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Chaucer Drive, Crook

MyStreetCheck free street report: Chaucer Drive, Crook · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/crook/chaucer-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DL15 9FN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£282,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£182,069
18 sales
Price range
£89k – £320k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 Jul 2026
DL15 9FN

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At a glance

House prices£283k average87% above the Crook average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 33 min walkBishop Auckland West Station station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

18 property sales on Chaucer Drive, Crook have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £282,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £190,661. That is 87% above the Crook average of £151,142 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Chaucer Drive compared

Chaucer Drive£282,500
DL15 postcode area£151,142
Crook£151,142
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DL15 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £161,583 (3 sales)2016£162k2018: £174,000 (2 sales)2018£174k2019: £123,000 (1 sales)2019£123k2020: £165,000 (1 sales)2020£165k2021: £137,500 (2 sales)2021£138k2022: £225,667 (3 sales)2022£226k2024: £173,000 (2 sales)2024£173k2025: £179,500 (3 sales)2025£180k2026: £320,000 (1 sales)2026£320k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached14£190,66122 Jul 2026
Semi-detached4£152,00028 Apr 2025

Sold prices on Chaucer Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
36, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 22 Jul 2026£320,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 24 Oct 2025£245,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 28 Apr 2025£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 3 Feb 2025£88,500 DetachedFreehold
46, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 20 Sep 2024£215,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 19 Feb 2024£131,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 5 Sep 2022£242,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 4 Feb 2022£205,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 21 Jan 2022£230,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 14 Jul 2021£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 29 Jun 2021£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 14 Feb 2020£165,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 14 Oct 2019£123,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 15 Jun 2018£128,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 18 May 2018£220,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 30 Sep 2016£115,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 20 Sep 2016£228,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 3 Aug 2016£148,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Chaucer Drive DL15 9FN 25 Apr 2016£108,750 DetachedFreehold

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
36, Chaucer Drive £228,000 (Sep 2016) → £220,000 (May 2018) → £320,000 (Jul 2026) +40%
over 10 yrs
26, Chaucer Drive £123,000 (Oct 2019) → £131,000 (Feb 2024) +7%
over 4 yrs
4, Chaucer Drive £148,000 (Aug 2016) → £230,000 (Jan 2022) +55%
over 5 yrs
21, Chaucer Drive £128,000 (Jun 2018) → £145,000 (Jun 2021) +13%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Chaucer Drive

Crime

132 crimes were reported within about a mile of Chaucer Drive in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences63
Anti-social behaviour24
Criminal damage & arson21
Public order8
Burglary6
Other theft3

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

Flood risk

Chaucer Drive is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper River Tees Flood alert area
  • Upper River Wear Flood alert area
  • Lower River Wear 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 Chaucer Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Crook Primary School 342 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Hartside Primary Academy 241 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.8 mi
Howden-le-Wear Primary School 179 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.9 mi
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook 117 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Peases West Academy 126 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.6 mi
Witton-le-Wear Primary School 114 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 2.1 mi
Stanley (Crook) Primary School 128 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 2.2 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

  • Bishop Auckland West Station station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 33 min walk
  • Bishop Auckland station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Thistleflat Road (W-bound, Thistleflat Road) 2 min walk
  • West Road Rectory (E-bound, A689 High West Road) 6 min walk
  • West Road Rectory (W-bound, A689 High West Road) 6 min walk
  • Pinetree Gardens (N-bound, Sycamore Gardens) 8 min walk

GP surgeries

  • North House Surgery
    Hope Street, Crook · 0.8 mi
  • Willington Medical Group
    Chapel Street, Willington, Crook · 2.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Queen Street Crook · 0.6 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Crook · 0.6 mi
  • Heron Heron Crook · 0.7 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar Fir Tree Filling Station · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Clemitsons Ltd · 0.7 mi
  • Crook Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Clemitsons Limited · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Northern Smiles · 0.8 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 2.6 mi
  • Commercial Street (dental Surgery) · 2.7 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 7 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned80.5%62.5%
Private rented13.0%20.3%
Social rented6.5%17.1%
Households1,000

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.8%64.1%
Aged 65+24.9%18.6%
Residents2,177

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 networks84%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across County Durham 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 Chaucer Drive

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White98.7%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%0.3%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian61.7%54.6%
No religion31.8%38.6%
Not answered5.3%5.1%
Other religion0.4%0.4%
Sikh0.3%0.2%
Muslim0.2%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK98%95.6%
Born outside the UK2%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above29.3%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications20.7%19.9%
No qualifications17.9%20.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%9.5%
Apprenticeship6.9%6.2%
Other qualifications2.6%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health46.5%43%
Good health35.1%33.9%
Fair health12.7%15.6%
Bad health4.5%5.8%
Very bad health1.2%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household44.3%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household32%25.5%
No cars or vans in household14.1%24.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.6%8%

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 Durham.

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