Morris Street, Birtley, Chester Le Street

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House prices, sold prices and local information for DH3 1DX, DH3 1DU.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£69,225

10 sales

Price range

£40k – £85k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

8 Aug 2025

DH3 1DX

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At a glance

House prices£69k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station58 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold57% leaseholdAcross 23 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

10 property sales on Morris Street, Birtley, Chester Le Street have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 8 Aug 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £65,281. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 80% flat, 20% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Morris Street range from £39,999 to £85,000. 43% of homes sold here were freehold and 57% leasehold.

House prices on Morris Street compared

DH3 postcode area£202,058

Chester Le Street£179,629

England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 43% freehold and 57% leasehold across 23 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	8	£65,281	8 Aug 2025
Terraced	2	£85,000	22 Dec 2022

Sold prices on Morris Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
24, Morris Street DH3 1DX	8 Aug 2025	£83,000	Flat	Freehold
56, Morris Street DH3 1DX	5 Feb 2025	£71,200	Flat	Leasehold
56, Morris Street DH3 1DX	5 Feb 2025	£84,998	Flat	Leasehold
54, Morris Street DH3 1DX	17 Jan 2025	£82,000	Terraced	Freehold
53, Morris Street DH3 1DX	30 Jun 2023	£75,000	Flat	Leasehold
44, Morris Street DH3 1DX	27 Mar 2023	£59,950	Flat	Leasehold
17, Morris Street DH3 1DU	22 Dec 2022	£85,000	Terraced	Freehold
27, Morris Street DH3 1DX	14 Apr 2022	£72,300	Flat	Leasehold
27, Morris Street DH3 1DX	22 Apr 2021	£60,000	Flat	Leasehold
42, Morris Street DH3 1DX	19 Mar 2021	£59,950	Flat	Leasehold
17, Morris Street DH3 1DU	12 Mar 2021	£85,000	Terraced	Freehold
68, Morris Street DH3 1DX	14 Jul 2020	£55,000	Other	Freehold
29, Morris Street DH3 1DX	22 Nov 2019	£60,000	Flat	Leasehold
40, Morris Street DH3 1DX	12 Nov 2019	£31,000	Other	Freehold
42, Morris Street DH3 1DX	12 Nov 2019	£31,000	Flat	Leasehold
27, Morris Street DH3 1DX	25 Oct 2019	£66,000	Other	Freehold
29, Morris Street DH3 1DX	25 Oct 2019	£66,000	Other	Leasehold
8, Morris Street DH3 1DU	19 Jul 2019	£30,000	Other	Leasehold
38, Morris Street DH3 1DX	21 Jun 2019	£50,000	Other	Freehold
38, Morris Street DH3 1DX	22 Mar 2019	£52,500	Other	Freehold
48, Morris Street DH3 1DX	19 Sep 2016	£39,999	Flat	Leasehold
27, Morris Street DH3 1DX	15 Jan 2016	£66,000	Flat	Freehold
29, Morris Street DH3 1DX	15 Jan 2016	£66,000	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
17, Morris Street	£85,000 (Mar 2021) → £85,000 (Dec 2022)	+0% over 2 yrs
27, Morris Street	£66,000 (Jan 2016) → £66,000 (Oct 2019) → £60,000 (Apr 2021) → £72,300 (Apr 2022)	+10% over 6 yrs
42, Morris Street	£31,000 (Nov 2019) → £59,950 (Mar 2021)	+93% over 1 yr
29, Morris Street	£66,000 (Jan 2016) → £66,000 (Oct 2019)	+0% over 4 yrs
38, Morris Street	£52,500 (Mar 2019) → £50,000 (Jun 2019)	-5% over under a year

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Schools near Morris Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley 68 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	5–7	Report	0.3 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley 105 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	7–11	Report	0.3 mi
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy 1,334 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	0.4 mi
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School 362 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Birtley East Community Primary School 189 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Portobello Primary School 182 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
Barley Mow Primary School 155 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.9 mi
Ouston Primary School 259 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.2 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 2.9 mi · 58 min walk
Heworth station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 18 min walk
Dunston station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 29 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Ravensworth Road-Morris Street (N-Bound, Ravensworth Road) 1 min walk
Ravensworth Road-Morris Street (S-Bound, Ravensworth Road) 1 min walk
St Joseph's Rc Primary School Highfield (S-Bound, Gladstone Terrace) 1 min walk
Station Lane-George Street (NE-Bound, Station Lane) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

Birtley Medical Group
Durham Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street · 0.4 mi
Rickleton Medical Centre
Office Row, Rickleton, Washington · 1.7 mi
Pelton & Fellrose Medical Group
Unit 1, The Lavender Centre, Pelton Lane, Chester Le Street · 1.9 mi
Galleries Medical Practice
The Galleries Health Centre, Washington Centre, Washington · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

Morrisons Morrisons Birtley · 0.1 mi
Aldi Aldi Blackfell Washington · 1.7 mi
Makro Makro Washington · 1.8 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Gateshead Allerdene Trafford · 1.8 mi

Pharmacies

Well · 0.2 mi
Birtley Pharmacy, Harras Bank · 0.3 mi
Vigo Pharmacy · 1.7 mi

Dentists

Deneholme Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
The Wrekenton Dental Practice · 1.8 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	4 of 10
Employment	2 of 10
Education and skills	3 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	10 of 10
Living environment	1 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	55.4%	62.5%
Private rented	35.6%	20.3%
Social rented	9.0%	17.1%
Households	666

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	12.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	63.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	24.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,433

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	99%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	99%	80%
Gigabit-capable	99%	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	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 Morris Street

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Who lives around Morris Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Gateshead
White	90.6%	93.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	5.2%	2.5%
Other ethnic group	2.2%	1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.5%	1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.5%	1.1%

Religion

	Here	Gateshead
Christian	52.4%	50.8%
No religion	35%	40.1%
Not answered	7.1%	4.5%
Muslim	2.9%	2.1%
Hindu	0.8%	0.3%
Other religion	0.8%	0.4%
Sikh	0.4%	–
Jewish	0.3%	1.5%

Country of birth

	Here	Gateshead
Born in the UK	90%	92.6%
Born outside the UK	10%	7.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Gateshead
No qualifications	24.4%	21.6%
Level 4 qualifications and above	22.3%	28%
Level 3 qualifications	16.6%	17%
Level 2 qualifications	15.2%	13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.4%	9.9%
Apprenticeship	8.8%	7.2%
Other qualifications	3.3%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Gateshead
Very good health	37%	43.7%
Good health	34.5%	33.5%
Fair health	19.2%	15.4%
Bad health	7.9%	5.7%
Very bad health	1.4%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Gateshead
1 car or van in household	41.8%	41.7%
No cars or vans in household	36.6%	32.4%
2 cars or vans in household	18.3%	20.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household	3.3%	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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