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Watercress Close, Hartlepool

MyStreetCheck free street report: Watercress Close, Hartlepool · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hartlepool-hartlepool/watercress-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TS26 0QY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£215,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£206,542
24 sales
Price range
£125k – £310k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Apr 2026
TS26 0QY

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At a glance

House prices£215k average28% above the Hartlepool average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station40 min walkHartlepool station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 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

24 property sales on Watercress Close, Hartlepool have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £215,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £224,972. That is 28% above the Hartlepool average of £167,543 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 75% detached, 17% semi-detached, 8% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Watercress Close range from £125,000 to £310,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 210 streets in Hartlepool with at least two sales in the last year, Watercress Close ranks 48th for average price.

House prices on Watercress Close compared

Watercress Close£215,000
TS26 postcode area£199,228
Hartlepool£167,543
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all TS26 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £246,000 (1 sales)2016£246k2017: £160,000 (1 sales)2017£160k2018: £175,500 (5 sales)2018£176k2019: £217,500 (2 sales)2019£218k2020: £230,000 (1 sales)2020£230k2021: £204,286 (7 sales)2021£204k2022: £165,000 (1 sales)2022£165k2023: £257,000 (2 sales)2023£257k2024: £197,500 (1 sales)2024£198k2025: £272,000 (1 sales)2025£272k2026: £215,000 (2 sales)2026£215k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached18£224,97223 Jan 2026
Semi-detached4£154,3758 Apr 2026
Terraced2£145,00013 Apr 2022

Sold prices on Watercress Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
7, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 8 Apr 2026£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 23 Jan 2026£260,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 25 Mar 2025£272,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 17 Oct 2024£185,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 31 Jul 2024£197,500 DetachedFreehold
25, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 14 Apr 2023£310,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 17 Mar 2023£204,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 13 Apr 2022£165,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 5 Nov 2021£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 3 Sep 2021£235,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 12 Aug 2021£235,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 30 Jul 2021£240,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 30 Jun 2021£240,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 25 Jun 2021£162,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 29 Jan 2021£167,500 DetachedFreehold
22, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 4 Dec 2020£230,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 28 Jun 2019£250,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 5 Apr 2019£185,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 19 Dec 2018£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 27 Sep 2018£250,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 27 Sep 2018£160,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 28 Mar 2018£207,500 DetachedFreehold
6, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 26 Jan 2018£125,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 26 Jan 2018£138,500 TerracedFreehold
29, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 22 Aug 2017£160,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Watercress Close TS26 0QY 8 Aug 2016£246,000 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
7, Watercress Close £150,000 (Nov 2021) → £170,000 (Apr 2026) +13%
over 4 yrs
18, Watercress Close £207,500 (Mar 2018) → £272,000 (Mar 2025) +31%
over 7 yrs
28, Watercress Close £204,000 (Mar 2023) → £197,500 (Jul 2024) -3%
over 1 yr
25, Watercress Close £250,000 (Sep 2018) → £310,000 (Apr 2023) +24%
over 5 yrs
6, Watercress Close £125,000 (Jan 2018) → £165,000 (Apr 2022) +32%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Watercress Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Clavering Primary School 366 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Hild's Church of England School 581 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
Throston Primary School 472 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 226 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Springwell School 95 pupils Academy special converter 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
West View Primary School 460 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Barnard Grove Primary School 309 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Jesmond Gardens Primary School 355 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.9 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

  • Hartlepool station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Seaton Carew station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk
  • Horden station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Primrose Road (A, MERLIN WAY) 2 min walk
  • Strawberry Apartments (A, MERLIN WAY) 2 min walk
  • Strawberry Apartments (B, MERLIN WAY) 3 min walk
  • Primrose Road (B, MERLIN WAY) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hart Medical Practice
    Surgery Lane, Wells Avenue, Hartlepool · 0.9 mi
  • West View Millenium Surgery A
    West View Road, Hartlepool · 1.0 mi
  • Gladstone House Surgery
    Victoria Road, Hartlepool · 1.8 mi
  • West Quay Medical Practice
    Health Centre, Victoria Road, Hartlepool · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Middle Warren · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Hartlepool Clavering Road · 0.5 mi
  • Spar Spar - King Oswy · 0.5 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Warren Express Petrol · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Middle Warren Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Wiltshire Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Winterbottom Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Health And Smile Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Elliott&mccarthy Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • The Dental Practice · 1.7 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 8 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned78.9%62.5%
Private rented16.6%20.3%
Social rented4.5%17.1%
Households739

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.7%64.1%
Aged 65+9.9%18.6%
Residents1,954

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 networks74%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks86%92%

Share of homes across Hartlepool 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 Watercress Close

Ethnic group

HereHartlepool
White98%96.5%
Other ethnic group0.8%0.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%1.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.5%

Religion

HereHartlepool
Christian57.9%52.5%
No religion36.2%40.1%
Not answered4.6%5.1%
Muslim0.5%1.3%
Other religion0.4%0.3%
Sikh0.3%0.2%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereHartlepool
Born in the UK97.6%96%
Born outside the UK2.4%4%

Highest qualification

HereHartlepool
Level 4 qualifications and above34.6%24.8%
Level 3 qualifications23.8%18.4%
Level 2 qualifications15.1%14.7%
No qualifications10.9%23.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%9.5%
Apprenticeship6.6%7%
Other qualifications1.9%2.5%

General health

HereHartlepool
Very good health56.2%43.1%
Good health31.4%33.3%
Fair health9.3%15.6%
Bad health2.5%6.1%
Very bad health0.8%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereHartlepool
2 cars or vans in household43.6%22.6%
1 car or van in household38.1%40.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%7.2%
No cars or vans in household7.6%29.6%

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 Hartlepool.

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