Elm Street, Chester Le Street

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)

£90,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£80,375

16 sales

Price range

£60k – £98k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

23 Jul 2026

DH3 3EA

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At a glance

House prices£80k 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) Nearest station1 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 19 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

16 property sales on Elm Street, 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 £90,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £80,375. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Elm Street range from £60,000 to £97,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Elm Street compared

DH3 postcode area£202,058

Chester Le Street£200,170

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Elm 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

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	16	£80,375	23 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Elm Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
13, Elm Street DH3 3EA	23 Jul 2026	£90,000	Terraced	Freehold
17, Elm Street DH3 3EA	21 Aug 2025	£82,500	Terraced	Freehold
10, Elm Street DH3 3EA	26 Mar 2025	£91,000	Terraced	Freehold
6, Elm Street DH3 3EA	21 Mar 2025	£85,000	Terraced	Freehold
1, Elm Street DH3 3EA	5 Nov 2024	£67,000	Terraced	Freehold
14, Elm Street DH3 3EA	19 Jul 2024	£85,000	Terraced	Freehold
15, Elm Street DH3 3EA	24 Apr 2024	£90,000	Terraced	Freehold
27, Elm Street DH3 3EA	5 Jan 2024	£82,000	Terraced	Freehold
14, Elm Street DH3 3EA	28 May 2021	£69,000	Terraced	Freehold
6, Elm Street DH3 3EA	15 Feb 2021	£60,000	Terraced	Freehold
18, Elm Street DH3 3EA	23 Oct 2020	£80,000	Terraced	Freehold
15, Elm Street DH3 3EA	7 Aug 2020	£83,000	Terraced	Freehold
3, Elm Street DH3 3EA	21 Jul 2020	£65,000	Terraced	Freehold
10, Elm Street DH3 3EA	19 Feb 2020	£73,000	Terraced	Freehold
18, Elm Street DH3 3EA	23 Nov 2018	£74,000	Terraced	Freehold
26, Elm Street DH3 3EA	14 Aug 2018	£78,500	Terraced	Freehold
29, Elm Street DH3 3EA	23 Oct 2017	£97,500	Terraced	Freehold
26, Elm Street DH3 3EA	4 Sep 2017	£50,000	Terraced	Freehold
21, Elm Street DH3 3EA	22 Jul 2016	£77,000	Terraced	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
10, Elm Street	£73,000 (Feb 2020) → £91,000 (Mar 2025)	+25% over 5 yrs
6, Elm Street	£60,000 (Feb 2021) → £85,000 (Mar 2025)	+42% over 4 yrs
14, Elm Street	£69,000 (May 2021) → £85,000 (Jul 2024)	+23% over 3 yrs
15, Elm Street	£83,000 (Aug 2020) → £90,000 (Apr 2024)	+8% over 4 yrs
18, Elm Street	£74,000 (Nov 2018) → £80,000 (Oct 2020)	+8% over 2 yrs
26, Elm Street	£50,000 (Sep 2017) → £78,500 (Aug 2018)	+57% over under a year

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Schools near Elm Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
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
Bullion Lane Primary School 292 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good 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
Newker Primary School 340 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Red Rose Primary School 294 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School 260 pupils	Primary Church of England	0–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Hermitage Academy 881 pupils	Secondary	11–18	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 · 1 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Railway Station car park (N-bound, Station Road) 1 min walk
Lambton Arms PH (S-bound, Front Street) 3 min walk
West Lane (NE-bound, Waldridge Lane) 3 min walk
West Lane (SW-bound, West Lane) 3 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 · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

Heron Heron Waldridge Chester-le-Street · 0.1 mi
Iceland Iceland Chester-Le-Street · 0.2 mi
Morrisons Morrisons Waldridge Chester-le-Street · 0.2 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Chester le Street Local · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

Cestria Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
Ashfield Dental Care · 0.2 mi
Chester Le Street Community · 0.3 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.

Income	3 of 10
Employment	2 of 10
Education and skills	3 of 10
Health and disability	2 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	10 of 10
Living environment	2 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	46.0%	62.5%
Private rented	32.0%	20.3%
Social rented	22.0%	17.1%
Households	672

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	12.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	70.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	17.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,212

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	84%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	87%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Elm Street

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Who lives around Elm Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Durham
White	96.5%	96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	2.1%	1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.7%	0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.3%	0.3%
Other ethnic group	0.3%	0.4%

Religion

	Here	Durham
No religion	48.3%	38.6%
Christian	44.6%	54.6%
Not answered	4.5%	5.1%
Hindu	0.7%	0.2%
Other religion	0.7%	0.4%
Muslim	0.6%	0.6%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.2%
Sikh	0.2%	0.2%

Country of birth

	Here	Durham
Born in the UK	93.6%	95.6%
Born outside the UK	6.4%	4.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Durham
Level 4 qualifications and above	27.3%	26.7%
Level 3 qualifications	20.8%	19.9%
No qualifications	19.2%	20.9%
Level 2 qualifications	14.2%	14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	12%	9.5%
Apprenticeship	5.3%	6.2%
Other qualifications	1.3%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Durham
Good health	38%	33.9%
Very good health	36.4%	43%
Fair health	17.5%	15.6%
Bad health	6.4%	5.8%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Durham
1 car or van in household	42.2%	42.3%
No cars or vans in household	40.4%	24.1%
2 cars or vans in household	13.6%	25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	3.7%	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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