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Albert Street, Chester Le Street

MyStreetCheck free street report: Albert Street, Chester Le Street · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chester-le-street-county-durham/albert-street-county-durham/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH3 3DR.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£71,272
9 sales
Price range
£50k – £93k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Mar 2024
DH3 3DR

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At a glance

House prices£71k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station2 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold82% freeholdAcross 17 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

9 property sales on Albert Street, Chester Le Street have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 8 Mar 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £72,994. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 89% terraced, 11% flat. Recorded sale prices on Albert Street range from £50,000 to £93,000. 82% of homes sold here were freehold and 18% leasehold.

House prices on Albert Street compared

DH3 postcode area£202,058
Chester Le Street£200,170
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Albert Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £70,500 (1 sales)2016£71k2017: £81,500 (1 sales)2017£82k2018: £71,500 (2 sales)2018£72k2019: £87,000 (1 sales)2019£87k2020: £57,500 (1 sales)2020£58k2022: £56,000 (1 sales)2022£56k2023: £73,000 (1 sales)2023£73k2024: £72,950 (1 sales)2024£73k

Tenure: 82% freehold and 18% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced8£72,9948 Mar 2024
Flat1£57,50027 Nov 2020

Sold prices on Albert Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
27, Albert Street DH3 3DR 31 Jul 2025£67,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Albert Street DH3 3DR 8 Mar 2024£72,950 TerracedFreehold
25, Albert Street DH3 3DR 20 Feb 2024£51,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Albert Street DH3 3DR 17 Oct 2023£65,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Albert Street DH3 3DR 11 Oct 2023£73,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Albert Street DH3 3DR 17 Aug 2023£90,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Albert Street DH3 3DR 8 Apr 2022£56,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Albert Street DH3 3DR 17 Sep 2021£47,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Albert Street DH3 3DR 27 Nov 2020£56,900 FlatLeasehold
36, Albert Street DH3 3DR 27 Nov 2020£57,500 FlatLeasehold
2, Albert Street DH3 3DR 18 Nov 2019£87,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Albert Street DH3 3DR 12 Oct 2018£50,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Albert Street DH3 3DR 23 Aug 2018£93,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Albert Street DH3 3DR 12 Mar 2018£50,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Albert Street DH3 3DR 17 Mar 2017£81,500 TerracedFreehold
15, Albert Street DH3 3DR 18 May 2016£70,500 TerracedFreehold
20, Albert Street DH3 3DR 6 Jan 2016£45,500 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
34, Albert Street £56,900 (Nov 2020) → £65,000 (Oct 2023) +14%
over 3 yrs
2, Albert Street £81,500 (Mar 2017) → £87,000 (Nov 2019) +7%
over 3 yrs
15, Albert Street £70,500 (May 2016) → £50,000 (Mar 2018) -29%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Albert Street

Crime

244 crimes were reported within about a mile of Albert Street in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences80
Anti-social behaviour46
Shoplifting42
Criminal damage & arson22
Public order16
Other theft13

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Albert Street is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Wear Flood alert area
  • Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Albert Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cestria Primary School 426 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Park View School 1,631 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Bullion Lane Primary School 292 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Red Rose Primary School 294 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Newker Primary School 340 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Hermitage Academy 881 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.7 mi
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School 260 pupils Primary Church of England 0–11 Good Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Chester-le-Street station 0.1 mi · 2 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • West Lane (NE-bound, Waldridge Lane) 2 min walk
  • West Lane (SW-bound, West Lane) 2 min walk
  • Black Horse (S-bound, Front Street) 2 min walk
  • Black Horse (N-bound, Front Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Middle Chare Medical Group
    Middle Chare Surgery, Middle Chare, Chester Le Street · 0.2 mi
  • Bridge End Surgery
    Bridge End, Chester Le Street · 0.4 mi
  • Cestria Health Centre
    Whitehill Way, Chester Le Street · 0.9 mi
  • Villages Medical Group
    21 Gardiner Crescent, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Express Asda Cestrian Express Petrol · 0.1 mi
  • Heron Heron Waldridge Chester-le-Street · 0.1 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Chester-Le-Street · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Chester le Street Local · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Cestria Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Ashfield Dental Care · 0.2 mi
  • Chester Le Street Community · 0.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned46.0%62.5%
Private rented32.0%20.3%
Social rented22.0%17.1%
Households672

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6470.4%64.1%
Aged 65+17.7%18.6%
Residents1,212

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks84%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across County Durham with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Albert Street

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White96.5%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.4%

Religion

HereDurham
No religion48.3%38.6%
Christian44.6%54.6%
Not answered4.5%5.1%
Hindu0.7%0.2%
Other religion0.7%0.4%
Muslim0.6%0.6%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Sikh0.2%0.2%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK93.6%95.6%
Born outside the UK6.4%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above27.3%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications20.8%19.9%
No qualifications19.2%20.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.2%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%9.5%
Apprenticeship5.3%6.2%
Other qualifications1.3%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Good health38%33.9%
Very good health36.4%43%
Fair health17.5%15.6%
Bad health6.4%5.8%
Very bad health1.7%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household42.2%42.3%
No cars or vans in household40.4%24.1%
2 cars or vans in household13.6%25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Durham.

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