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Queen Street, Birtley, Chester Le Street

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House prices, sold prices and local information for DH3 1EB, DH3 1ED.

Average price (last 12 months)
£73,500
3 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£55,190
20 sales
Price range
£33k – £92k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 May 2026
DH3 1EB

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At a glance

House prices£74k average59% below the Chester Le Street average 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 broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold76% freeholdAcross 34 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

20 property sales on Queen Street, Birtley, Chester Le Street have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £73,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £58,675. That is 59% below the Chester Le Street average of £179,629 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 80% terraced, 20% flat. Recorded sale prices on Queen Street range from £32,500 to £92,000. 76% of homes sold here were freehold and 24% leasehold. Of 28 streets in Chester Le Street with at least two sales in the last year, Queen Street ranks 27th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Queen Street compared

Queen Street£73,500
DH3 postcode area£202,058
Chester Le Street£179,629
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DH3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £39,999 (1 sales)2017£40k2018: £55,500 (1 sales)2018£56k2019: £56,500 (2 sales)2019£57k2020: £39,500 (2 sales)2020£40k2021: £42,667 (3 sales)2021£43k2022: £73,550 (2 sales)2022£74k2023: £67,750 (3 sales)2023£68k2024: £39,150 (3 sales)2024£39k2025: £52,500 (1 sales)2025£53k2026: £84,000 (2 sales)2026£84k

Tenure: 76% freehold and 24% leasehold across 34 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced16£58,67522 May 2026
Flat4£41,25025 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Queen Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, Queen Street DH3 1EB 22 May 2026£92,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Queen Street DH3 1EB 23 Mar 2026£50,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Queen Street DH3 1EB 20 Mar 2026£76,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Queen Street DH3 1EB 10 Mar 2026£40,000 FlatLeasehold
73, Queen Street DH3 1EB 10 Mar 2026£40,000 FlatFreehold
33, Queen Street DH3 1EB 25 Nov 2025£52,500 FlatLeasehold
26, Queen Street DH3 1ED 24 Apr 2025£83,500 TerracedFreehold
13, Queen Street DH3 1EB 27 Sep 2024£39,950 TerracedFreehold
2, Queen Street DH3 1ED 25 Sep 2024£45,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Queen Street DH3 1ED 25 Sep 2024£45,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Queen Street DH3 1EB 12 Sep 2024£32,500 FlatLeasehold
13, Queen Street DH3 1EB 12 Jul 2024£50,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Queen Street DH3 1EB 22 Sep 2023£63,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Queen Street DH3 1EB 24 Aug 2023£54,000 OtherLeasehold
12, Queen Street DH3 1ED 9 Jun 2023£62,500 TerracedFreehold
42, Queen Street DH3 1ED 24 Mar 2023£61,750 TerracedFreehold
48, Queen Street DH3 1ED 17 Mar 2023£78,500 TerracedFreehold
64, Queen Street DH3 1ED 16 Sep 2022£80,100 TerracedFreehold
44, Queen Street DH3 1ED 1 Jul 2022£67,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Queen Street DH3 1EB 27 Jun 2022£36,500 OtherFreehold
53, Queen Street DH3 1EB 27 Jun 2022£36,500 OtherLeasehold
39, Queen Street DH3 1EB 1 Apr 2021£40,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Queen Street DH3 1EB 1 Apr 2021£40,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Queen Street DH3 1EB 12 Mar 2021£75,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Queen Street DH3 1EB 22 Jan 2021£48,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Queen Street DH3 1ED 13 Nov 2020£37,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Queen Street DH3 1ED 21 Oct 2020£42,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Queen Street DH3 1EB 6 Mar 2020£51,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Queen Street DH3 1ED 29 May 2019£63,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Queen Street DH3 1ED 26 Apr 2019£50,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Queen Street DH3 1ED 5 Sep 2018£53,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Queen Street DH3 1ED 13 Jul 2018£55,500 TerracedFreehold
45, Queen Street DH3 1EB 24 Aug 2017£39,999 FlatLeasehold
18, Queen Street DH3 1ED 19 Oct 2016£67,500 TerracedFreehold

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
26, Queen Street £50,000 (Apr 2019) → £83,500 (Apr 2025) +67%
over 6 yrs
13, Queen Street £50,000 (Jul 2024) → £39,950 (Sep 2024) -20%
over under a year
18, Queen Street £67,500 (Oct 2016) → £37,000 (Nov 2020) -45%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Queen Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
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 0.5 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 1.0 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 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • St Joseph's Rc Primary School Highfield (S-Bound, Gladstone Terrace) 1 min walk
  • Ravensworth Road-Morris Street (N-Bound, Ravensworth Road) 1 min walk
  • Station Lane-George Street (NE-Bound, Station Lane) 1 min walk
  • Ravensworth Road-Morris Street (S-Bound, Ravensworth Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Birtley Medical Group
    Durham Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street · 0.4 mi
  • Rickleton Medical Centre
    Office Row, Rickleton, Washington · 1.8 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 · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Blackfell Washington · 1.7 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Gateshead Allerdene Trafford · 1.8 mi
  • Makro Makro Washington · 1.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.3 mi
  • Birtley Pharmacy, Harras Bank · 0.4 mi
  • Vigo Pharmacy · 1.7 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Deneholme Dental Practice · 0.2 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned55.4%62.5%
Private rented35.6%20.3%
Social rented9.0%17.1%
Households666

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.2%64.1%
Aged 65+24.1%18.6%
Residents1,433

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 Queen Street

Ethnic group

HereGateshead
White90.6%93.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.2%2.5%
Other ethnic group2.2%1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%1.1%

Religion

HereGateshead
Christian52.4%50.8%
No religion35%40.1%
Not answered7.1%4.5%
Muslim2.9%2.1%
Hindu0.8%0.3%
Other religion0.8%0.4%
Sikh0.4%–
Jewish0.3%1.5%

Country of birth

HereGateshead
Born in the UK90%92.6%
Born outside the UK10%7.4%

Highest qualification

HereGateshead
No qualifications24.4%21.6%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.3%28%
Level 3 qualifications16.6%17%
Level 2 qualifications15.2%13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%9.9%
Apprenticeship8.8%7.2%
Other qualifications3.3%2.6%

General health

HereGateshead
Very good health37%43.7%
Good health34.5%33.5%
Fair health19.2%15.4%
Bad health7.9%5.7%
Very bad health1.4%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereGateshead
1 car or van in household41.8%41.7%
No cars or vans in household36.6%32.4%
2 cars or vans in household18.3%20.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.3%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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