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Birch Crescent, Birtley, Chester Le Street

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House prices, sold prices and local information for DH3 1FH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£242,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£250,320
60 sales
Price range
£69k – £335k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Apr 2026
DH3 1FH

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At a glance

House prices£250k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 5 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold99% freeholdAcross 68 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

60 property sales on Birch Crescent, Birtley, Chester Le Street have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £242,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £230,258. 13 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 10 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% semi-detached, 33% detached. Recorded sale prices on Birch Crescent range from £69,300 to £334,950. 99% of homes sold here were freehold and 1% leasehold.

House prices on Birch Crescent compared

DH3 postcode area£202,058
Chester Le Street£179,629
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birch Crescent has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £241,995 (13 sales)2017£242k2018: £244,382 (22 sales)2018£244k2019: £252,995 (9 sales)2019£253k2020: £283,000 (1 sales)2020£283k2021: £260,198 (7 sales)2021£260k2022: £256,200 (5 sales)2022£256k2023: £317,500 (1 sales)2023£318k2025: £275,000 (1 sales)2025£275k2026: £242,000 (1 sales)2026£242k

Tenure: 99% freehold and 1% leasehold across 68 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached40£230,2582 Apr 2026
Detached20£290,44431 Jul 2023

Sold prices on Birch Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
20, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 2 Apr 2026£242,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 28 Mar 2025£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 31 Jul 2023£317,500 DetachedFreehold
18, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 10 Nov 2022£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 30 Jun 2022£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 20 Jun 2022£286,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 19 May 2022£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 8 Apr 2022£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 28 Jan 2022£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 3 Sep 2021£244,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
71, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 27 Aug 2021£242,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
65, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 30 Jun 2021£244,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
67, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 25 Jun 2021£247,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
49, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 28 May 2021£257,500 DetachedFreehold
69, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 28 Apr 2021£334,950 Detached New buildFreehold
47, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 15 Apr 2021£248,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 30 Oct 2020£283,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 22 Nov 2019£289,995 Detached New buildFreehold
53, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 27 Sep 2019£296,995 Detached New buildFreehold
55, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 28 Jun 2019£290,995 Detached New buildFreehold
57, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 28 Jun 2019£222,995 Detached New buildFreehold
59, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 28 Jun 2019£222,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
38, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 27 Jun 2019£217,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
13, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 17 May 2019£224,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
36, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 5 Apr 2019£219,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
22, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 31 Jan 2019£289,995 Detached New buildFreehold
63, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 19 Dec 2018£245,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
61, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 14 Dec 2018£243,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
26, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 12 Dec 2018£218,095 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
24, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 23 Nov 2018£219,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
32, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 12 Nov 2018£219,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
34, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 26 Oct 2018£219,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
1, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 27 Sep 2018£750 OtherFreehold
37, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 17 Sep 2018£287,995 Detached New buildFreehold
41, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 20 Jul 2018£220,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
10, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 13 Jul 2018£286,995 Detached New buildFreehold
20, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 6 Jul 2018£216,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
18, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 5 Jul 2018£210,895 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
49, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 30 May 2018£245,995 Detached New buildFreehold
16, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 11 May 2018£294,995 Detached New buildFreehold
45, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 27 Apr 2018£242,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
47, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 27 Apr 2018£242,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
19, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 29 Mar 2018£237,495 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
31, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 23 Mar 2018£216,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
14, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 8 Mar 2018£328,995 Detached New buildFreehold
43, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 1 Mar 2018£220,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
17, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 23 Feb 2018£239,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
29, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 23 Feb 2018£219,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
39, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 5 Jan 2018£294,995 Detached New buildFreehold
8, Birch Crescent DH3 1FH 22 Dec 2017£329,995 Detached New buildFreehold
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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
20, Birch Crescent £216,995 (Jul 2018) → £242,000 (Apr 2026) +12%
over 8 yrs
61, Birch Crescent £243,995 (Dec 2018) → £275,000 (Mar 2025) +13%
over 6 yrs
6, Birch Crescent £289,995 (Oct 2017) → £317,500 (Jul 2023) +9%
over 6 yrs
18, Birch Crescent £210,895 (Jul 2018) → £245,000 (Nov 2022) +16%
over 4 yrs
36, Birch Crescent £219,995 (Apr 2019) → £220,000 (May 2022) → £225,000 (Jun 2022) +2%
over 3 yrs
5, Birch Crescent £232,795 (Jun 2017) → £286,000 (Jun 2022) +23%
over 5 yrs
71, Birch Crescent £242,995 (Aug 2021) → £255,000 (Apr 2022) +5%
over under a year
19, Birch Crescent £237,495 (Mar 2018) → £270,000 (Jan 2022) +14%
over 4 yrs
49, Birch Crescent £245,995 (May 2018) → £257,500 (May 2021) +5%
over 3 yrs
47, Birch Crescent £242,500 (Apr 2018) → £248,000 (Apr 2021) +2%
over 3 yrs
12, Birch Crescent £289,995 (Aug 2017) → £283,000 (Oct 2020) -2%
over 3 yrs
1, Birch Crescent £284,995 (Jun 2017) → £750 (Sep 2018) -100%
over 1 yr
23, Birch Crescent £123,750 (Jun 2017) → £69,300 (Oct 2017) -44%
over under a year

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Schools near Birch Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School 362 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley 68 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–7 Report 0.4 mi
Birtley East Community Primary School 189 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy 1,334 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley 105 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 Report 0.6 mi
Blackfell Primary School 142 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Portobello Primary School 182 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Oxclose Community Academy 1,029 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.0 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 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk
  • Heworth station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
  • Dunston station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 29 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Blackfell Way (S-Bound, Blackfell Way) 1 min walk
  • Blackfell Way (N-Bound, Blackfell Way) 1 min walk
  • Mount Pleasant (W-Bound, B1288) 2 min walk
  • Mount Pleasant (E-Bound, Mount Pleasant Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Birtley Medical Group
    Durham Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street · 0.7 mi
  • Galleries Medical Practice
    The Galleries Health Centre, Washington Centre, Washington · 1.5 mi
  • Sunderland Gp Alliance Medical Practice
    Health Centre, The Galleries, Washington · 1.5 mi
  • Rickleton Medical Centre
    Office Row, Rickleton, Washington · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Morrisons Birtley · 0.6 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Blackfell Washington · 1.1 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Washington Express Petrol · 1.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Washington · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.7 mi
  • Birtley Pharmacy, Harras Bank · 0.7 mi
  • Boots · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Deneholme Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Galleries Health Centre · 1.5 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.2%62.5%
Private rented3.9%20.3%
Social rented16.9%17.1%
Households1,099

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.8%64.1%
Aged 65+20.3%18.6%
Residents2,655

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 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks97%92%

Share of homes across Gateshead 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 Birch Crescent

Ethnic group

HereGateshead
White95.6%93.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%2.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%1.2%
Other ethnic group0.8%1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%1.1%

Religion

HereGateshead
Christian55.2%50.8%
No religion38.6%40.1%
Not answered3.8%4.5%
Muslim1%2.1%
Sikh0.7%–
Hindu0.3%0.3%
Jewish0.2%1.5%
Other religion0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HereGateshead
Born in the UK94.8%92.6%
Born outside the UK5.2%7.4%

Highest qualification

HereGateshead
Level 4 qualifications and above33%28%
Level 3 qualifications19.3%17%
No qualifications17.2%21.6%
Level 2 qualifications12.9%13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%9.9%
Apprenticeship7.5%7.2%
Other qualifications2.3%2.6%

General health

HereGateshead
Very good health49.1%43.7%
Good health32.4%33.5%
Fair health11.9%15.4%
Bad health5.5%5.7%
Very bad health1.2%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereGateshead
1 car or van in household37.1%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household35.2%20.7%
No cars or vans in household16.9%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%5.1%

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 Gateshead.

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