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South Street, Chester Le Street

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£103,167
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£91,323
30 sales
Price range
£58k – £130k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 May 2026
DH2 2JG

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At a glance

House prices£103k average48% below the Chester Le Street average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station10 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 34 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 South Street, 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 £103,167. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £88,642. Average sale prices rose from £75,250 in 2016 to £96,750 in 2026 (+29%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 48% below the Chester Le Street average of £200,170 over the same period. 7 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 63% terraced, 37% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on South Street range from £57,750 to £130,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 109 streets in Chester Le Street with at least two sales in the last year, South Street ranks 92nd for average price.

House prices on South Street compared

South Street£103,167
DH2 postcode area£190,563
Chester Le Street£200,170
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DH2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £75,250 (2 sales)2016£75k2017: £83,833 (6 sales)2017£84k2018: £93,875 (2 sales)2018£94k2019: £89,500 (3 sales)2019£90k2020: £105,000 (1 sales)2020£105k2021: £93,790 (5 sales)2021£94k2022: £106,500 (2 sales)2022£107k2023: £89,750 (2 sales)2023£90k2024: £88,500 (4 sales)2024£89k2025: £116,000 (1 sales)2025£116k2026: £96,750 (2 sales)2026£97k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 34 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced19£88,64215 May 2026
Semi-detached11£95,95520 Apr 2026

Sold prices on South Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
62, South Street DH2 2JG 15 May 2026£106,000 TerracedFreehold
5, South Street DH2 2JG 20 Apr 2026£87,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, South Street DH2 2JG 10 Nov 2025£116,000 TerracedFreehold
33, South Street DH2 2JG 10 Jan 2025£115,000 OtherFreehold
38, South Street DH2 2JG 15 Nov 2024£96,500 TerracedFreehold
50, South Street DH2 2JG 1 Nov 2024£100,000 TerracedFreehold
40, South Street DH2 2JG 14 Oct 2024£87,500 TerracedFreehold
28, South Street DH2 2JG 30 Apr 2024£70,000 TerracedFreehold
47, South Street DH2 2JG 24 May 2023£97,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, South Street DH2 2JG 17 May 2023£82,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, South Street DH2 2JG 21 Oct 2022£83,000 TerracedFreehold
7, South Street DH2 2JG 26 Aug 2022£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, South Street DH2 2JG 14 Dec 2021£79,000 TerracedFreehold
72, South Street DH2 2JG 2 Jul 2021£81,000 TerracedFreehold
58, South Street DH2 2JG 20 May 2021£80,000 TerracedFreehold
26, South Street DH2 2JG 30 Apr 2021£89,950 TerracedFreehold
27, South Street DH2 2JG 24 Feb 2021£114,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, South Street DH2 2JG 19 Feb 2021£105,000 TerracedFreehold
41, South Street DH2 2JG 18 Dec 2020£105,000 TerracedFreehold
12, South Street DH2 2JG 18 Oct 2019£70,000 TerracedFreehold
7, South Street DH2 2JG 25 Jun 2019£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, South Street DH2 2JG 15 Mar 2019£93,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, South Street DH2 2JG 15 Oct 2018£57,750 TerracedFreehold
23, South Street DH2 2JG 28 Sep 2018£39,999 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, South Street DH2 2JG 15 Jan 2018£130,000 TerracedFreehold
25, South Street DH2 2JG 30 Nov 2017£85,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, South Street DH2 2JG 1 Nov 2017£96,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, South Street DH2 2JG 7 Jul 2017£82,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, South Street DH2 2JG 2 May 2017£80,000 TerracedFreehold
50, South Street DH2 2JG 13 Apr 2017£77,000 TerracedFreehold
49, South Street DH2 2JG 27 Jan 2017£82,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, South Street DH2 2JG 10 Nov 2016£60,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, South Street DH2 2JG 11 Mar 2016£78,500 TerracedFreehold
2, South Street DH2 2JG 26 Jan 2016£72,000 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
41, South Street £105,000 (Dec 2020) → £116,000 (Nov 2025) +10%
over 5 yrs
38, South Street £78,500 (Mar 2016) → £96,500 (Nov 2024) +23%
over 9 yrs
50, South Street £77,000 (Apr 2017) → £100,000 (Nov 2024) +30%
over 8 yrs
47, South Street £60,000 (Nov 2016) → £82,500 (Jul 2017) → £97,500 (May 2023) +63%
over 7 yrs
7, South Street £105,000 (Jun 2019) → £130,000 (Aug 2022) +24%
over 3 yrs
58, South Street £80,000 (May 2017) → £80,000 (May 2021) +0%
over 4 yrs
25, South Street £85,000 (Nov 2017) → £93,500 (Mar 2019) +10%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near South Street

Crime

241 crimes were reported within about a mile of South Street in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences79
Anti-social behaviour44
Shoplifting42
Criminal damage & arson21
Public order16
Other theft13

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

Flood risk

South Street 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 South Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School 260 pupils Primary Church of England 0–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Cestria Primary School 426 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Bullion Lane Primary School 292 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Park View School 1,631 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Newker Primary School 340 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Hermitage Academy 881 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.9 mi
Red Rose Primary School 294 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 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 0.5 mi · 10 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bank Top (NW-bound, Pelton Lane) 1 min walk
  • Bank Top (SE-bound, Pelton Lane) 1 min walk
  • Pelaw Square - The Close (NE-bound, Pelaw Road) 2 min walk
  • Corkershop (NW-bound, Pelton Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bridge End Surgery
    Bridge End, Chester Le Street · 0.3 mi
  • Middle Chare Medical Group
    Middle Chare Surgery, Middle Chare, Chester Le Street · 0.5 mi
  • Cestria Health Centre
    Whitehill Way, Chester Le Street · 1.0 mi
  • Villages Medical Group
    21 Gardiner Crescent, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Tesco Chester · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Drum Industrial Estate Chester-le-Street · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Waldridge Chester-le-Street · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Chester-Le-Street · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Ridgway Dental Limited · 0.3 mi
  • Cestria Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Ashfield Dental Care · 0.7 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned50.5%62.5%
Private rented14.6%20.3%
Social rented34.8%17.1%
Households742

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.2%64.1%
Aged 65+19.6%18.6%
Residents1,590

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 South Street

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White97.7%96.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%1.5%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.3%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian50.9%54.6%
No religion44.1%38.6%
Not answered4.2%5.1%
Muslim0.3%0.6%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.2%
Sikh0.1%0.2%
Other religion0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

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

Highest qualification

HereDurham
No qualifications26.2%20.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above18.1%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications17.7%19.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%9.5%
Apprenticeship7.7%6.2%
Other qualifications2.7%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health40.8%43%
Good health32.8%33.9%
Fair health18%15.6%
Bad health6.6%5.8%
Very bad health1.8%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household44.7%42.3%
No cars or vans in household30.7%24.1%
2 cars or vans in household18%25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%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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