Heighington
| Station Name | Heighington |
| Station Code | HEI |
| Station Owner | Northern Trains |
| Developable Area | 27.58ha |
| Development Capacity | 552 homes (at 20dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | County Durham |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 3,331 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 4,815 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 145% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | North East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Tees Valley and Durham |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 11,626 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 25,278 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,976 |
Development Potential
England's busiest station (apart from those serving airports) had 4,170,558 passenger movements in the period 2019-2020. The station with the least was 68. Heighington station had 25,278 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 69 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 20 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Heighington is located within the North East railway region. The potential area for development around the station (excluding existing buildings, national parks, flood zones, public green space, protected habitats, areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and surface water) is approximately 27.58ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 20 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 552 homes.
The station sits within County Durham planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 145%, having delivered 4,815 homes from a target of 3,331. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all County Durham's stations is 3,868 homes. That's 116% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of County Durham's stations is 1,600 homes without building on protected land. That's 48% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
