Peter Lee Cottages, Wheatley Hill, Durham

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH6 3RH.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2019)
£68,500
6 sales
Price range
£40k – £128k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Mar 2024
DH6 3RH

At a glance

House prices£69k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 35 min walkHorden station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

6 property sales on Peter Lee Cottages, Wheatley Hill, Durham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 28 Mar 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £55,833. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Peter Lee Cottages compared

DH6 postcode area£146,497
Durham£192,686
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Peter Lee Cottages has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2019: £39,999 (1 sales)2019£40k2021: £75,333 (3 sales)2021£75k2023: £87,999 (1 sales)2023£88k2024: £57,000 (1 sales)2024£57k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached3£55,83320 Apr 2023
Terraced2£58,00028 Mar 2024
Detached1£127,50019 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Peter Lee Cottages

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Pizza Nova, Peter Lee Cottages DH6 3RH 11 Apr 2025£40,000 OtherFreehold
36, Peter Lee Cottages DH6 3RH 28 Mar 2024£57,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Peter Lee Cottages DH6 3RH 20 Apr 2023£87,999 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Peter Lee Cottages DH6 3RH 9 Mar 2023£64,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Peter Lee Cottages DH6 3RH 1 Oct 2021£59,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Peter Lee Cottages DH6 3RH 31 Mar 2021£53,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Peter Lee Cottages DH6 3RH 26 Mar 2021£39,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Peter Lee Cottages DH6 3RH 19 Mar 2021£127,500 DetachedFreehold
47, Peter Lee Cottages DH6 3RH 15 Oct 2019£39,999 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Peter Lee Cottages DH6 3RH 22 Aug 2019£126,000 OtherFreehold
32, Peter Lee Cottages DH6 3RH 14 Sep 2018£120,000 OtherFreehold
Pizza Nova, Peter Lee Cottages DH6 3RH 5 Jul 2018£60,000 OtherFreehold

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
Pizza Nova, Peter Lee Cottages £60,000 (Jul 2018) → £40,000 (Apr 2025) -33%
over 7 yrs
36, Peter Lee Cottages £59,000 (Oct 2021) → £57,000 (Mar 2024) -3%
over 2 yrs
47, Peter Lee Cottages £39,999 (Oct 2019) → £53,000 (Mar 2021) → £64,000 (Mar 2023) → £87,999 (Apr 2023) +120%
over 4 yrs
32, Peter Lee Cottages £120,000 (Sep 2018) → £126,000 (Aug 2019) → £127,500 (Mar 2021) +6%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Peter Lee Cottages

Crime

70 crimes were reported within about a mile of Peter Lee Cottages in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Shoplifting26
Violence & sexual offences12
Anti-social behaviour8
Criminal damage & arson8
Other theft5
Public order5

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

Flood risk

Peter Lee Cottages is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Wear Flood alert area
  • Tyne and Wear coastal rivers Flood alert area
  • Tyne and Wear coast 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 Peter Lee Cottages

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Wheatley Hill Community Primary School 445 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley 75 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Thornley Academy 124 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.1 mi
Deaf Hill Primary School 154 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.3 mi
Wingate Community Nursery School 90 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 1.6 mi
Wellfield School 862 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.8 mi
Wingate Primary School 347 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 1.8 mi
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton 156 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 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

  • Horden station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Stoker Crescent (N-bound, Henderson Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Stoker Crescent (S-bound, Henderson Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Police Houses (W-bound, Wingate Lane) 2 min walk
  • Police Houses (NE-bound, Cemetry Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • East Durham Medical Group
    The Caradoc Surgery, Front Street West, Wingate · 1.9 mi
  • Wingate Medical Practice Intrahealth
    Front Street West, Wingate · 1.9 mi
  • Bevan Medical Group
    Bevan Grove, Shotton Colliery, Durham · 1.9 mi
  • Southdene Medical Centre
    Front Street, Shotton Colliery, Durham · 2.1 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 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.

Income: decile 2 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.6%62.5%
Private rented12.5%20.3%
Social rented28.8%17.1%
Households642

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.1%64.1%
Aged 65+19.0%18.6%
Residents1,370

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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