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Highfield Rise, Chester Le Street

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH3 3UY, DH3 3UX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£169,113
8 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£175,399
82 sales
Price range
£35k – £400k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
4 Sep 2026
DH3 3UY

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At a glance

House prices£169k average16% below the Chester Le Street average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station15 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband95% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold67% freeholdAcross 89 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

82 property sales on Highfield Rise, Chester Le Street have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 8 homes sold here for an average of £169,113. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £260,881. Average sale prices rose from £163,279 in 2016 to £179,279 in 2026 (+10%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 16% below the Chester Le Street average of £200,170 over the same period. 15 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 13 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 32% detached, 30% flat, 23% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Highfield Rise range from £35,000 to £400,000. 67% of homes sold here were freehold and 33% leasehold. Of 109 streets in Chester Le Street with at least two sales in the last year, Highfield Rise ranks 63rd for average price.

House prices on Highfield Rise compared

Highfield Rise£169,113
DH3 postcode area£202,058
Chester Le Street£200,170
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DH3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £163,279 (7 sales)2016£163k2017: £184,444 (9 sales)2017£184k2018: £185,929 (7 sales)2018£186k2019: £178,227 (11 sales)2019£178k2020: £202,750 (4 sales)2020£203k2021: £205,207 (7 sales)2021£205k2022: £178,357 (7 sales)2022£178k2023: £127,800 (5 sales)2023£128k2024: £147,115 (13 sales)2024£147k2025: £203,080 (5 sales)2025£203k2026: £179,279 (7 sales)2026£179k

Tenure: 67% freehold and 33% leasehold across 89 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached26£260,8814 Sep 2026
Flat25£85,11422 May 2026
Semi-detached19£176,57927 Mar 2026
Terraced12£176,41715 Nov 2024

Sold prices on Highfield Rise

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
95, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 4 Sep 2026£315,000 DetachedFreehold
116, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 22 May 2026£89,950 FlatLeasehold
169, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 15 May 2026£311,000 DetachedFreehold
109, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 1 Apr 2026£35,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Highfield Rise DH3 3UX 27 Mar 2026£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
114, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 13 Mar 2026£99,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Highfield Rise DH3 3UX 6 Feb 2026£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
127, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 18 Dec 2025£97,950 FlatLeasehold
153, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 16 Dec 2025£59,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Highfield Rise DH3 3UX 7 Oct 2025£400,000 DetachedFreehold
115, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 24 Feb 2025£79,950 FlatLeasehold
144, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 11 Feb 2025£77,500 FlatLeasehold
84, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 31 Jan 2025£360,000 DetachedFreehold
172, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 15 Nov 2024£262,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Highfield Rise DH3 3UX 13 Sep 2024£160,000 TerracedFreehold
105, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 23 Aug 2024£92,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Highfield Rise DH3 3UX 16 Aug 2024£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
104, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 14 Aug 2024£68,000 FlatLeasehold
153, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 24 Jul 2024£59,000 FlatLeasehold
122, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 5 Jul 2024£93,000 FlatLeasehold
111, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 31 May 2024£86,500 FlatLeasehold
151, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 31 May 2024£77,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Highfield Rise DH3 3UX 10 May 2024£292,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Highfield Rise DH3 3UX 2 Feb 2024£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
119, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 31 Jan 2024£88,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Highfield Rise DH3 3UX 9 Jan 2024£285,000 DetachedFreehold
141, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 6 Nov 2023£89,000 FlatLeasehold
97, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 30 Aug 2023£93,000 FlatLeasehold
120, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 17 Jul 2023£90,000 FlatLeasehold
161, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 17 Feb 2023£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Highfield Rise DH3 3UX 1 Feb 2023£162,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
138, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 15 Dec 2022£217,000 TerracedFreehold
106, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 25 Nov 2022£94,500 FlatLeasehold
172, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 28 Oct 2022£260,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Highfield Rise DH3 3UX 28 Oct 2022£345,000 DetachedFreehold
113, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 7 Oct 2022£84,500 FlatLeasehold
29, Highfield Rise DH3 3UX 22 Sep 2022£216,500 DetachedFreehold
149, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 13 Sep 2022£103,000 FlatLeasehold
68, Highfield Rise DH3 3UX 25 Aug 2022£162,000 TerracedFreehold
102, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 14 Jun 2022£93,500 FlatLeasehold
117, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 1 Mar 2022£76,500 FlatLeasehold
36, Highfield Rise DH3 3UX 29 Oct 2021£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
85, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 19 Aug 2021£249,950 DetachedFreehold
69, Highfield Rise DH3 3UX 13 Aug 2021£135,000 TerracedFreehold
169, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 28 May 2021£245,000 DetachedFreehold
128, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 11 Feb 2021£74,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Highfield Rise DH3 3UX 5 Feb 2021£220,000 DetachedFreehold
94, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 8 Jan 2021£265,000 DetachedFreehold
68, Highfield Rise DH3 3UX 4 Jan 2021£126,500 TerracedFreehold
166, Highfield Rise DH3 3UY 10 Dec 2020£275,000 DetachedFreehold
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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
169, Highfield Rise £245,000 (May 2021) → £311,000 (May 2026) +27%
over 5 yrs
21, Highfield Rise £190,000 (Aug 2024) → £220,000 (Mar 2026) +16%
over 2 yrs
114, Highfield Rise £95,000 (Mar 2016) → £99,000 (Mar 2026) +4%
over 10 yrs
153, Highfield Rise £59,000 (Jul 2024) → £59,000 (Dec 2025) +0%
over 1 yr
5, Highfield Rise £290,000 (Jan 2019) → £400,000 (Oct 2025) +38%
over 7 yrs
172, Highfield Rise £260,000 (Oct 2022) → £262,000 (Nov 2024) +1%
over 2 yrs
61, Highfield Rise £127,500 (Sep 2017) → £160,000 (Sep 2024) +25%
over 7 yrs
29, Highfield Rise £216,500 (Sep 2022) → £292,000 (May 2024) +35%
over 2 yrs
58, Highfield Rise £132,000 (Sep 2019) → £160,000 (Feb 2024) +21%
over 4 yrs
141, Highfield Rise £105,000 (Oct 2016) → £89,000 (Nov 2023) -15%
over 7 yrs
120, Highfield Rise £77,000 (Nov 2019) → £90,000 (Jul 2023) +17%
over 4 yrs
68, Highfield Rise £126,500 (Jan 2021) → £162,000 (Aug 2022) +28%
over 2 yrs
36, Highfield Rise £174,000 (Sep 2018) → £195,000 (Oct 2021) +12%
over 3 yrs
69, Highfield Rise £119,950 (Mar 2017) → £135,000 (Aug 2021) +13%
over 4 yrs
87, Highfield Rise £207,000 (Jan 2018) → £212,000 (Dec 2019) +2%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Highfield Rise

Crime

199 crimes were reported within about a mile of Highfield Rise in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences57
Shoplifting42
Anti-social behaviour33
Criminal damage & arson21
Public order16
Other theft10

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Highfield Rise is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Wear Flood alert area
  • Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Highfield Rise

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School 260 pupils Primary Church of England 0–11 Good Report 0.4 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
Pelton Community Primary School 290 pupils Primary 2–11 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 0.8 mi · 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Highfield Hospital (N-bound, Newcastle Road) 1 min walk
  • Northlands roundabout (S-bound, Newcastle Road) 2 min walk
  • Railway Bridge (S-bound, Pelaw Road) 3 min walk
  • Highfield Hospital (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 · 0.7 mi
  • Pelton & Fellrose Medical Group
    Unit 1, The Lavender Centre, Pelton Lane, Chester Le Street · 1.2 mi
  • Cestria Health Centre
    Whitehill Way, Chester Le Street · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Park Road BP · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Drum Industrial Estate Chester-le-Street · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Chester · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Waldridge Chester-le-Street · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 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 7 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned75.3%62.5%
Private rented17.7%20.3%
Social rented6.7%17.1%
Households818

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1510.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.6%64.1%
Aged 65+31.4%18.6%
Residents1,674

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)95%80%
Gigabit-capable95%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 Rise

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White97.5%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.3%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian59.4%54.6%
No religion35.5%38.6%
Not answered3.7%5.1%
Muslim0.5%0.6%
Hindu0.3%0.2%
Sikh0.3%0.2%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK97.4%95.6%
Born outside the UK2.6%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above37.4%26.7%
No qualifications17.2%20.9%
Level 3 qualifications15.7%19.9%
Level 2 qualifications12.5%14.2%
Apprenticeship8.3%6.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.5%9.5%
Other qualifications2.3%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health42.4%43%
Good health33.6%33.9%
Fair health16.2%15.6%
Bad health5.7%5.8%
Very bad health2%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household42.4%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household28.2%25.5%
No cars or vans in household22.2%24.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%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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