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Maple Avenue, Birtley, Chester Le Street

MyStreetCheck free street report: Maple Avenue, Birtley, Chester Le Street · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chester-le-street-tyne-and-wear/maple-avenue/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£303,985
19 sales
Price range
£285k – £343k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Aug 2025
DH3 1FF

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At a glance

House prices£304k 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) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 4 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 20 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

19 property sales on Maple Avenue, Birtley, Chester Le Street have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 29 Aug 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £303,985. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Maple Avenue range from £284,951 to £342,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Maple Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Maple Avenue 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: £286,995 (3 sales)2017£287k2018: £299,995 (1 sales)2018£300k2019: £304,278 (10 sales)2019£304k2020: £322,500 (1 sales)2020£323k2021: £321,225 (2 sales)2021£321k2024: £310,000 (1 sales)2024£310k2025: £297,000 (1 sales)2025£297k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached19£303,98529 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Maple Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
15, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 29 Aug 2025£297,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 7 Jun 2024£310,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 20 May 2021£299,950 DetachedFreehold
1, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 26 Apr 2021£342,500 DetachedFreehold
4, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 26 Nov 2020£322,500 DetachedFreehold
1, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 20 Sep 2019£341,995 Detached New buildFreehold
6, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 5 Jul 2019£284,951 Detached New buildFreehold
14, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 28 Jun 2019£298,950 Detached New buildFreehold
3, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 26 Jun 2019£305,000 Detached New buildFreehold
8, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 13 Jun 2019£299,950 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 7 Jun 2019£293,950 Detached New buildFreehold
12, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 31 May 2019£299,995 Detached New buildFreehold
15, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 9 May 2019£289,995 Detached New buildFreehold
4, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 29 Mar 2019£337,995 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 8 Mar 2019£289,995 Detached New buildFreehold
13, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 6 Apr 2018£299,995 Detached New buildFreehold
11, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 13 Dec 2017£285,495 Detached New buildFreehold
9, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 25 Aug 2017£285,495 Detached New buildFreehold
5, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 1 Aug 2017£269,695 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Maple Avenue DH3 1FF 26 May 2017£289,995 Detached New buildFreehold

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
15, Maple Avenue £289,995 (May 2019) → £297,000 (Aug 2025) +2%
over 6 yrs
8, Maple Avenue £299,950 (Jun 2019) → £310,000 (Jun 2024) +3%
over 5 yrs
12, Maple Avenue £299,995 (May 2019) → £299,950 (May 2021) +-0%
over 2 yrs
1, Maple Avenue £341,995 (Sep 2019) → £342,500 (Apr 2021) +0%
over 2 yrs
4, Maple Avenue £337,995 (Mar 2019) → £322,500 (Nov 2020) -5%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Maple Avenue

Crime

85 crimes were reported within about a mile of Maple Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour21
Violence & sexual offences19
Criminal damage & arson12
Vehicle crime9
Public order5
Shoplifting5

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

Flood risk

Maple Avenue 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 Maple Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School 362 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 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 0.5 mi
Birtley East Community Primary School 189 pupils Primary 3–11 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 0.9 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 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
  • Heworth station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk
  • Dunston station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 29 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Blackfell Way (S-Bound, Blackfell Way) 2 min walk
  • Blackfell Way (N-Bound, Blackfell Way) 2 min walk
  • Mount Pleasant Road-Portsmead Road (NE-Bound, B1288) 3 min walk
  • Mount Pleasant (W-Bound, B1288) 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 · 0.6 mi
  • Birtley Pharmacy, Harras Bank · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 1.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Deneholme Dental Practice · 0.4 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 Maple Avenue

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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