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Wordsworth Avenue, Wheatley Hill, Durham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wordsworth Avenue, Wheatley Hill, Durham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/durham/wordsworth-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH6 3RB, DH6 3RE, DH6 3RD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£67,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£56,059
17 sales
Price range
£30k – £123k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Apr 2026
DH6 3RE

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At a glance

House prices£68k average65% below the Durham average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 33 min walkHorden station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 42 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

17 property sales on Wordsworth Avenue, Wheatley Hill, Durham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £67,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £55,500. That is 65% below the Durham average of £193,540 over the same period. 12 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 11 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 94% semi-detached, 6% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Wordsworth Avenue range from £30,000 to £122,999. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 263 streets in Durham with at least two sales in the last year, Wordsworth Avenue ranks 261st for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Wordsworth Avenue compared

Wordsworth Avenue£67,500
DH6 postcode area£145,995
Durham£193,540
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DH6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £32,000 (1 sales)2017£32k2018: £32,333 (3 sales)2018£32k2020: £56,000 (1 sales)2020£56k2021: £38,000 (1 sales)2021£38k2022: £65,000 (2 sales)2022£65k2023: £59,000 (2 sales)2023£59k2024: £56,000 (4 sales)2024£56k2025: £94,000 (2 sales)2025£94k2026: £70,000 (1 sales)2026£70k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 42 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£55,50017 Apr 2026
Terraced1£65,0001 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Wordsworth Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
98, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RE 1 Sep 2026£16,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RE 17 Apr 2026£70,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
91, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RE 16 Apr 2026£97,666 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 24 Mar 2026£60,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
91, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RE 30 Jan 2026£55,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
83, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RE 1 Dec 2025£65,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 2 Oct 2025£39,999 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 7 May 2025£68,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 24 Apr 2025£68,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 24 Apr 2025£122,999 Semi-detachedFreehold
121, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RE 9 Dec 2024£64,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 5 Sep 2024£48,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RD 7 Aug 2024£42,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
113, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RE 3 May 2024£65,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RE 19 Apr 2024£69,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 11 Apr 2024£109,999 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 20 Feb 2024£50,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 30 Jan 2024£60,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 20 Nov 2023£80,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 20 Oct 2023£68,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 29 Sep 2023£68,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
117, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RE 10 Aug 2023£112,999 Semi-detachedFreehold
117, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RE 29 Jun 2023£55,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RD 21 Jun 2023£34,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 1 Jun 2023£50,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 26 Sep 2022£45,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
120, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RE 23 Sep 2022£80,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 22 Sep 2022£49,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 28 Jul 2022£50,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 28 Jun 2022£35,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 16 Jun 2021£38,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 1 Apr 2021£39,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
97, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RE 28 Aug 2020£29,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 3 Jul 2020£56,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
105, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RE 8 Nov 2019£1,400 OtherFreehold
27, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 24 Apr 2019£35,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
79, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RE 23 Jul 2018£56,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 21 May 2018£32,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 20 Apr 2018£35,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
120, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RE 12 Jan 2018£30,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RB 10 Feb 2017£32,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Wordsworth Avenue DH6 3RD 4 May 2016£25,000 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
84, Wordsworth Avenue £69,000 (Apr 2024) → £70,000 (Apr 2026) +1%
over 2 yrs
91, Wordsworth Avenue £55,000 (Jan 2026) → £97,666 (Apr 2026) +78%
over under a year
6, Wordsworth Avenue £45,000 (Sep 2022) → £60,000 (Mar 2026) +33%
over 3 yrs
13, Wordsworth Avenue £35,000 (Jun 2022) → £50,000 (Jul 2022) → £68,000 (May 2025) → £39,999 (Oct 2025) +14%
over 3 yrs
67, Wordsworth Avenue £34,500 (Jun 2023) → £42,000 (Aug 2024) +22%
over 1 yr
27, Wordsworth Avenue £35,000 (Apr 2019) → £56,000 (Jul 2020) → £80,000 (Nov 2023) → £109,999 (Apr 2024) +214%
over 5 yrs
9, Wordsworth Avenue £32,000 (Feb 2017) → £60,000 (Jan 2024) +88%
over 7 yrs
3, Wordsworth Avenue £35,000 (Apr 2018) → £68,000 (Sep 2023) +94%
over 5 yrs
117, Wordsworth Avenue £55,000 (Jun 2023) → £112,999 (Aug 2023) +105%
over under a year
12, Wordsworth Avenue £49,500 (Sep 2022) → £50,000 (Jun 2023) +1%
over under a year
120, Wordsworth Avenue £30,000 (Jan 2018) → £80,000 (Sep 2022) +167%
over 5 yrs
23, Wordsworth Avenue £39,950 (Apr 2021) → £38,000 (Jun 2021) -5%
over under a year

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Schools near Wordsworth Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Wheatley Hill Community Primary School 445 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley 75 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Thornley Academy 124 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.9 mi
Deaf Hill Primary School 154 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.5 mi
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton 156 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 1.7 mi
Wingate Community Nursery School 90 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 1.7 mi
Ludworth Primary School 84 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.8 mi
Shotton Primary School 289 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.9 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, shops and health

Train stations

  • Horden station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Quilstyle Road (NE-bound, Quilstyle Road) 2 min walk
  • Vincents Corner (NW-bound, Woodlands Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Vincents Corner (SE-bound, Woodlands Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Quilstyle Road (SW-bound, Quilstyle Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bevan Medical Group
    Bevan Grove, Shotton Colliery, Durham · 1.7 mi
  • Southdene Medical Centre
    Front Street, Shotton Colliery, Durham · 1.9 mi
  • East Durham Medical Group
    The Caradoc Surgery, Front Street West, Wingate · 2.1 mi
  • Wingate Medical Practice Intrahealth
    Front Street West, Wingate · 2.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Wheatley Hill · 0.1 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Thornley · 1.1 mi
  • Spar Spar - Shotton · 1.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Durham Road · 1.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • M Whitfield Ltd · 0.1 mi
  • M Whitfield Ltd · 0.9 mi
  • Life Chemist Trimdon Colliery · 1.8 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

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.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks84%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across County Durham with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. 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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Who lives around Wordsworth Avenue

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White97.6%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.4%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian54.2%54.6%
No religion39.1%38.6%
Not answered5.4%5.1%
Hindu0.4%0.2%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Sikh0.2%0.2%
Muslim0.1%0.6%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK96.6%95.6%
Born outside the UK3.4%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
No qualifications28%20.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.2%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications19%19.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%9.5%
Apprenticeship6.7%6.2%
Other qualifications2.6%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health40.7%43%
Good health30.5%33.9%
Fair health18.4%15.6%
Bad health8.2%5.8%
Very bad health2.2%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household37.4%42.3%
No cars or vans in household29.4%24.1%
2 cars or vans in household26.2%25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household7%8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Durham.

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