Area Information for Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9HS

This postcode in Waskerley is in the North East region of England. The postcode is within the Lanchester ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of North Durham. This page combines information for the address Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9HS, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of DH8 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Basic Information

Area Type Hamlet or Isolated Dwelling
Local Authority County Durham
Ward Lanchester
Constituency North Durham * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region North East
Country England

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is detached houses, with the most common tenure being outright ownership. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Consett (Lanchester/Rural)), and the Durham Constabulary force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed near Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9HS.

Nearby Services

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Broadband Summary

The maximum speed reported in this postcode is 10-30Mbps, considered a somewhat basic broadband speed nowadays. More details are available on the Broadband tab.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9HS is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9HS:

Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9HR
Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9DB
Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9DA
Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9DZ
Rowley, Consett, DH8 9HJ
Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9DE

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about DH8 as a whole.

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House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 114
Semi-Detached 61
Terraced 59
Flat (Purpose-Built) 0
Flat (Converted) 4
Caravan/Park/Temporary 1
Total 239
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area consists predominantly of housing where the property is owned outright - higher than the national average of almost 33%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 129
Owned with Mortgage 68
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 2
Rented: Other Social 1
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 24
Rented: Other 14
Rent Free 0
Total 238

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 64
Two People 100
Three People 33
Four People 24
Five People 10
Six People 6
Seven People 0
8+ People 2
Total 239

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Waskerley, Consett consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 64
Family Household 164
Other Household 10
Total 238

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 134
Deprived In One Dimension 78
Deprived In Two Dimensions 20
Deprived In Three Dimensions 4
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 236

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in North Durham constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 47% male.

Gender
Male 263
Female 294
Total 557

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 28
5-9 28
10-14 29
15-19 20
20-24 17
25-29 19
30-34 20
35-39 25
40-44 33
45-49 40
50-54 46
55-59 64
60-64 54
65-69 53
70-74 28
75-79 25
80-84 10
85+ 17
Total 556

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode DH8 9HS does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 96
Married 284
Separated 9
Divorced 48
Widowed 29
Total 466

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 289
Good 180
Fair 67
Bad 15
Very Bad 6
Total 557

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 223
Apprenticeship 22
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 63
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 58
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 39
No GCSEs or Equivalent 55
Other 6
Total 466

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (Waskerley, Consett) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 97% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 543
Mixed Ethnicity 5
Indian 1
Chinese 5
Other Asian 1
Black Caribbean 2
Total 557

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 538
European Union 6
Rest of Europe 1
Africa 2
Middle East and Asia 7
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 2
Total 556

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 538
10+ Years 18
5-10 Years 0
2-5 Years 0
Less Than 2 Years 1
Total 557

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to DH8 9HS.

Passport(s) Held
None 53
United Kingdom 500
European Union 2
Rest of Europe 0
African Countries 1
Middle East or Asia 2

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 163
Christian 362
Buddhist 1
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 0
Sikh 1
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 30
Total 557

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Lanchester ward is entrepreneurial, with a larger than average concentration of residents that are self-employed - 21% of the resident population. On average, around 9.3% of census respondents were self-employed. Male residents were more than twice as likely to be self-employed than women.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 139
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 51
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 64
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 33
Unemployed 8
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 16
Retired 119
Looking After Home or Family 19
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 11
Other 8
Total 468

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 74
Professional Occupations 66
Associate Professional Occupations 34
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 22
Skilled Trades Occupations 37
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 17
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 8
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 15
Elementary Occupations 11
Total 284

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 84
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 124
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 45
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 100
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 19
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 36
Semi-Routine Occupation 24
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 21
Full-time Student 15
Total 468

Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9HS is within the Consett (Lanchester/Rural) policing neighbourhood, under the Durham Constabulary force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near DH8 9HS
Neighbourhood Team Address Consett (Lanchester/Rural)
Force Website: https://www.durham.police.uk/

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Below are the details of the closest services to Waskerley. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for DH8 9HS.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 5 closest railway stations to Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9HS. The nearest railway station is Stocksfield, approximately 11 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Stocksfield 11 miles
Riding Mill 11 miles
Prudhoe 12 miles
Wylam 13 miles
Corbridge 13 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9HS. The nearest is Castleside Primary School, approximately 2.2 miles away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 4 closest secondary schools to Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9HS. The nearest is Consett Academy, approximately 4.5 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Consett Academy 4.5 miles May 2023
    
Wolsingham School 5 miles May 2018
    
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester 6 miles March 2023
    
Tanfield School 8.9 miles September 2024

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9HS. The nearest is Moorside Surgery, approximately 2.7 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
Moorside Surgery 2.7 miles
Consett Medical Centre 4.2 miles
Queens Road Surgery 4.8 miles
Charlton House 5 miles
Wolsingham Branch Surgery 5.1 miles
Leadgate Surgery 5.2 miles
Croft View Surgery 5.9 miles
The Weardale Practice 5.9 miles
Lanchester Medical Centre 6.1 miles
Drs Lambert & NG 7.2 miles

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9HS. The nearest is mydentist, Front Street, Consett, approximately 4.1 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 2 closest hospitals to Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9HS. The nearest is Shotley Bridge Hospital, approximately 5 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Shotley Bridge Hospital 5 miles
Weardale Hospital 6.3 miles

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Waskerley, Consett, DH8 9HS. The nearest is Tesco Opticians, approximately 3.8 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in DH8 9HS

The maximum speed reported in this postcode is over 10-30Mbps, a fast connection. At this speed gaming, video calling, watching video and internet browsing can generally be done without noticeable slowdown. A small number of devices will be able to share the connection simultaneously, although some slowdown may occur during evenings.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet. This postcode does feature some residents who are using lines that support speeds of less than 2Mbps.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Maximum Download Speed Available Less than 5Mbps

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Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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