Railway Cottages is in Wear Valley Junction, Crook and in Wear Valley district. DL15 8BA 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 Railway Cottages, Wear Valley Junction, Crook, DL15 8BA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Railway Cottages Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Railway Cottages are based on 4 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 DL15 8BA

Average Price
£186,999
Semi-Detached
£124,084
Terraced
£218,457
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Railway Cottages

Average Price
£119,202
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Railway CottagesStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
5 Railway Cottages, Crook, County Durham
Terraced, an established residential building
£340,0002021-07-26 £357,143
5 Railway Cottages, Crook, County Durham
Terraced, an established residential building
£250,0002010-10-22 £288,041
7 Railway Cottages, Crook, Durham
Terraced, a newly built property
£77,0002003-10-01 £140,164
5 Railway Cottages, Crook, Durham
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£50,0002000-08-24 £136,671
7 Railway Cottages, Crook, Durham
Terraced, an established residential building
£29,0001999-06-04 £88,477

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Etherley Lane Nursery School
Hazel Grove, DL14 7RF
5,130 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Howden-le-Wear Primary School
School Street, Howden-le-Wear DL15 8HJ
1,711 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Witton-le-Wear Primary School
St James Gardens, Witton-le-Wear DL14 0BG
2,006 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park
The Baltic, Witton Park DL14 0EP
2,486 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hunwick Primary School
Church Lane, Hunwick DL15 0JX
2,930 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Escomb Primary School
Three Lane Ends, Escomb DL14 7SR
3,572 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Parkside Academy
Hall Lane Estate, Willington DL15 0QF
5,021 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBishop Barrington Academy
Woodhouse Lane, DL14 6LA
5,268 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Woodhouse Lane, DL14 6JT
5,332 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBishop Auckland College
Woodhouse Lane, DL14 6JZ
5,112 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Evergreen Primary School
Warwick Road, DL14 6LS
5,305 yd Community special school Yes 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
Ramside Hall SpaRamside Hall Hotel522 yd
Ramside Hall Golf ClubRamside Hall Hotel522 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
ShanghaiQuarry House, The Villas522 yd

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near DL15 8BA postcode.

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 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

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 Railway Cottages Street dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in Railway Cottages area in year 2023. This neighbourhood is very safe.

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

Employment

DL15 8BA area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee34
Retired22
Self-Employed13
Part-Time Employee11
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Student (economically inactive)5
Looking after home or family4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2
Other
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Construction13
Human health and social work activities8
Education7
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles7
Manufacturing5
Other4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing4
Financial and insurance activities3
Real estate activities2
Transport and storage2
Mining and quarrying1
Accommodation and food service activities1
Information and communication1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1

People

Gender

Female56
Male50

Partnership Status

Single26
Married: Opposite sex48
Separated5
Divorced15
Widowed4

Health

Very good health46
Good health35
Fair health19
Bad health4
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications26
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 10
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 12
Apprenticeship3
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 15
Degree or Similar 30

Culture

Ethnic Group

Black African1
Mixed White and African2
White101
Other2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom100
European Union4
Africa1
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK100
10+ Years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom81
Spain1
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
No passport held22

Religion

No religion30
Christian67
Buddhist1
Jewish1
Not answered6