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Gray Avenue, Chester Le Street

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£92,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£87,679
14 sales
Price range
£67k – £118k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Aug 2026
DH2 2EL

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At a glance

House prices£88k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station7 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 18 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 Gray Avenue, 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 £92,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £87,708. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 86% terraced, 14% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Gray Avenue range from £67,000 to £117,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Gray Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Gray Avenue 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: £75,000 (1 sales)2016£75k2017: £68,500 (1 sales)2017£69k2018: £68,500 (2 sales)2018£69k2020: £90,000 (1 sales)2020£90k2021: £77,000 (1 sales)2021£77k2022: £95,500 (1 sales)2022£96k2023: £93,750 (4 sales)2023£94k2025: £108,750 (2 sales)2025£109k2026: £92,000 (1 sales)2026£92k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced12£87,70817 Aug 2026
Semi-detached2£87,50013 Jan 2023

Sold prices on Gray Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
22, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 17 Aug 2026£92,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 24 Oct 2025£117,500 TerracedFreehold
20, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 27 Mar 2025£100,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 6 Mar 2024£69,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 31 Mar 2023£85,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 10 Feb 2023£90,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 31 Jan 2023£95,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 13 Jan 2023£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 23 Feb 2022£95,500 TerracedFreehold
6, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 15 Oct 2021£75,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 26 Jan 2021£77,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 7 Feb 2020£49,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 5 Feb 2020£90,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 31 Jan 2019£61,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 9 Oct 2018£70,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 9 Feb 2018£67,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 19 Oct 2017£68,500 TerracedFreehold
19, Gray Avenue DH2 2EL 23 Sep 2016£75,000 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
22, Gray Avenue £85,000 (Mar 2023) → £92,000 (Aug 2026) +8%
over 3 yrs
24, Gray Avenue £95,000 (Jan 2023) → £117,500 (Oct 2025) +24%
over 3 yrs
5, Gray Avenue £67,000 (Feb 2018) → £90,000 (Feb 2023) +34%
over 5 yrs
37, Gray Avenue £70,000 (Oct 2018) → £105,000 (Jan 2023) +50%
over 4 yrs
6, Gray Avenue £75,000 (Oct 2021) → £95,500 (Feb 2022) +27%
over under a year
26, Gray Avenue £68,500 (Oct 2017) → £77,000 (Jan 2021) +12%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Gray Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Newker Primary School 340 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Bullion Lane Primary School 292 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Hermitage Academy 881 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.3 mi
Red Rose Primary School 294 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Cestria Primary School 426 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Park View School 1,631 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School 260 pupils Primary Church of England 0–11 Good Report 0.8 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 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Durham station 5.0 mi · 1 hr 39 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Second Ave - Yetholm Ave (N-bound, Second Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Second Ave - Yetholm Ave (S-bound, Second Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Waldridge Rd - Second Ave (SW-bound, Waldridge Road) 2 min walk
  • Newker House (SW-bound, Waldridge Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Cestria Health Centre
    Whitehill Way, Chester Le Street · 0.5 mi
  • Middle Chare Medical Group
    Middle Chare Surgery, Middle Chare, Chester Le Street · 0.6 mi
  • Bridge End Surgery
    Bridge End, Chester Le Street · 0.7 mi
  • Villages Medical Group
    21 Gardiner Crescent, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Maddison Mendip · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Chester le Street Local · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Cestrian Express Petrol · 0.5 mi
  • Heron Heron Waldridge Chester-le-Street · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Chester Le Street Community · 0.4 mi
  • Ashfield Dental Care · 0.5 mi
  • Lam Dental Care · 0.5 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned42.5%62.5%
Private rented12.1%20.3%
Social rented45.5%17.1%
Households904

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.5%64.1%
Aged 65+29.2%18.6%
Residents1,878

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 Gray Avenue

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White97.2%96.8%
Other ethnic group1.1%0.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.3%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian53.9%54.6%
No religion37.9%38.6%
Not answered6%5.1%
Muslim1.3%0.6%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.2%
Sikh0.2%0.2%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK96.6%95.6%
Born outside the UK3.4%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
No qualifications26.8%20.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above19.7%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications16.4%19.9%
Level 2 qualifications16.2%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%9.5%
Apprenticeship7.6%6.2%
Other qualifications4%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health33.9%43%
Good health30.7%33.9%
Fair health21.7%15.6%
Bad health9.4%5.8%
Very bad health4.3%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household41.8%42.3%
No cars or vans in household39.9%24.1%
2 cars or vans in household15.8%25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.4%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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