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Embleton Drive, Chester Le Street

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH2 3JS.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£247,107
14 sales
Price range
£200k – £355k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Nov 2024
DH2 3JS

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At a glance

House prices£247k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station21 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold71% freeholdAcross 14 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

14 property sales on Embleton Drive, Chester Le Street have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 29 Nov 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £254,045. 2 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 79% detached, 21% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Embleton Drive range from £200,000 to £355,000. 71% of homes sold here were freehold and 29% leasehold.

House prices on Embleton Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Embleton 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: £213,500 (1 sales)2016£214k2018: £219,333 (3 sales)2018£219k2019: £250,000 (1 sales)2019£250k2020: £233,000 (1 sales)2020£233k2022: £242,500 (4 sales)2022£243k2024: £283,750 (4 sales)2024£284k

Tenure: 71% freehold and 29% leasehold across 14 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached11£254,04529 Nov 2024
Semi-detached3£221,66715 Nov 2024

Sold prices on Embleton Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
27, Embleton Drive DH2 3JS 29 Nov 2024£270,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Embleton Drive DH2 3JS 15 Nov 2024£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Embleton Drive DH2 3JS 9 Aug 2024£355,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Embleton Drive DH2 3JS 3 May 2024£255,000 DetachedLeasehold
36, Embleton Drive DH2 3JS 28 Oct 2022£260,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Embleton Drive DH2 3JS 25 Aug 2022£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Embleton Drive DH2 3JS 19 Aug 2022£280,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Embleton Drive DH2 3JS 12 Aug 2022£220,000 DetachedLeasehold
1, Embleton Drive DH2 3JS 14 Aug 2020£233,000 DetachedLeasehold
35, Embleton Drive DH2 3JS 26 Feb 2019£250,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Embleton Drive DH2 3JS 20 Apr 2018£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Embleton Drive DH2 3JS 1 Mar 2018£230,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Embleton Drive DH2 3JS 11 Jan 2018£228,000 DetachedLeasehold
36, Embleton Drive DH2 3JS 6 Jul 2016£213,500 DetachedFreehold

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
30, Embleton Drive £210,000 (Aug 2022) → £255,000 (Nov 2024) +21%
over 2 yrs
36, Embleton Drive £213,500 (Jul 2016) → £260,000 (Oct 2022) +22%
over 6 yrs

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Schools near Embleton Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hermitage Academy 881 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.5 mi
Newker Primary School 340 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Bullion Lane Primary School 292 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Red Rose Primary School 294 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.1 mi
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 1.2 mi
Cestria Primary School 426 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.2 mi
Park View School 1,631 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 1.3 mi
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School 260 pupils Primary Church of England 0–11 Good 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 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • Durham station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Warkworth Drive (N-bound, Warkworth Drive) 1 min walk
  • Warkworth Drive (S-bound, Warkworth Drive) 2 min walk
  • Embleton Road End (SE-bound, New Link Road) 2 min walk
  • Embleton Road End (NW-bound, New Link Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Cestria Health Centre
    Whitehill Way, Chester Le Street · 0.5 mi
  • Villages Medical Group
    21 Gardiner Crescent, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street · 1.1 mi
  • Middle Chare Medical Group
    Middle Chare Surgery, Middle Chare, Chester Le Street · 1.2 mi
  • Bridge End Surgery
    Bridge End, Chester Le Street · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Maddison Mendip · 0.8 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Chester le Street Local · 0.9 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Cestrian Express Petrol · 1.1 mi
  • Heron Heron Waldridge Chester-le-Street · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Pelton Fell Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Chester Le Street Community · 1.0 mi
  • Ashfield Dental Care · 1.1 mi
  • Lam Dental Care · 1.1 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned96.1%62.5%
Private rented3.6%20.3%
Social rented0.3%17.1%
Households667

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.0%64.1%
Aged 65+22.2%18.6%
Residents1,635

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 Embleton Drive

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White97%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.4%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian63.4%54.6%
No religion31.4%38.6%
Not answered3.7%5.1%
Sikh0.4%0.2%
Muslim0.3%0.6%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Hindu0.2%0.2%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK97.1%95.6%
Born outside the UK2.9%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above42.3%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications18.1%19.9%
Level 2 qualifications15.8%14.2%
No qualifications8.3%20.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%9.5%
Apprenticeship5.1%6.2%
Other qualifications2.1%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health52%43%
Good health34.7%33.9%
Fair health10.3%15.6%
Bad health2.3%5.8%
Very bad health0.7%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
2 cars or vans in household46%25.5%
1 car or van in household32.7%42.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household16%8%
No cars or vans in household5.2%24.1%

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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