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Primrose Hill, Houghton Le Spring

MyStreetCheck free street report: Primrose Hill, Houghton Le Spring · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/houghton-le-spring-county-durham/primrose-hill/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH4 6BH, DH4 6DY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£245,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£324,219
16 sales
Price range
£115k – £1.4m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Sep 2026
DH4 6BH

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At a glance

House prices£324k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% 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 station48 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 16 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

16 property sales on Primrose Hill, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £245,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £382,542. 4 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, 25% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Primrose Hill range from £115,000 to £1,400,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Primrose Hill compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £260,500 (2 sales)2016£261k2017: £154,000 (1 sales)2017£154k2020: £124,000 (2 sales)2020£124k2021: £209,333 (3 sales)2021£209k2022: £362,500 (1 sales)2022£363k2023: £298,000 (3 sales)2023£298k2024: £450,000 (1 sales)2024£450k2025: £842,500 (2 sales)2025£843k2026: £245,000 (1 sales)2026£245k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 16 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached12£382,5422 Sep 2026
Semi-detached4£149,2505 May 2023

Sold prices on Primrose Hill

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Glenross, Primrose Hill DH4 6BH 2 Sep 2026£245,000 DetachedFreehold
Meadow Croft, Primrose Hill DH4 6DY 9 May 2025£1,400,000 DetachedFreehold
Hawthorns, Primrose Hill DH4 6BH 6 Feb 2025£285,000 DetachedFreehold
Langdale, Primrose Hill DH4 6DY 1 Aug 2024£450,000 DetachedFreehold
Wyndham Lodge, Primrose Hill DH4 6BH 31 Aug 2023£501,000 DetachedFreehold
Glenross, Primrose Hill DH4 6BH 16 Jun 2023£195,000 DetachedFreehold
Burn View, Primrose Hill DH4 6BH 5 May 2023£198,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Highfield, Primrose Hill DH4 6BH 14 Oct 2022£362,500 DetachedFreehold
Ferndale, Primrose Hill DH4 6BH 19 Jul 2021£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Casamor, Primrose Hill DH4 6DY 9 Jun 2021£363,000 DetachedFreehold
Wyndham Lodge, Primrose Hill DH4 6BH 4 Mar 2021£135,000 DetachedFreehold
Burn View, Primrose Hill DH4 6BH 28 Sep 2020£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Sunnydale House, Primrose Hill DH4 6BH 21 Feb 2020£133,000 DetachedFreehold
Rosewood, Primrose Hill DH4 6BH 22 Sep 2017£154,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Casamor, Primrose Hill DH4 6DY 5 Dec 2016£316,000 DetachedFreehold
Hunters Lodge, Primrose Hill DH4 6BH 26 Aug 2016£205,000 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
Glenross, Primrose Hill £195,000 (Jun 2023) → £245,000 (Sep 2026) +26%
over 3 yrs
Wyndham Lodge, Primrose Hill £135,000 (Mar 2021) → £501,000 (Aug 2023) +271%
over 2 yrs
Burn View, Primrose Hill £115,000 (Sep 2020) → £198,000 (May 2023) +72%
over 3 yrs
Casamor, Primrose Hill £316,000 (Dec 2016) → £363,000 (Jun 2021) +15%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Primrose Hill

Crime

43 crimes were reported within about a mile of Primrose Hill in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences17
Criminal damage & arson9
Anti-social behaviour8
Public order4
Burglary2
Vehicle crime2

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

Flood risk

Primrose Hill is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • 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 Primrose Hill

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Bournmoor Primary School 66 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Woodlea Primary School 197 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Dubmire Primary 479 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Lumley Infant and Nursery School 139 pupils Primary 2–7 Good Report 1.4 mi
Shiney Row Primary School 249 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.4 mi
Lumley Junior School 186 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 1.4 mi
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw 291 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 1.5 mi
Newbottle Primary Academy 437 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.6 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 2.4 mi · 48 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Community Centre (NE-bound, Un-named Road off A1052) 1 min walk
  • Primrose Hill (SE-bound, Un-named Road) 1 min walk
  • Community Centre (NW-bound, Un-named Road off A1052) 2 min walk
  • Primrose Hill (NW-bound, Un-named Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Grangewood Surgery
    Chester Road, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 1.2 mi
  • Westbourne Medical Group
    Kelso Grove, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 1.3 mi
  • Great Lumley Surgery
    The Surgery, Front Street, Chester Le Street · 1.5 mi
  • Kepier Medical Practice
    Leyburn Grove, Houghton Le Spring · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bournmoor · 0.5 mi
  • Heron Heron Shiney Row · 1.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shiney Row · 1.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Shiney Row Westbourne Tce · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • G Whitfield Limited · 0.4 mi
  • Chilton Moor Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Kaila Pharmacy · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Fencehouses Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • Fence Houses Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • The Rectory · 1.8 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned49.5%62.5%
Private rented16.9%20.3%
Social rented33.4%17.1%
Households658

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.7%64.1%
Aged 65+25.8%18.6%
Residents1,422

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 Primrose Hill

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White99%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.2%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.4%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian57.1%54.6%
No religion37.9%38.6%
Not answered4.3%5.1%
Other religion0.4%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.2%
Jewish0%–
Muslim0%0.6%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK98%95.6%
Born outside the UK2%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
No qualifications24.7%20.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.4%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications16%19.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%9.5%
Apprenticeship6.7%6.2%
Other qualifications3.4%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health40.2%43%
Good health33.4%33.9%
Fair health18.4%15.6%
Bad health6.7%5.8%
Very bad health1.3%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household40.9%42.3%
No cars or vans in household27.9%24.1%
2 cars or vans in household23.3%25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%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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