Fern Valley, Crook

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£95,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£101,457
29 sales
Price range
£37k – £195k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Jul 2026
DL15 9PZ

At a glance

House prices£101k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) 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 35 min walkBishop Auckland West Station station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80%

29 property sales on Fern Valley, Crook have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £95,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £136,767. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Fern Valley compared

DL15 postcode area£151,142
Crook£151,142
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Fern Valley has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DL15 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £66,500 (3 sales)2016£67k2017: £53,625 (2 sales)2017£54k2018: £135,000 (1 sales)2018£135k2019: £90,750 (4 sales)2019£91k2020: £97,083 (6 sales)2020£97k2021: £146,500 (2 sales)2021£147k2022: £136,000 (2 sales)2022£136k2023: £86,750 (4 sales)2023£87k2024: £146,000 (3 sales)2024£146k2025: £110,000 (1 sales)2025£110k2026: £95,000 (1 sales)2026£95k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached15£136,76721 Mar 2025
Terraced12£67,68820 Jul 2026
Semi-detached1£36,50026 Oct 2016
Flat1£42,00024 Nov 2023

Sold prices on Fern Valley

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
14, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 20 Jul 2026£95,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 21 Mar 2025£110,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 9 Oct 2024£178,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 3 May 2024£170,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 19 Mar 2024£90,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 8 Dec 2023£65,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 24 Nov 2023£42,000 FlatLeasehold
32, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 3 Nov 2023£170,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 27 Jul 2023£50,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 3 Feb 2023£70,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 11 Jul 2022£195,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 1 Jul 2022£77,000 TerracedLeasehold
26, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 20 Aug 2021£153,000 DetachedFreehold
50, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 29 Jun 2021£140,000 DetachedLeasehold
23, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 11 Dec 2020£140,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 9 Nov 2020£85,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 19 Oct 2020£137,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 24 Jul 2020£55,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 30 Jun 2020£38,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 13 Mar 2020£127,500 DetachedFreehold
26, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 24 Oct 2019£115,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 20 Sep 2019£91,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 16 May 2019£100,000 DetachedLeasehold
47, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 7 May 2019£57,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 27 Jul 2018£135,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 8 Sep 2017£69,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 28 Apr 2017£38,250 TerracedFreehold
14, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 25 Nov 2016£73,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 26 Oct 2016£36,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 21 Oct 2016£61,750 TerracedFreehold
26, Fern Valley DL15 9PZ 18 Mar 2016£90,000 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
14, Fern Valley £73,000 (Nov 2016) → £95,000 (Jul 2026) +30%
over 10 yrs
26, Fern Valley £90,000 (Mar 2016) → £115,000 (Oct 2019) → £153,000 (Aug 2021) → £178,000 (Oct 2024) +98%
over 9 yrs
19, Fern Valley £50,000 (Jul 2023) → £65,000 (Dec 2023) +30%
over under a year
46, Fern Valley £55,000 (Jul 2020) → £70,000 (Feb 2023) +27%
over 3 yrs
10, Fern Valley £61,750 (Oct 2016) → £85,000 (Nov 2020) +38%
over 4 yrs
42, Fern Valley £38,250 (Apr 2017) → £38,000 (Jun 2020) -1%
over 3 yrs
49, Fern Valley £135,000 (Jul 2018) → £127,500 (Mar 2020) -6%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Fern Valley

Flood risk

Fern Valley 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 Fern Valley

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Crook Primary School 342 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
Hartside Primary Academy 241 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook 117 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Howden-le-Wear Primary School 179 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.0 mi
Peases West Academy 126 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.5 mi
Stanley (Crook) Primary School 128 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 2.1 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Bishop Auckland West Station station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 35 min walk
  • Bishop Auckland station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 37 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Thistleflat Road (W-bound, Thistleflat Road) 2 min walk
  • West Road Rectory (E-bound, A689 High West Road) 4 min walk
  • West Road Rectory (W-bound, A689 High West Road) 4 min walk
  • Pinetree Gardens (N-bound, Sycamore Gardens) 7 min walk

GP surgeries

  • North House Surgery
    Hope Street, Crook · 0.7 mi
  • Willington Medical Group
    Chapel Street, Willington, Crook · 2.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice 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.

Income: decile 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

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+)0%80%
Gigabit-capable0%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.

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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