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Cromarty, Ouston, Chester Le Street

MyStreetCheck free street report: Cromarty, Ouston, Chester Le Street · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chester-le-street-county-durham/cromarty/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH2 1JZ, DH2 1LA, DH2 1JU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£260,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£195,495
32 sales
Price range
£105k – £350k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Dec 2025
DH2 1LA

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At a glance

House prices£195k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station45 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband89% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold61% freeholdAcross 33 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

32 property sales on Cromarty, Ouston, Chester Le Street have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £260,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £177,459. Average sale prices fell from £221,000 in 2016 to £211,300 in 2025 (-4%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% semi-detached, 44% detached, 6% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Cromarty range from £105,000 to £350,000. 61% of homes sold here were freehold and 39% leasehold.

House prices on Cromarty compared

DH2 postcode area£190,563
Chester Le Street£200,170
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Cromarty has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £221,000 (2 sales)2016£221k2017: £157,175 (2 sales)2017£157k2018: £137,500 (2 sales)2018£138k2019: £186,200 (5 sales)2019£186k2020: £150,000 (2 sales)2020£150k2021: £192,000 (1 sales)2021£192k2022: £220,000 (9 sales)2022£220k2023: £194,333 (3 sales)2023£194k2024: £182,000 (1 sales)2024£182k2025: £211,300 (5 sales)2025£211k

Tenure: 61% freehold and 39% leasehold across 33 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£177,45924 Jul 2025
Detached14£220,1075 Dec 2025
Terraced2£167,50021 Oct 2022

Sold prices on Cromarty

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
16, Cromarty DH2 1LA 5 Dec 2025£260,000 DetachedLeasehold
88, Cromarty DH2 1JU 24 Jul 2025£207,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
99, Cromarty DH2 1JU 27 Jun 2025£159,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Cromarty DH2 1JY 19 May 2025£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Cromarty DH2 1LA 31 Jan 2025£260,000 DetachedFreehold
64, Cromarty DH2 1JZ 31 May 2024£182,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Cromarty DH2 1JZ 8 Jun 2023£191,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Cromarty DH2 1LA 17 Jan 2023£180,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Cromarty DH2 1JZ 12 Jan 2023£212,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
35, Cromarty DH2 1JZ 30 Nov 2022£160,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
35, Cromarty DH2 1JZ 30 Nov 2022£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Cromarty DH2 1LA 31 Oct 2022£350,000 DetachedFreehold
101, Cromarty DH2 1JU 21 Oct 2022£165,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Cromarty DH2 1JZ 7 Oct 2022£275,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
30, Cromarty DH2 1JZ 7 Oct 2022£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Cromarty DH2 1JZ 26 Aug 2022£170,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
5, Cromarty DH2 1LA 22 Apr 2022£240,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Cromarty DH2 1LA 25 Feb 2022£185,000 DetachedLeasehold
4, Cromarty DH2 1LA 30 Apr 2021£192,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Cromarty DH2 1LA 9 Nov 2020£251,000 OtherLeasehold
69, Cromarty DH2 1JY 7 Feb 2020£150,000 DetachedLeasehold
69, Cromarty DH2 1JY 7 Feb 2020£150,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Cromarty DH2 1JZ 5 Apr 2019£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Cromarty DH2 1JX 11 Mar 2019£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Cromarty DH2 1JX 11 Mar 2019£140,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
97, Cromarty DH2 1JU 1 Feb 2019£178,500 DetachedFreehold
28, Cromarty DH2 1LA 31 Jan 2019£302,500 DetachedLeasehold
35, Cromarty DH2 1JZ 7 Nov 2018£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Cromarty DH2 1JZ 3 Aug 2018£170,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Cromarty DH2 1JZ 18 Aug 2017£131,850 Semi-detachedFreehold
98, Cromarty DH2 1JU 10 Jul 2017£182,500 DetachedLeasehold
66, Cromarty DH2 1JZ 23 Mar 2016£182,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
28, Cromarty DH2 1LA 26 Feb 2016£260,000 DetachedLeasehold

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
16, Cromarty £185,000 (Feb 2022) → £260,000 (Dec 2025) +41%
over 4 yrs
64, Cromarty £170,000 (Aug 2022) → £182,000 (May 2024) +7%
over 2 yrs
35, Cromarty £105,000 (Nov 2018) → £160,000 (Nov 2022) +52%
over 4 yrs
28, Cromarty £260,000 (Feb 2016) → £302,500 (Jan 2019) +16%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Cromarty

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ouston Primary School 259 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston 217 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Pelton Community Primary School 290 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.9 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley 105 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 Report 1.0 mi
Barley Mow Primary School 155 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Portobello Primary School 182 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.2 mi
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy 1,334 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.2 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley 68 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–7 Report 1.3 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 2.3 mi · 45 min walk
  • Dunston station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 36 min walk
  • Heworth station 4.9 mi · 1 hr 37 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Cooks Corner (S-bound, Ouston Lane) 1 min walk
  • Ouston Cooks Corner (N-bound, Ouston Lane) 1 min walk
  • Atholl (S-bound, Ouston Lane) 4 min walk
  • Red Lion (N-bound, Ouston Lane) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Pelton & Fellrose Medical Group
    Unit 1, The Lavender Centre, Pelton Lane, Chester Le Street · 0.9 mi
  • Birtley Medical Group
    Durham Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street · 1.0 mi
  • Villages Medical Group
    21 Gardiner Crescent, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street · 2.0 mi
  • Rickleton Medical Centre
    Office Row, Rickleton, Washington · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Pelton · 1.0 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Birtley · 1.0 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Drum Industrial Estate Chester-le-Street · 2.0 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Chester · 2.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Centrechem · 0.9 mi
  • Well · 1.0 mi
  • Birtley Pharmacy, Harras Bank · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Wheldon Terrace Dental Practice P'ship · 1.0 mi
  • Deneholme Dental Practice · 1.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.2 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 4 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.1%62.5%
Private rented12.1%20.3%
Social rented17.8%17.1%
Households685

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6453.5%64.1%
Aged 65+33.4%18.6%
Residents1,405

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)89%80%
Gigabit-capable89%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 Cromarty

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White98.4%96.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%1.5%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.3%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian62.5%54.6%
No religion32.2%38.6%
Not answered4.1%5.1%
Other religion0.6%0.4%
Muslim0.4%0.6%
Sikh0.3%0.2%
Buddhist0%0.2%
Hindu0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK97.4%95.6%
Born outside the UK2.6%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above23.6%26.7%
No qualifications23.1%20.9%
Level 3 qualifications17.9%19.9%
Level 2 qualifications14%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%9.5%
Apprenticeship8.4%6.2%
Other qualifications4.1%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health40.3%43%
Good health32.4%33.9%
Fair health19.4%15.6%
Bad health6.6%5.8%
Very bad health1.3%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household44.3%42.3%
No cars or vans in household25.7%24.1%
2 cars or vans in household22.7%25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%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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