Suburb · County Durham
The Sands
City of Durham parish population 23,253 · Postcode DH1 · North East, England
The Sands is part of the parish of City of Durham. There are no separate figures for The Sands, so property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses below are for all of City of Durham parish. Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from The Sands itself. What each figure covers
Where the figures come from
- City of Durham parishProperty, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
- The SandsRoughly where The Sands is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of The Sands itself.
- Centre of The SandsFlood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
At a glance
Property£325,000Median · 190 sales in 12 months▲+16% notably above national averageCity of Durham parishView sales →
Crime153 / 1,0004,029 incidents in 12 months▼+62% well above national averageCity of Durham parishView breakdown →
Broadband160.8 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▼-4% below national averageCity of Durham parishView coverage →
Schools10 schools4 primary, 3 other, 2 secondary, 1 16 plus · latest Ofsted resultsCity of Durham parish and nearbyView schools →
Businesses921Top: Real estate, Hospitality, Professional services▼-53% well below national averageCity of Durham parishView directory →
Planning580Within 5 km, 12 months · 37 in last 30 days · 127 pending · 409 approved · Durham councilWithin 5 km of The SandsView applications →
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