Front Street is in Wearhead, Bishop Auckland and in Wear Valley district. DL13 1BL is located in the Weardale 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, Wearhead, Bishop Auckland, DL13 1BL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: DL13 1BP, DL13 1BG, DL13 1BE, DL13 1BQ, DL13 1BJ, DL13 1BH, DL13 1BD, DL13 1JD, DL13 1DY.

Front Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Front Street are based on 341 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wear Valley.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for DL13 1BL

Average Price
£112,535
Semi-Detached
£129,065
Terraced
£99,123
Detached
£172,132
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£25,167

Estimated Average Property Prices for Front Street

Average Price
£136,283
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
27 Front Street, Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Terraced, an established residential building
£100,0002022-05-04 £103,774
23 Front Street, Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Other, an established residential building
£22,5002016-12-07 £25,167
23 Front Street, Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Other, an established residential building
£22,5002016-12-07 £25,167
15 Front Street, Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Detached, an established residential building
£198,0002016-02-18 £265,622
17 Front Street, Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£100,0002015-10-06 £130,563

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wearhead Primary School
Wearhead , DL13 1BN
3out of 4 35 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Chapel Primary School
Burnfoot , St John's Chapel DL13 1QH
3out of 4 3,465 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

We haven't found any places rated by Food Standards Agency in DL13 1BL area.

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Wearhead Recreation Area
LANESIDE LANESIDE
grass pitches638 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 20.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 20.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 20.0%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed24.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed24.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed32.17 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed32.17 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed3.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed4.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed8.45 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Front Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2 crimes were reported near Front Street . 88% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of DL13 1BL.

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

More Crime Statistics for Front Street, Wearhead, Bishop Auckland, DL13 1BL

Employment

DL13 1BL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in DL13 1BL area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 30% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired77
Full-Time Employee77
Self-Employed46
Part-Time Employee24
Looking after home or family10
Other7
Student (economically inactive)7
Long-Term Sick or disabled4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Construction18
Human health and social work activities18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles16
Education14
Manufacturing13
Agriculture, forestry and fishing11
Accommodation and food service activities11
Transport and storage9
Professional, scientific and technical activities8
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities6
Mining and quarrying6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Other4
Administrative and support service activities4
Real estate activities2
Information and communication2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2

People

Gender

Female150
Male140

Partnership Status

Single73
Married: Opposite sex130
Separated1
Divorced25
Widowed25

Health

Very good health138
Good health113
Fair health30
Bad health6
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications38
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 31
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 38
Degree or Similar 109
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean1
White287
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom278
European Union4
Africa2
The Americas and the Caribbean6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK278
10+ Years11
2-5 Years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom228
Ireland1
Other EU countries1
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held59

Religion

No religion108
Christian169
Buddhist1
Not answered12