Waterson Crescent, Witton Gilbert, Durham

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH7 6SH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£122,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£89,000
12 sales
Price range
£55k – £122k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Oct 2025
DH7 6SH

At a glance

House prices£89k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower 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 station57 min walkDurham station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

12 property sales on Waterson Crescent, Witton Gilbert, Durham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £122,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £100,625. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Waterson Crescent compared

DH7 postcode area£167,708
Durham£192,686
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Waterson Crescent has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £88,000 (1 sales)2016£88k2017: £84,500 (2 sales)2017£85k2018: £85,000 (1 sales)2018£85k2019: £87,000 (1 sales)2019£87k2020: £70,500 (2 sales)2020£71k2021: £100,000 (1 sales)2021£100k2023: £105,000 (2 sales)2023£105k2024: £66,000 (1 sales)2024£66k2025: £122,000 (1 sales)2025£122k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached8£100,62528 Oct 2025
Flat3£58,66729 Feb 2024
Terraced1£87,00012 Dec 2019

Sold prices on Waterson Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
33, Waterson Crescent DH7 6SH 28 Oct 2025£122,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Waterson Crescent DH7 6SH 29 Feb 2024£66,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Waterson Crescent DH7 6SH 19 Dec 2023£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Waterson Crescent DH7 6SH 31 Jul 2023£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Waterson Crescent DH7 6SH 21 Jun 2021£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Waterson Crescent DH7 6SH 5 Jun 2020£55,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Waterson Crescent DH7 6SH 27 Mar 2020£86,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Waterson Crescent DH7 6SH 12 Dec 2019£87,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Waterson Crescent DH7 6SH 21 Feb 2018£85,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Waterson Crescent DH7 6SH 2 Oct 2017£114,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Waterson Crescent DH7 6SH 23 Feb 2017£55,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Waterson Crescent DH7 6SH 1 Mar 2016£88,000 Semi-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
33, Waterson Crescent £100,000 (Jun 2021) → £110,000 (Jul 2023) → £122,000 (Oct 2025) +22%
over 4 yrs
26, Waterson Crescent £55,000 (Jun 2020) → £66,000 (Feb 2024) +20%
over 4 yrs
31, Waterson Crescent £88,000 (Mar 2016) → £100,000 (Dec 2023) +14%
over 8 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Waterson Crescent

Crime

80 crimes were reported within about a mile of Waterson Crescent 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).

Criminal damage & arson25
Violence & sexual offences21
Anti-social behaviour13
Shoplifting8
Public order4
Vehicle crime3

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

Flood risk

Waterson Crescent is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Wear Flood alert area
  • Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries 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 Waterson Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Witton Gilbert Primary School 188 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Sacriston Academy 190 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston 97 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Nettlesworth Primary School 105 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.5 mi
Bearpark Primary School 105 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.7 mi
Edmondsley Primary Academy 163 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.9 mi
Langley Park Primary School 183 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 1.9 mi
Framwellgate School Durham 1,204 pupils Secondary 11–18 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

  • Durham station 2.8 mi · 57 min walk
  • Chester-le-Street station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • War Memorial (N-bound, Sacriston Lane) 4 min walk
  • War Memorial (S-bound, Sacriston Lane) 4 min walk
  • White Tun PH (N-bound, Sacriston Lane) 5 min walk
  • White Tun PH (S-bound, Sacriston Lane) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Sacriston Medical Centre
    Front Street, Sacriston, Durham · 0.7 mi
  • Browney House Surgery
    Front Street, Langley Park, Durham · 1.7 mi
  • Dunelm Medical Practice
    Kelvin House, 1-2 Victor Terrace, Durham · 1.8 mi
  • Chastleton Medical Group
    Newton Drive, Durham · 1.9 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 3 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned56.5%62.5%
Private rented12.8%20.3%
Social rented30.5%17.1%
Households696

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.5%64.1%
Aged 65+22.2%18.6%
Residents1,494

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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