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 18.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.2%	23.7%	0.5%	18.2%	5.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.6%	14%	-5.6%	9.6%	4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.4%	13%	-4.4%	13.4%	-0.4%
Apprenticeship	5.8%	8.2%	2.4%	5.3%	2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.4%	19.3%	5.9%	16.9%	2.4%
Degree or Similar	15.2%	18.4%	3.2%	33.8%	-15.4%
Other	5.4%	3.4%	-2.0%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 97.9% 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)
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.9%	-0.9%
White	99.3%	97.9%	-1.4%	81.4%	16.5%
Other	0%	2.1%	2.1%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 96.6% 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	98.5%	96.6%	-1.9%	83.2%	13.4%
European Union	1.1%	2.1%	1.0%	6.1%	-4.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	98.5%	96.6%	-1.9%	83.2%	13.4%
10+ Years	0%	1.7%	1.7%	9.8%	-8.1%
5-10 Years	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	2.9%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	1.9%	-1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.6%	76.7%	-2.1%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	23.3%	13.5%	9.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.3%	37.2%	3.1%
Christian	55.4%	46.2%	9.2%
Muslim	0.4%	6.5%	-6.1%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is Forster Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Forster Street was 357.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 662.0% higher than the Benfieldside average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Forster Street has the 5th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside and the 85th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 58.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 0.4%.

🔎 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 7JU, 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 Forster Street are based on 16 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 Forster Street, Consett, DH8 7JU

Estimated Average Property Prices for DH8 7JU

Average Price
£102,289

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£79,733

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£45,266

Other
£345,714

Estimated Average Property Prices for Forster Street

Average Price
£93,603

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£95,221

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£69,333

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Forster Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
19 Forster Street, Consett, County Durham Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£62,500	2025-01-31	£62,810
4 Forster Street, Consett, County Durham Terraced, an established residential building	£69,000	2024-12-06	£71,179
17 Forster Street, Consett, County Durham Terraced, an established residential building	£82,000	2023-08-11	£91,413
6 Forster Street, Consett, County Durham Terraced, an established residential building	£87,000	2022-12-21	£92,674
Travellers Rest Forster Street, Consett, County Durham Other, an established residential building	£405,000	2022-09-12	£410,670

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DH8 7JU

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	66
Retired	51
Part-Time Employee	34
Self-Employed	14
Other	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Unemployed	9
Looking after home or family	5
Student (economically inactive)	2
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	33
Human health and social work activities	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Construction	10
Transport and storage	8
Education	7
Other	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Mining and quarrying	1
Administrative and support service activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	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	946 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Consett Infant School Teasdale Street , DH8 6AF	3out of 4	575 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	753 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Consett Junior School Beechdale Road , DH8 6AY	3out of 4	953 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Delves Lane Primary School Delves Lane , DH8 7ES	3out of 4	1,010 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site Alder Grove and West Street , Leadgate DH8 7RH	3out of 4	1,840 yd	Community school	Yes	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	1,017 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	501 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	711 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Villa Real School Villa Real Road , DH8 6BH	3out of 4	1,355 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hassockfield Secure Training Centre Corbridge Road , Medomsley DH8 6QY	- not rated	3,056 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
Calamitys	2 Station Road	310 yd
Oasis Cafe	Citizens House, Station Road	319 yd
Granny B's	3-6 Station Road	321 yd
Maddisons	26 Front Street	400 yd
Empire Theatre & Cinema	Empire Theatre, Front Street	429 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Travellers Rest	Forster Street	6 yd
Consett AFC Ltd	Belle View Stadium, Delves Lane	207 yd
Consett Station Club	18 East Parade	223 yd
Black Horse	68 Front Street	351 yd
The Freemasons Arms	Front Street	365 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hong Kong Diner	23 Seymour Street	289 yd
Consett Pizza	66 Front Street	351 yd
Souvlaki Bar	52-54 Front Street	351 yd
Lotus House	2 Front Street	400 yd
Golden Pizza, Crunchy Chickin / Monster Burgerz	40 Front Street	400 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	Delves Lane	282 yd
Iceland	The Victoria Centre, Medomsley Road	461 yd
Heron Foods	5-7 Middle Street	514 yd
Morrisons	Hermiston Retail Park	568 yd
Aldi	Front Street	616 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Belle Vue Stadium (Consett Afc) BELLE VIEW STADIUM BELLE VIEW STADIUM DELVES LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	209 yd
Peak Physique (Closed) Taylor Street	health and fitness suite	333 yd
Derwentside College (Closed) Front Street	health and fitness suite, tennis courts	610 yd
Bellevue Swim Centre (Closed) Sherburn Park	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	753 yd
St. Patricks Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School STANLEY STREET	grass pitches	767 yd
Spartan Performance (Closed) Medomsley Road	health and fitness suite	804 yd
Ymca (Consett And District) (Closed) PARLIAMENT STREET		860 yd
Belle Vue Leisure Centre (Consett) (Closed) Ashdale Road	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts	894 yd
Consett Junior School CONSETT JUNIOR SCHOOL CONSETT JUNIOR SCHOOL BEECHDALE ROAD	grass pitches	925 yd
Sherburn Park Ashdale Road	tennis courts	934 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	95.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.5%

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	44.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	210.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of DH8 7JU