Property market | £127,852 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Newcastle (13.3 miles) | |
Broadband | 52.5mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 96.8% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 3.1% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 372 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 150 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (North West Durham level) | |
Community | Median age is 43.4 | Happiness is Below Average for Durham, Low for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (County Durham) | |
Commute (approx) | - York (96 mins) - Leeds (130 mins) - Edinburgh Waverley (134 mins) - Glasgow Central (145 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (182 mins) - Kings Cross (213 mins) - Glasgow Queen Street (216 mins) - Birmingham New Street (226 mins) - Cambridge (227 mins) - Highbury & Islington (227 mins) - London St Pancras (231 mins) - London Bridge (246 mins) - East Croydon (260 mins) - Euston (302 mins) - Brighton (309 mins) - Reading (326 mins) - Bristol Temple Meads (335 mins)... (view more here) | |
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£127,852 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Newcastle (13.3 miles) | |
52.5mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 43.4 | Happiness is Below Average for Durham, Low for UK | |
Ranked 372 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 150 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (North West Durham level) | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (County Durham) | |
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Consett has a good numbers of stores nearby to choose from, including: Aldi Number One Consett, Iceland Consett, Lidl Delves Lane Consett, Morrisons Daily Villa, Morrisons Number One Consett, Tesco Consett Durham Road Express, Tesco Consett Genesis Extra. There are many pubs and bars nearby, including: Allison's Catering Services, Bar One, Bellamys, Blackhill Masonic Hall, Black Horse, Chaplains, Consett AFC, Consett & District WMC, Consett Masonic L... (see map below for more bars and associated links). Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, we found many nearby, including: Calamitys, Granny B's, Jumbo Jungle, KFC, Limoncello Lounge, McDonalds, Pattersons Vintage TeaRooms, Sambuca Consett, The Cosy Byre, The Hub, The Lazy... (see map below for more). There is a wide range of cafes and coffee shops in the area, including: Consett Starbucks, Costa Cuppacoff, Edward's Coffee Shop, Oasis Cafe, Our Crazy Crocs Softplay Cafe, Recharge Cafe, Sweethart's Bakery & Coffee Shop, ... (see map below for more). Consett has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Consett has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £220,652, which is up 1.7% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £127,852 (down -0.8% on last year) , a terraced house £103,612 (down -1.5% on last year) and a flat £77,277. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £430 per month. Property prices in Consett are similar to the average property prices across Durham and are much lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Consett, prices have had a greater decrease than the annual average price decrease seen across the Durham region.
Property data is based on County Durham level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Consett, or click here to browse the longer list of Consett property transactions from 2023.
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Consett has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Shotley Bridge Primary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2015. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Shotley Bridge Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | Yes - 2015 |
Benfieldside Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
The Grove Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Delves Lane Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Consett Junior School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Consett Infant School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Consett | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Villa Real School | Primary & Secondary Community special school - Mixed | No |
Consett Academy | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Delta Independent School | Secondary school Other independent school - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Shotley Bridge Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (5/16/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Consett | |
Delves Lane Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/9/2022) | 14 submissions 79.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Consett |
Consett Junior School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (12/6/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Consett | |
Consett Infant School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/21/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Consett | |
Villa Real School Save school | Primary & Secondary Community special school - Mixed | 2: Good (1/22/2020) | Ofsted Report Link | Consett | |
The Grove Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (2/27/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Consett | |
Benfieldside Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (2/10/2022) | Ofsted Report Link | Consett | |
Consett Academy Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (3/12/2020) | 85 submissions 76.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Consett |
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Consett Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Consett | |||
Delta Independent School Save school | Secondary school Other independent school - Mixed | Consett |
School | Type |
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Shotley Bridge Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/16/2018) |
Delves Lane Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/9/2022) 14 submissions 79.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Consett Junior School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (12/6/2017) |
Consett Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/21/2018) |
Villa Real School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - 2: Good (1/22/2020) |
The Grove Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (2/27/2013) |
Benfieldside Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (2/10/2022) |
Consett Academy Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (3/12/2020) 85 submissions 76.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Consett Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
Delta Independent School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school |
Station | Distance from Consett | Commute options |
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Stocksfield A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 98 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 130 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 134 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Prudhoe A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +13% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- York (96 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 124 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 145 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (168 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Riding Mill A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +21% from the previous year. | 11 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 103 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 135 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 139 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Wylam A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +10% from the previous year. | 11 miles |
- York (91 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 120 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 147 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Blaydon A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +53% from the previous year. | 12 miles |
- York (88 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 115 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 151 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Corbridge A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +15% from the previous year. | 14 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 107 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 139 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 143 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (County Durham) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of County Durham residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 96.8% | 81.7% |
Asian | 1.5% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 0.9% | 2.9% |
Other | 0.4% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.3% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the North West Durham consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.5% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 9.7% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 9.5% | 372 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 19.4% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 6.7% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 14.1% | |
Routine occupations | 14.2% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 10.1% | 150 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.7% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Durham is average (54mbps). Consett is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 52.5mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Consett level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 52.5 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 98.9% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.2% |
Crime stats were found at the County Durham level:
Type | County Durham | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 91 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 9 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 36 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Consett.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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North East | River Tyne, Cockshaw Burn | River Tyne from Hexham to Wylam and its tributaries |
North East | River Wear, Moors Burn, Smallhope Burn | Lower River Wear from Escomb to Sunderland including the Rivers Browney, Cong Burn and Lumley Park Burn |
North East | River Derwent, River Team, River Don | Rivers Derwent, Team, Don, their tributaries and south bank tributaries of the Tyne estuary |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Consett, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 8Secondary: 3 | 9.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Darlington, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £162,767 Detached: £281,748 | 102 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 9.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Bishop Auckland, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 8Secondary: 4 | 8.4% residents in higher managerial positions 11.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Chilton (County Durham), Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 1Secondary: 2 | N/A |
Gilesgate, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 11Secondary: 1 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Brancepeth, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Durham, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 12Secondary: 7 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Seaham, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 10Secondary: 1 | 6.5% residents in higher managerial positions 14.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Burnopfield, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 5Secondary: | 9.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.1% residents long-term unemployed |
West Rainton, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Consett, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 8Secondary: 3 |
Darlington, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £162,767 Detached: £281,748 | 102 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Bishop Auckland, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 8Secondary: 4 |
Chilton (County Durham), Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 1Secondary: 2 |
Gilesgate, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 11Secondary: 1 |
Brancepeth, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Durham, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 12Secondary: 7 |
Seaham, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 10Secondary: 1 |
Burnopfield, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 5Secondary: |
West Rainton, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
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