TS28 postcode area guide — County Durham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TS28 postcode district in County Durham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TS28
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
82.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
74.7%
Gigabit-capable
74.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
3.8%
Broadband availability in the TS28 postcode district (County Durham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 163 postcodes Ofcom measures in TS28, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 74.7%.
Around 3.8% of premises in TS28 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in TS28
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TS28 5AA | 100% | 85.7% |
| TS28 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| TS28 5AD | 100% | 85.7% |
| TS28 5AG | 100% | 97.1% |
| TS28 5AH | 94.1% | 0% |
| TS28 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| TS28 5AN | 100% | 0% |
| TS28 5AP | 100% | 100% |
| TS28 5AQ | 100% | 100% |
| TS28 5AR | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around County Durham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider County Durham district (269,279 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
86.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
39.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
88.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in TS28
Police recorded 68 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TS28 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 | 27.9% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 18 | 26.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 11 | 16.2% |
| Shoplifting | 9 | 13.2% |
| Drugs | 6 | 8.8% |
| Public order | 3 | 4.4% |
| Other theft | 1 | 1.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 1.5% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in TS28
Based on 81 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TS28 is £115,000, down 31.5% on the previous year (£167,806).
Detached
£244,999
16 sales
Semi-detached
£103,000
29 sales
Terraced
£95,000
33 sales
Latest recorded sales in TS28
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £95,000 | Semi-detached | Market Crescent | TS28 5AJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £157,000 | Terraced | Chillerton Way | TS28 5DY |
| 1 May 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Front Street | TS28 5DP |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £60,162 | Semi-detached | Coronation Road | TS28 5JL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £113,500 | Semi-detached | Dawson Road | TS28 5BS |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £15,000 | Detached | Parsonage Close | TS28 5FQ |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £72,500 | Terraced | Heaton Terrace | TS28 5EX |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached | Greenhills Estate | TS28 5LD |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £39,000 | Other | Milbank Terrace | TS28 5EF |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £41,500 | Semi-detached | Gray Square | TS28 5BX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? County Durham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider County Durham district (522,068 residents, 234,764 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.9% |
| 15–29 | 22.7% |
| 30–44 | 17.5% |
| 45–64 | 21.6% |
| 65+ | 21.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.5% |
| Private rented | 17.2% |
| Social rented | 10.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around TS28
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellfield School | Secondary | 11–16 | 862 | TS28 5AX |
| Wingate Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 347 | TS28 5AQ |
| Wingate Community Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 90 | TS28 5BD |
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate | Primary | 4–11 | 67 | TS28 5AN |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in TS28
34 rated food businesses operate in TS28. 16 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: All Inn Lounge, Elba Care Ltd, Lisa Buffet, St Mary's RCVA Primary School 3505, The Co-Operative Food.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TS28
From a sample of 205 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 TS28 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 57% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
7%
Band C
50%
Band D
34%
Band E
5%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for County Durham
Landlines around TS28 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.