Elm Rise, Birtley, Chester Le Street

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2025)

£261,972

13 sales

Price range

£209k – £338k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

23 Oct 2025

DH3 1FJ

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At a glance

House prices£262k averageSince 2025 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% 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 station1 hr 8 min walkHeworth station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 18 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

13 property sales on Elm Rise, Birtley, Chester Le Street have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2025. The most recent sale was on 23 Oct 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £289,302. By property type, sales here have been 62% detached, 38% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Elm Rise range from £208,995 to £337,950. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Elm Rise compared

DH3 postcode area£202,058

Chester Le Street£179,629

England & Wales£358,701

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

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	8	£289,302	29 Sep 2025
Semi-detached	5	£218,245	23 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Elm Rise

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
6, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	14 Nov 2025	£194,032	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
14, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	31 Oct 2025	£194,032	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
15, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	31 Oct 2025	£194,032	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
16, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	30 Oct 2025	£194,032	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
17, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	23 Oct 2025	£214,995	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
9, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	30 Sep 2025	£192,032	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
12, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	29 Sep 2025	£223,245	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
13, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	29 Sep 2025	£234,995	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
18, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	29 Sep 2025	£289,995	Detached New build	Freehold
10, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	29 Aug 2025	£284,995	Detached New build	Freehold
11, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	31 Jul 2025	£299,995	Detached New build	Freehold
3, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	25 Jul 2025	£237,495	Detached New build	Freehold
1, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	30 Jun 2025	£337,950	Detached New build	Freehold
2, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	30 Jun 2025	£249,995	Detached New build	Freehold
4, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	30 Jun 2025	£302,995	Detached New build	Freehold
5, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	30 Jun 2025	£310,995	Detached New build	Freehold
7, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	30 Jun 2025	£208,995	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
8, Elm Rise DH3 1FJ	30 Jun 2025	£208,996	Semi-detached New build	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.

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Crime and flood risk near Elm Rise

Crime

80 crimes were reported within about a mile of Elm Rise in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour	22
Violence & sexual offences	18
Criminal damage & arson	10
Vehicle crime	6
Public order	5
Shoplifting	5

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

Flood risk

Elm Rise is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Lower River Wear Flood alert area
Wear estuary 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 Elm Rise

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Birtley East Community Primary School 189 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School 362 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley 68 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	5–7	Report	0.4 mi
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy 1,334 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	0.6 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley 105 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	7–11	Report	0.7 mi
Blackfell Primary School 142 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
Oxclose Community Academy 1,029 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	1.1 mi
Oxclose Nursery School 77 pupils	Nursery	2–4	Report	1.1 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

Heworth station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
Chester-le-Street station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
Dunston station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Blackfell Way-Angel Way (NE-Bound, Blackfell Way) 1 min walk
Birtley Blackfell Way (E-Bound, Blackfell Way) 1 min walk
Blackfell Way - Angel Way (N-Bound, Blackfell Way) 2 min walk
Blackfell Way (N-Bound, Blackfell Way) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Birtley Medical Group
Durham Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street · 0.8 mi
Sunderland Gp Alliance Medical Practice
Health Centre, The Galleries, Washington · 1.6 mi
Galleries Medical Practice
The Galleries Health Centre, Washington Centre, Washington · 1.6 mi
Wrekenton Medical Group
Springwell Road, Wrekenton, Gateshead · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

Morrisons Morrisons Birtley · 0.7 mi
Aldi Aldi Blackfell Washington · 1.1 mi
Asda Express Asda Washington Express Petrol · 1.3 mi
Farmfoods Farmfoods Wrekenton Gateshead · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

Well · 0.7 mi
Birtley Pharmacy, Harras Bank · 0.8 mi
Pills4u Pharmacy · 1.4 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
Deneholme Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
The Wrekenton Dental Practice · 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 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	3 of 10
Health and disability	3 of 10
Crime	3 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	7 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	60.7%	62.5%
Private rented	9.1%	20.3%
Social rented	30.1%	17.1%
Households	700

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	65.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	14.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,620

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	94%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	97%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Elm Rise

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Who lives around Elm Rise

Ethnic group

	Here	Gateshead
White	96.1%	93.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.2%	2.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.2%	1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.8%	1.1%
Other ethnic group	0.8%	1.6%

Religion

	Here	Gateshead
Christian	48.7%	50.8%
No religion	45.5%	40.1%
Not answered	3%	4.5%
Muslim	1.7%	2.1%
Other religion	0.6%	0.4%
Sikh	0.3%	–
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%
Jewish	0.1%	1.5%

Country of birth

	Here	Gateshead
Born in the UK	95.2%	92.6%
Born outside the UK	4.8%	7.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Gateshead
Level 4 qualifications and above	22%	28%
No qualifications	21%	21.6%
Level 3 qualifications	17.6%	17%
Level 2 qualifications	15.1%	13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	14.2%	9.9%
Apprenticeship	7.8%	7.2%
Other qualifications	2.3%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Gateshead
Very good health	45.6%	43.7%
Good health	34.1%	33.5%
Fair health	13.6%	15.4%
Bad health	5.2%	5.7%
Very bad health	1.4%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Gateshead
1 car or van in household	45.1%	41.7%
No cars or vans in household	27.2%	32.4%
2 cars or vans in household	22.7%	20.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household	5%	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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