19 clearances have landed in County Durham postcodes — DH7 and DH1 around Durham city most often, then DL1 at Darlington, DH8 in Consett and DH5 at Hetton.
Pit villages, city and coast
The old coalfield villages — Consett, Stanley, Chester-le-Street, Peterlee — are terraced and tightly built, often with back lanes rather than drives. The volume in these houses sits in the yard and the loft, and access is decided by whether the back lane is passable.
Durham city is the awkward one: a medieval street plan, a hill, student lets in quantity, and controlled parking. Clearances there cluster around the university turnover in summer.
Darlington and the Tees-side towns behave differently again and get run with Teesside.
Sorting and disposal
Loads go through permitted transfer stations, including John Wade at The Quarry, Aycliffe, DL5 6NB.
Household recycling centres are for residents' own waste and refuse trade loads. Our waste carrier registration is CBDU419679 and transfer notes come back from every load.
What we cover
Pages below run across DH, DL, TS and the SR districts inside the county.