At its peak ‘Steel Town’ once employed over 6,000 workers making the steel that constructed Blackpool Tower and the UK’s fleet of submarines. Today this North Pennines town is currently undergoing regeneration. A vast number of new homes are being built at attractive prices. This coupled with good schools, such as Queen Elizabeth High School in Hexham, St. Beade’s Catholic School and Sixth Form in Lanchester and Consett Academy on Ashdale Road, makes for a popular location for families.