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Dovecote Drive, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street

MyStreetCheck free street report: Dovecote Drive, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chester-le-street-county-durham/dovecote-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH2 2AH.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£156,494
17 sales
Price range
£105k – £216k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Sep 2025
DH2 2AH

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At a glance

House prices£156k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station22 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold65% leaseholdAcross 23 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

17 property sales on Dovecote Drive, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 12 Sep 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £154,031. Average sale prices rose from £130,750 in 2016 to £175,000 in 2025 (+34%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 76% semi-detached, 12% detached, 12% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Dovecote Drive range from £104,500 to £216,000. 35% of homes sold here were freehold and 65% leasehold.

House prices on Dovecote Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dovecote Drive 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: £130,750 (2 sales)2016£131k2017: £159,000 (1 sales)2017£159k2018: £107,500 (2 sales)2018£108k2019: £143,000 (1 sales)2019£143k2020: £144,000 (1 sales)2020£144k2021: £171,000 (2 sales)2021£171k2022: £175,238 (4 sales)2022£175k2024: £169,950 (1 sales)2024£170k2025: £175,000 (3 sales)2025£175k

Tenure: 35% freehold and 65% leasehold across 23 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£154,03112 Sep 2025
Detached2£158,0003 Nov 2017
Terraced2£171,00017 Dec 2021

Sold prices on Dovecote Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
57, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 18 Dec 2025£200,000 TerracedLeasehold
57, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 18 Dec 2025£200,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 12 Sep 2025£180,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
5, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 30 Jul 2025£180,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
55, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 30 May 2025£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 16 Dec 2024£188,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
47, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 17 Sep 2024£169,950 Semi-detachedLeasehold
47, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 28 Jun 2024£165,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
45, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 16 Sep 2022£160,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
25, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 1 Jul 2022£216,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 22 Mar 2022£175,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
65, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 28 Jan 2022£149,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 17 Dec 2021£152,000 TerracedLeasehold
61, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 14 Dec 2021£190,000 TerracedLeasehold
47, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 30 Oct 2020£144,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
49, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 31 May 2019£2,599 OtherFreehold
43, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 23 Jan 2019£143,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
3, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 19 Oct 2018£3,290 OtherFreehold
20, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 30 Aug 2018£107,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 30 Aug 2018£107,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
35, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 3 Nov 2017£159,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 9 Dec 2016£157,000 DetachedLeasehold
45, Dovecote Drive DH2 2AH 23 Sep 2016£104,500 Semi-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
39, Dovecote Drive £188,000 (Dec 2024) → £180,000 (Sep 2025) -4%
over under a year
5, Dovecote Drive £175,000 (Mar 2022) → £180,000 (Jul 2025) +3%
over 3 yrs
47, Dovecote Drive £144,000 (Oct 2020) → £165,000 (Jun 2024) → £169,950 (Sep 2024) +18%
over 4 yrs
45, Dovecote Drive £104,500 (Sep 2016) → £160,000 (Sep 2022) +53%
over 6 yrs

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Schools near Dovecote Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
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 0.9 mi
Bullion Lane Primary School 292 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Roseberry Primary and Nursery School 266 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Newker Primary School 340 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Pelton Community Primary School 290 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.0 mi
Cestria Primary School 426 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.3 mi
Park View School 1,631 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 1.4 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 1.1 mi · 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Glenside View Estate (E-bound, B6313 Pelton Fell Road) 1 min walk
  • Glenside View Estate (W-bound, B6313 Pelton Fell Road) 1 min walk
  • Gardiner Crescent (E-bound, B6313 Pelton Fell Road) 3 min walk
  • Gardiner Crescent (W-bound, B6313 Pelton Fell Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Villages Medical Group
    21 Gardiner Crescent, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street · 0.2 mi
  • Cestria Health Centre
    Whitehill Way, Chester Le Street · 0.5 mi
  • Pelton & Fellrose Medical Group
    Unit 1, The Lavender Centre, Pelton Lane, Chester Le Street · 1.1 mi
  • Bridge End Surgery
    Bridge End, Chester Le Street · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Chester le Street Local · 1.0 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Pelton · 1.0 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Chester · 1.1 mi
  • Spar Spar - Maddison Mendip · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pelton Fell Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Centrechem · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Roseberry School House · 1.0 mi
  • Wheldon Terrace Dental Practice P'ship · 1.0 mi
  • Ridgway Dental Limited · 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 3 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
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.2%62.5%
Private rented12.1%20.3%
Social rented29.4%17.1%
Households898

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.0%64.1%
Aged 65+14.8%18.6%
Residents1,928

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 Dovecote Drive

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White97.6%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.4%

Religion

HereDurham
No religion50.6%38.6%
Christian44.2%54.6%
Not answered4%5.1%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Muslim0.2%0.6%
Sikh0.2%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK97.2%95.6%
Born outside the UK2.8%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above25.1%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications21%19.9%
No qualifications20.8%20.9%
Level 2 qualifications13.8%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%9.5%
Apprenticeship5.8%6.2%
Other qualifications2%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health46.9%43%
Good health31.5%33.9%
Fair health14%15.6%
Bad health5.7%5.8%
Very bad health1.9%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household43.3%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household28%25.5%
No cars or vans in household20%24.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%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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