Hillmeads, Nettlesworth, Chester Le Street

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£126,550

12 sales

Price range

£88k – £165k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

17 Oct 2025

DH2 3PU

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At a glance

House prices£127k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station48 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll 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

12 property sales on Hillmeads, Nettlesworth, Chester Le Street have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 17 Oct 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £127,917. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% semi-detached, 50% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Hillmeads range from £88,000 to £165,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Hillmeads compared

DH2 postcode area£190,563

Chester Le Street£200,170

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Hillmeads has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 14 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	6	£127,917	17 Oct 2025
Terraced	6	£125,183	28 Jun 2024

Sold prices on Hillmeads

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
17, Hillmeads DH2 3PU	17 Oct 2025	£148,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
50, Hillmeads DH2 3PU	31 Oct 2024	£156,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
17, Hillmeads DH2 3PU	15 Aug 2024	£70,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
36, Hillmeads DH2 3PU	28 Jun 2024	£120,100	Terraced	Freehold
47, Hillmeads DH2 3PU	26 Apr 2024	£96,000	Terraced	Freehold
28, Hillmeads DH2 3PU	19 Jan 2023	£165,000	Terraced	Freehold
39, Hillmeads DH2 3PU	3 May 2022	£110,000	Terraced	Freehold
36, Hillmeads DH2 3PU	14 Feb 2022	£117,500	Terraced	Freehold
8, Hillmeads DH2 3PU	14 May 2021	£138,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
24, Hillmeads DH2 3PU	9 Mar 2021	£142,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
24, Hillmeads DH2 3PU	2 Oct 2020	£88,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
34, Hillmeads DH2 3PU	3 Jan 2020	£88,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
26, Hillmeads DH2 3PU	27 Jan 2017	£142,500	Terraced	Freehold
50, Hillmeads DH2 3PU	18 Nov 2016	£95,000	Semi-detached	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
17, Hillmeads	£70,000 (Aug 2024) → £148,000 (Oct 2025)	+111% over 1 yr
50, Hillmeads	£95,000 (Nov 2016) → £156,000 (Oct 2024)	+64% over 8 yrs
36, Hillmeads	£117,500 (Feb 2022) → £120,100 (Jun 2024)	+2% over 2 yrs
24, Hillmeads	£88,000 (Oct 2020) → £142,500 (Mar 2021)	+62% over under a year

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Schools near Hillmeads

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Nettlesworth Primary School 105 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.1 mi
Sacriston Academy 190 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	1.1 mi
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston 97 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good Report	1.1 mi
Edmondsley Primary Academy 163 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	1.6 mi
Witton Gilbert Primary School 188 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.9 mi
St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham 212 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	1.9 mi
Framwellgate School Durham 1,204 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	1.9 mi
Hermitage Academy 881 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	2.0 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 2.4 mi · 48 min walk
Durham station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Green (W-bound, B6312) 2 min walk
Green (E-bound, B6312) 2 min walk
Club (W-bound, B6312) 3 min walk
Club (E-bound, B6312) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Sacriston Medical Centre
Front Street, Sacriston, Durham · 1.0 mi
Chastleton Medical Group
Newton Drive, Durham · 2.0 mi
Cestria Health Centre
Whitehill Way, Chester Le Street · 2.0 mi
Villages Medical Group
21 Gardiner Crescent, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street · 2.4 mi

Supermarkets

Spar PFS EG Plawsworth · 0.4 mi
Heron Heron Sacriston · 1.1 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Sacriston Express · 1.1 mi
Marks and Spencer M&S Arnison Centre Durham · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

Sacriston Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
Boots · 1.0 mi
Boots · 1.4 mi

Dentists

Front Street Dental Surgery · 2.0 mi
Dental Surgery · 2.0 mi
H M Prison · 2.2 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 3 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	4 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	4 of 10
Health and disability	2 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	4 of 10
Living environment	8 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	60.9%	62.5%
Private rented	12.1%	20.3%
Social rented	27.0%	17.1%
Households	820

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	65.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	19.3%	18.6%
Residents	1,849

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 Hillmeads

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Who lives around Hillmeads

Ethnic group

	Here	Durham
White	97.5%	96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1%	1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1%	0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.3%	0.3%
Other ethnic group	0.2%	0.4%

Religion

	Here	Durham
Christian	48.8%	54.6%
No religion	45.6%	38.6%
Not answered	4.3%	5.1%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.2%
Muslim	0.3%	0.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.4%
Hindu	0.1%	0.2%
Sikh	0.1%	0.2%

Country of birth

	Here	Durham
Born in the UK	96.5%	95.6%
Born outside the UK	3.5%	4.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Durham
Level 4 qualifications and above	25.5%	26.7%
No qualifications	23.4%	20.9%
Level 3 qualifications	18.4%	19.9%
Level 2 qualifications	15.1%	14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.5%	9.5%
Apprenticeship	6.1%	6.2%
Other qualifications	2%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Durham
Very good health	42.2%	43%
Good health	34.7%	33.9%
Fair health	15.6%	15.6%
Bad health	6.1%	5.8%
Very bad health	1.5%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Durham
1 car or van in household	44.9%	42.3%
2 cars or vans in household	27.8%	25.5%
No cars or vans in household	18.5%	24.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	8.8%	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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