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Riding Hill, Great Lumley, Chester Le Street

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House prices, sold prices and local information for DH3 4HW, DH3 4HP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£132,167
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£121,667
30 sales
Price range
£75k – £165k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Jun 2026
DH3 4HW

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At a glance

House prices£132k average34% below the Chester Le Street average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station32 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 37 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

30 property sales on Riding Hill, Great Lumley, Chester Le Street have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £132,167. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £119,846. Average sale prices rose from £112,500 in 2016 to £118,750 in 2026 (+6%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 34% below the Chester Le Street average of £200,170 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 87% semi-detached, 13% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Riding Hill range from £75,000 to £165,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 109 streets in Chester Le Street with at least two sales in the last year, Riding Hill ranks 79th for average price.

House prices on Riding Hill compared

Riding Hill£132,167
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: £112,500 (2 sales)2016£113k2017: £107,500 (4 sales)2017£108k2018: £94,125 (4 sales)2018£94k2019: £109,000 (1 sales)2019£109k2021: £122,500 (2 sales)2021£123k2022: £133,000 (5 sales)2022£133k2023: £130,667 (3 sales)2023£131k2024: £140,000 (4 sales)2024£140k2025: £136,667 (3 sales)2025£137k2026: £118,750 (2 sales)2026£119k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 37 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached26£119,8469 Jun 2026
Terraced4£133,5009 Sep 2024

Sold prices on Riding Hill

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
27, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 24 Jul 2026£133,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 9 Jun 2026£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 24 Apr 2026£92,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Riding Hill DH3 4HP 12 Dec 2025£159,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 22 Aug 2025£136,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 21 Aug 2025£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 19 Nov 2024£98,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
The Old Methodist Chapel, Riding Hill DH3 4HP 1 Nov 2024£675,000 OtherFreehold
73, Riding Hill DH3 4HP 11 Oct 2024£57,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 13 Sep 2024£134,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 9 Sep 2024£157,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 2 Jul 2024£144,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 19 Apr 2024£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Riding Hill DH3 4HP 26 Jul 2023£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 2 Jun 2023£132,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 11 Apr 2023£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 20 Dec 2022£152,000 TerracedFreehold
79, Riding Hill DH3 4HP 17 Nov 2022£103,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 31 Oct 2022£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 24 Jun 2022£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 7 Jun 2022£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 10 Dec 2021£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 9 Sep 2021£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 2 Aug 2019£109,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 17 Aug 2018£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Riding Hill DH3 4HP 8 Aug 2018£79,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Riding Hill DH3 4HP 12 Jul 2018£75,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Riding Hill DH3 4HP 13 Jun 2018£117,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Riding Hill DH3 4HP 11 Apr 2018£67,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 20 Nov 2017£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 15 Sep 2017£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 19 May 2017£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 31 Mar 2017£110,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Riding Hill DH3 4HP 24 Mar 2017£89,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 23 Nov 2016£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 11 Nov 2016£90,750 OtherFreehold
47, Riding Hill DH3 4HW 4 Mar 2016£115,000 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
27, Riding Hill £100,000 (Jun 2022) → £98,000 (Nov 2024) → £133,000 (Jul 2026) +33%
over 4 yrs
37, Riding Hill £109,000 (Aug 2019) → £140,000 (Dec 2021) → £145,000 (Jun 2026) +33%
over 7 yrs
63, Riding Hill £89,000 (Mar 2017) → £159,000 (Dec 2025) +79%
over 9 yrs
13, Riding Hill £132,000 (Jun 2023) → £136,000 (Aug 2025) +3%
over 2 yrs
34, Riding Hill £105,000 (Sep 2021) → £115,000 (Aug 2025) +10%
over 4 yrs
73, Riding Hill £67,500 (Apr 2018) → £57,000 (Oct 2024) -16%
over 7 yrs
33, Riding Hill £105,000 (Nov 2017) → £134,000 (Sep 2024) +28%
over 7 yrs
4, Riding Hill £105,000 (Aug 2018) → £144,000 (Jul 2024) +37%
over 6 yrs
8, Riding Hill £90,000 (May 2017) → £165,000 (Oct 2022) +83%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Riding Hill

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lumley Infant and Nursery School 139 pupils Primary 2–7 Good Report 0.2 mi
Lumley Junior School 186 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.3 mi
Red Rose Primary School 294 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.2 mi
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 1.3 mi
Park View School 1,631 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 1.5 mi
Woodlea Primary School 197 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.5 mi
Cestria Primary School 426 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.5 mi
Newker Primary School 340 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.7 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 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Durham station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 27 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Riding Hill (S-bound, Back Lane) 2 min walk
  • Sandbach (S-bound, Back Lane) 2 min walk
  • Riding Hill (N-bound, Back Lane) 2 min walk
  • Sandbach (N-bound, Back Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Great Lumley Surgery
    The Surgery, Front Street, Chester Le Street · 0.2 mi
  • Middle Chare Medical Group
    Middle Chare Surgery, Middle Chare, Chester Le Street · 1.5 mi
  • Bridge End Surgery
    Bridge End, Chester Le Street · 1.7 mi
  • Cestria Health Centre
    Whitehill Way, Chester Le Street · 2.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Great Lumley - Front Street · 0.2 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Cestrian Express Petrol · 1.4 mi
  • Heron Heron Waldridge Chester-le-Street · 1.5 mi
  • Spar Spar - Maddison Mendip · 1.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • J Dinning (lumley) Limited · 0.2 mi
  • G Whitfield Limited · 1.5 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 1.5 mi

Dentists

  • Lam Dental Care · 1.3 mi
  • Ashfield Dental Care · 1.4 mi
  • Chester Le Street Community · 1.4 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 8 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime9 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
Owned84.0%62.5%
Private rented8.1%20.3%
Social rented7.9%17.1%
Households617

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.0%64.1%
Aged 65+24.7%18.6%
Residents1,383

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 Riding Hill

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White98.3%96.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.3%
Other ethnic group0%0.4%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian60.6%54.6%
No religion34%38.6%
Not answered4%5.1%
Muslim0.5%0.6%
Buddhist0.4%0.2%
Other religion0.4%0.4%
Jewish0.1%–
Hindu0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK97%95.6%
Born outside the UK3%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above38.7%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications16.7%19.9%
Level 2 qualifications13.4%14.2%
No qualifications12.8%20.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%9.5%
Apprenticeship5.6%6.2%
Other qualifications2.9%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health47.2%43%
Good health34.9%33.9%
Fair health12.8%15.6%
Bad health3.5%5.8%
Very bad health1.6%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household40.4%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household36.6%25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%8%
No cars or vans in household10.4%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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