Vicarage Close, Howden Le Wear, Crook

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£242,125
8 sales
Price range
£200k – £300k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Dec 2023
DL15 8RB

At a glance

House prices£242k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) 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 18 min walkBishop Auckland West Station station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

8 property sales on Vicarage Close, Howden Le Wear, Crook have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 6 Dec 2023. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £250,833. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Vicarage Close compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Vicarage Close 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: £230,000 (1 sales)2016£230k2017: £216,000 (1 sales)2017£216k2018: £279,000 (2 sales)2018£279k2019: £217,000 (1 sales)2019£217k2021: £208,000 (2 sales)2021£208k2023: £300,000 (1 sales)2023£300k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached6£250,8336 Dec 2023
Semi-detached2£216,00027 Jan 2021

Sold prices on Vicarage Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
9, Vicarage Close DL15 8RB 6 Dec 2023£300,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Vicarage Close DL15 8RB 27 Jan 2021£216,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Vicarage Close DL15 8RB 20 Jan 2021£200,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Vicarage Close DL15 8RB 19 Aug 2019£217,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Vicarage Close DL15 8RB 29 Mar 2018£263,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Vicarage Close DL15 8RB 1 Mar 2018£295,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Vicarage Close DL15 8RB 19 Dec 2017£216,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Vicarage Close DL15 8RB 13 Sep 2016£230,000 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
9, Vicarage Close £295,000 (Mar 2018) → £300,000 (Dec 2023) +2%
over 6 yrs
6, Vicarage Close £216,000 (Dec 2017) → £216,000 (Jan 2021) +0%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Vicarage Close

Crime

18 crimes were reported within about a mile of Vicarage Close 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 offences6
Anti-social behaviour3
Shoplifting3
Burglary2
Criminal damage & arson1
Other theft1

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

Flood risk

Vicarage Close 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 Vicarage Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Howden-le-Wear Primary School 179 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
Witton-le-Wear Primary School 114 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.3 mi
Crook Primary School 342 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.4 mi
Hartside Primary Academy 241 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.7 mi
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook 117 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 1.7 mi
Sunnybrow Primary School 54 pupils Primary 2–11 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 3.9 mi · 1 hr 18 min walk
  • Bishop Auckland station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 21 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hargill Road (SW-bound, Hargill Road) 2 min walk
  • Hargill Road (NE-bound, Hargill Road) 3 min walk
  • The Australian (NW-bound, Unclassified Road) 5 min walk
  • The Australian (SE-bound, Unclassified Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • North House Surgery
    Hope Street, Crook · 1.6 mi
  • Willington Medical Group
    Chapel Street, Willington, Crook · 2.7 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+)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.

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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