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Highfield Crescent, Chester Le Street

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£239,625
8 sales
Price range
£150k – £450k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Dec 2022
DH3 3UJ

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At a glance

House prices£240k averageSince 2017 (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 station15 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 8 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

8 property sales on Highfield Crescent, Chester Le Street have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 2 Dec 2022. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £209,571. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 88% semi-detached, 13% detached. Recorded sale prices on Highfield Crescent range from £150,000 to £450,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Highfield Crescent compared

DH3 postcode area£202,058
Chester Le Street£200,170
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Highfield Crescent has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £150,000 (1 sales)2017£150k2019: £238,000 (1 sales)2019£238k2020: £190,000 (1 sales)2020£190k2021: £169,500 (2 sales)2021£170k2022: £333,333 (3 sales)2022£333k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 8 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached7£209,5712 Dec 2022
Detached1£450,00012 Aug 2022

Sold prices on Highfield Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, Highfield Crescent DH3 3UJ 2 Dec 2022£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Highfield Crescent DH3 3UJ 10 Oct 2022£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Highfield Crescent DH3 3UJ 12 Aug 2022£450,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Highfield Crescent DH3 3UJ 12 Aug 2021£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Highfield Crescent DH3 3UJ 22 Jan 2021£164,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Highfield Crescent DH3 3UJ 31 Jan 2020£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Highfield Crescent DH3 3UJ 8 Feb 2019£238,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Highfield Crescent DH3 3UJ 15 Feb 2017£150,000 Semi-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
10, Highfield Crescent £150,000 (Feb 2017) → £164,000 (Jan 2021) +9%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Highfield Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School 260 pupils Primary Church of England 0–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Cestria Primary School 426 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Park View School 1,631 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
Bullion Lane Primary School 292 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Newker Primary School 340 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
Red Rose Primary School 294 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.1 mi
Hermitage Academy 881 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.2 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 0.7 mi · 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Highfield Hospital (N-bound, Newcastle Road) 1 min walk
  • Highfield Hospital (S-bound, Newcastle Road) 2 min walk
  • Park Road North - Broadway (NW-bound, Park Road North) 2 min walk
  • Northlands roundabout (S-bound, Newcastle Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bridge End Surgery
    Bridge End, Chester Le Street · 0.4 mi
  • Middle Chare Medical Group
    Middle Chare Surgery, Middle Chare, Chester Le Street · 0.6 mi
  • Pelton & Fellrose Medical Group
    Unit 1, The Lavender Centre, Pelton Lane, Chester Le Street · 1.3 mi
  • Cestria Health Centre
    Whitehill Way, Chester Le Street · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Park Road BP · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Drum Industrial Estate Chester-le-Street · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Chester · 0.5 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Chester-Le-Street · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Ridgway Dental Limited · 0.5 mi
  • Cestria Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
  • Ashfield Dental Care · 0.9 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned93.9%62.5%
Private rented4.3%20.3%
Social rented1.8%17.1%
Households668

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6453.1%64.1%
Aged 65+34.4%18.6%
Residents1,500

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 Highfield Crescent

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White96.7%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%0.3%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian64.9%54.6%
No religion29%38.6%
Not answered4.1%5.1%
Hindu1.1%0.2%
Muslim0.4%0.6%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK97.7%95.6%
Born outside the UK2.3%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above39.8%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications17%19.9%
No qualifications15%20.9%
Level 2 qualifications11.8%14.2%
Apprenticeship7%6.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%9.5%
Other qualifications2.5%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health47.6%43%
Good health33.7%33.9%
Fair health14.5%15.6%
Bad health3.3%5.8%
Very bad health0.9%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household40.8%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household37.2%25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.9%8%
No cars or vans in household9%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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