The Elms, Chester Le Street

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£115,592

9 sales

Price range

£97k – £131k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

25 Mar 2025

DH2 3EJ

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At a glance

House prices£116k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station5 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband4% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 9 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

9 property sales on The Elms, Chester Le Street have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 25 Mar 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £115,592. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on The Elms range from £96,625 to £131,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on The Elms compared

DH2 postcode area£190,563

Chester Le Street£200,170

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Elms 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: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 9 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	9	£115,592	25 Mar 2025

Sold prices on The Elms

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
17, The Elms DH2 3EJ	25 Mar 2025	£130,000	Flat	Leasehold
31, The Elms DH2 3EJ	19 Dec 2024	£101,250	Flat	Leasehold
46, The Elms DH2 3EJ	24 Oct 2023	£96,625	Flat	Leasehold
14, The Elms DH2 3EJ	15 Nov 2022	£97,500	Flat	Leasehold
33, The Elms DH2 3EJ	19 Jan 2022	£131,000	Flat	Leasehold
19, The Elms DH2 3EJ	20 Oct 2021	£119,950	Flat	Leasehold
26, The Elms DH2 3EJ	1 Jun 2017	£114,000	Flat	Leasehold
33, The Elms DH2 3EJ	30 Sep 2016	£125,000	Flat	Leasehold
42, The Elms DH2 3EJ	18 Mar 2016	£125,000	Flat	Leasehold

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
33, The Elms	£125,000 (Sep 2016) → £131,000 (Jan 2022)	+5% over 5 yrs

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Schools near The Elms

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Newker Primary School 340 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.2 mi
Red Rose Primary School 294 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Bullion Lane Primary School 292 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street 216 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Cestria Primary School 426 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Park View School 1,631 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.4 mi
Hermitage Academy 881 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	0.6 mi
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School 260 pupils	Primary Church of England	0–11	Good Report	0.8 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 0.2 mi · 5 min walk
Durham station 5.0 mi · 1 hr 39 min walk

Nearest bus stops

West Lane (NE-bound, Waldridge Lane) 2 min walk
West Lane (SW-bound, West Lane) 2 min walk
Newker House (NE-bound, Waldridge Road) 3 min walk
Mendip Avenue (N-bound, Grasmere Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Middle Chare Medical Group
Middle Chare Surgery, Middle Chare, Chester Le Street · 0.4 mi
Bridge End Surgery
Bridge End, Chester Le Street · 0.6 mi
Cestria Health Centre
Whitehill Way, Chester Le Street · 0.8 mi
Villages Medical Group
21 Gardiner Crescent, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar - Maddison Mendip · 0.1 mi
Asda Express Asda Cestrian Express Petrol · 0.2 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Chester le Street Local · 0.3 mi
Heron Heron Waldridge Chester-le-Street · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

Chester Le Street Community · 0.1 mi
Ashfield Dental Care · 0.2 mi
Lam Dental Care · 0.2 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 2 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	2 of 10
Employment	1 of 10
Education and skills	3 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	8 of 10
Living environment	10 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	38.2%	62.5%
Private rented	13.5%	20.3%
Social rented	48.2%	17.1%
Households	882

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	19.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,706

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	4%	80%
Gigabit-capable	4%	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 The Elms

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Who lives around The Elms

Ethnic group

	Here	Durham
White	95.7%	96.8%
Other ethnic group	1.5%	0.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.4%	1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.3%	0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.2%	0.3%

Religion

	Here	Durham
Christian	49.5%	54.6%
No religion	43.2%	38.6%
Not answered	4.6%	5.1%
Muslim	1.8%	0.6%
Sikh	0.5%	0.2%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.2%
Hindu	0.1%	0.2%
Other religion	0.1%	0.4%

Country of birth

	Here	Durham
Born in the UK	95%	95.6%
Born outside the UK	5%	4.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Durham
No qualifications	22.3%	20.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above	20%	26.7%
Level 3 qualifications	18.2%	19.9%
Level 2 qualifications	17%	14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	12.1%	9.5%
Apprenticeship	7.4%	6.2%
Other qualifications	3%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Durham
Very good health	37.2%	43%
Good health	34.8%	33.9%
Fair health	18.4%	15.6%
Bad health	7.5%	5.8%
Very bad health	2.2%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Durham
No cars or vans in household	42.7%	24.1%
1 car or van in household	39.5%	42.3%
2 cars or vans in household	14%	25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	3.7%	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.

Planning and heritage near The Elms

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Durham Band D is £2,622 a year (Band A £1,748). See every band.

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