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Gill Crescent South, Houghton Le Spring

MyStreetCheck free street report: Gill Crescent South, Houghton Le Spring · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/houghton-le-spring-county-durham/gill-crescent-south/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH4 6AP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£72,950
1 sale
Average price (since 2018)
£62,825
6 sales
Price range
£38k – £90k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 May 2026
DH4 6AP

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At a glance

House prices£63k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station53 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 23 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

6 property sales on Gill Crescent South, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £72,950. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £62,825. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 5 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Gill Crescent South range from £38,000 to £89,999. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Gill Crescent South compared

DH4 postcode area£169,890
Houghton Le Spring£176,973
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Gill Crescent South has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2018: £54,000 (1 sales)2018£54k2024: £60,000 (2 sales)2024£60k2025: £64,999 (2 sales)2025£65k2026: £72,950 (1 sales)2026£73k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced6£62,82520 May 2026

Sold prices on Gill Crescent South

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
16, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 20 May 2026£72,950 TerracedFreehold
18, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 23 Apr 2026£52,500 TerracedFreehold
14, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 28 Oct 2025£47,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 23 Jul 2025£39,999 TerracedFreehold
33, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 20 Feb 2025£89,999 TerracedFreehold
28, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 22 Jan 2025£39,999 TerracedFreehold
33, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 13 Jan 2025£38,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 5 Dec 2024£81,999 TerracedFreehold
30, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 30 Sep 2024£45,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 12 Mar 2024£38,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 2 Oct 2023£49,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 20 Jun 2023£40,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 29 Sep 2022£65,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 1 Jun 2022£64,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 27 Apr 2022£67,500 TerracedFreehold
32, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 25 Jan 2022£37,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 14 Jul 2021£58,050 TerracedFreehold
24, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 20 Apr 2021£50,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 20 Mar 2020£33,500 TerracedFreehold
23, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 17 Oct 2018£45,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 23 Mar 2018£54,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 24 Aug 2017£38,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Gill Crescent South DH4 6AP 4 Apr 2017£39,000 TerracedFreehold

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
16, Gill Crescent South £38,000 (Aug 2017) → £54,000 (Mar 2018) → £40,000 (Jun 2023) → £72,950 (May 2026) +92%
over 9 yrs
1, Gill Crescent South £39,000 (Apr 2017) → £39,999 (Jul 2025) +3%
over 8 yrs
33, Gill Crescent South £38,000 (Jan 2025) → £89,999 (Feb 2025) +137%
over under a year
30, Gill Crescent South £45,000 (Sep 2024) → £81,999 (Dec 2024) +82%
over under a year
8, Gill Crescent South £65,000 (Sep 2022) → £38,000 (Mar 2024) -42%
over 1 yr
23, Gill Crescent South £45,000 (Oct 2018) → £64,000 (Jun 2022) +42%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Gill Crescent South

Crime

63 crimes were reported within about a mile of Gill Crescent South in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences26
Anti-social behaviour13
Criminal damage & arson11
Public order5
Vehicle crime4
Burglary2

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

Flood risk

Gill Crescent South is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Moors Burn at Dairy Lane, Houghton-le-Spring Flood warning area
  • Lower River Wear Flood alert area
  • Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries Flood alert area
  • Tyne and Wear coastal rivers 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 Gill Crescent South

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Woodlea Primary School 197 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Bournmoor Primary School 66 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Dubmire Primary 479 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Lumley Junior School 186 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 1.4 mi
Lumley Infant and Nursery School 139 pupils Primary 2–7 Good Report 1.4 mi
Burnside Academy Inspires 174 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.4 mi
Newbottle Primary Academy 437 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.5 mi
Shiney Row Primary School 249 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.5 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

  • Chester-le-Street station 2.6 mi · 53 min walk
  • Durham station 5.5 mi · 1 hr 50 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Gill Crescent (NW-bound, A1052 Gill Crescent South) 1 min walk
  • War Memorial - Bingo Hall (NW-bound, A1052 South Crescent) 2 min walk
  • Woodlea Court (NE-bound, B1284 Lumley New Road) 2 min walk
  • Fire Station (SE-bound, A1052) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Kepier Medical Practice
    Leyburn Grove, Houghton Le Spring · 1.4 mi
  • Grangewood Surgery
    Chester Road, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 1.4 mi
  • Great Lumley Surgery
    The Surgery, Front Street, Chester Le Street · 1.4 mi
  • Westbourne Medical Group
    Kelso Grove, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bournmoor · 0.8 mi
  • Heron Heron Shiney Row · 1.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shiney Row · 1.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Shiney Row Westbourne Tce · 1.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • G Whitfield Limited · 0.0 mi
  • Chilton Moor Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Kepier Pharmacy · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • Fence Houses Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Fencehouses Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • The Rectory · 1.6 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 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned72.8%62.5%
Private rented19.3%20.3%
Social rented7.9%17.1%
Households585

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.2%64.1%
Aged 65+25.8%18.6%
Residents1,262

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 Gill Crescent South

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White98.4%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.4%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian52.9%54.6%
No religion43.1%38.6%
Not answered3.3%5.1%
Sikh0.5%0.2%
Muslim0.2%0.6%
Other religion0.1%0.4%
Buddhist0%0.2%
Hindu0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK98.4%95.6%
Born outside the UK1.6%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above29.8%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications16.2%19.9%
No qualifications15.6%20.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.5%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%9.5%
Apprenticeship8.3%6.2%
Other qualifications3.4%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health43.9%43%
Good health36.7%33.9%
Fair health14.2%15.6%
Bad health4%5.8%
Very bad health1.3%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household42.1%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household30.1%25.5%
No cars or vans in household18.5%24.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%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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