Neighbourhood Report
What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood
Anchored on official IMD data — decile 2/10, ranked 5,445 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.
How this score is calculatedThe large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.
16 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 18 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: South Stanley Infant and Nursery School (Good) — 0.7 mi
IMD crime decile 1/10 · 1 crime in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 0.3)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
IMD health decile 2/10 · 6 GP, 1 hospital, 5 dentists, pharmacy 0.5 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP — 0.7 mi
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 15 bus stops nearby
IMD environment decile 10/10 · 14.3 ha total — largest park 5.1 ha (0.24 mi away)
Nearest: Quakinghouse Hill Allotment Gardens — 0.2 mi
11 supermarkets within 2 mi — Spar, Asda, Iceland, Aldi… — nearest 0.5 mi — library 0.6 mi
Nearest: Spar - Southmoor — 0.5 mi
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
Average sold price by property type across the DH9 district, 2021–2026 — 3,661 sales.
District-level averages (DH9) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).
DH9 7LR scores 50/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in green space and local amenities — right beside a nature reserve. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.