Fir Tree Drive, Howden Le Wear, Crook

House prices, sold prices and local information for DL15 8HW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£132,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£133,107
14 sales
Price range
£79k – £210k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Jun 2026
DL15 8HW

At a glance

House prices£133k average12% below the Crook average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 19 min walkBishop Auckland West Station station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80%

14 property sales on Fir Tree Drive, Howden Le Wear, Crook have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £132,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £129,458. That is 12% below the Crook average of £151,142 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Fir Tree Drive compared

Fir Tree Drive£132,500
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: £79,000 (1 sales)2016£79k2017: £116,500 (1 sales)2017£117k2018: £112,833 (3 sales)2018£113k2020: £134,000 (1 sales)2020£134k2021: £128,167 (3 sales)2021£128k2022: £210,000 (1 sales)2022£210k2023: £161,000 (1 sales)2023£161k2025: £175,000 (1 sales)2025£175k2026: £132,500 (2 sales)2026£133k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced12£129,45817 Jun 2026
Detached1£210,00030 Sep 2022
Semi-detached1£100,00030 Jan 2026

Sold prices on Fir Tree Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, Fir Tree Drive DL15 8HW 17 Jun 2026£165,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Fir Tree Drive DL15 8HW 30 Jan 2026£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Fir Tree Drive DL15 8HW 25 Jun 2025£175,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Fir Tree Drive DL15 8HW 30 Nov 2023£161,000 TerracedLeasehold
7, Fir Tree Drive DL15 8HW 8 Jun 2023£127,500 TerracedFreehold
1A, Fir Tree Drive DL15 8HW 30 Sep 2022£210,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Fir Tree Drive DL15 8HW 13 Sep 2021£110,500 TerracedFreehold
1, Fir Tree Drive DL15 8HW 25 May 2021£117,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Fir Tree Drive DL15 8HW 25 Feb 2021£157,000 TerracedLeasehold
21, Fir Tree Drive DL15 8HW 4 Sep 2020£134,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Fir Tree Drive DL15 8HW 7 Sep 2018£118,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Fir Tree Drive DL15 8HW 25 Jun 2018£88,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Fir Tree Drive DL15 8HW 4 May 2018£132,500 TerracedFreehold
6, Fir Tree Drive DL15 8HW 14 Sep 2017£116,500 TerracedFreehold
12, Fir Tree Drive DL15 8HW 25 Jul 2016£79,000 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
1, Fir Tree Drive £117,000 (May 2021) → £165,000 (Jun 2026) +41%
over 5 yrs
9, Fir Tree Drive £110,500 (Sep 2021) → £175,000 (Jun 2025) +58%
over 4 yrs
14, Fir Tree Drive £157,000 (Feb 2021) → £161,000 (Nov 2023) +3%
over 3 yrs
7, Fir Tree Drive £118,000 (Sep 2018) → £127,500 (Jun 2023) +8%
over 5 yrs
21, Fir Tree Drive £132,500 (May 2018) → £134,000 (Sep 2020) +1%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Fir Tree Drive

Crime

22 crimes were reported within about a mile of Fir Tree Drive 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).

Violence & sexual offences8
Anti-social behaviour3
Shoplifting3
Burglary2
Criminal damage & arson2
Public order2

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

Flood risk

Fir Tree 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 Fir Tree Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Howden-le-Wear Primary School 179 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
Crook Primary School 342 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.3 mi
Witton-le-Wear Primary School 114 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.4 mi
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook 117 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 1.6 mi
Hartside Primary Academy 241 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.6 mi
Sunnybrow Primary School 54 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 2.0 mi
Hunwick Primary School 114 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 2.0 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Bishop Auckland West Station station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk
  • Bishop Auckland station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 21 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hargill Road (SW-bound, Hargill Road) 1 min walk
  • Hargill Road (NE-bound, Hargill Road) 2 min walk
  • The Australian (SE-bound, Unclassified Road) 3 min walk
  • The Australian (NW-bound, Unclassified Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • North House Surgery
    Hope Street, Crook · 1.5 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 4 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 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.4%62.5%
Private rented16.1%20.3%
Social rented13.5%17.1%
Households881

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.9%64.1%
Aged 65+21.5%18.6%
Residents2,009

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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