Prospect View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring

MyStreetCheck free street report: Prospect View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/houghton-le-spring-county-durham/prospect-view/

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

Average price (last 12 months)

£112,500

1 sale

Average price (since 2017)

£96,857

7 sales

Price range

£75k – £114k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

12 Dec 2025

DH4 6RP

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At a glance

House prices£97k averageSince 2017 (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 station1 hr 14 min walkDurham station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

7 property sales on Prospect View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £112,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £96,857. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Prospect View compared

DH4 postcode area£167,329

Houghton Le Spring£178,452

England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 8 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	7	£96,857	12 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Prospect View

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
49, Prospect View DH4 6RP	12 Dec 2025	£112,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
61, Prospect View DH4 6RP	17 May 2024	£113,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
49, Prospect View DH4 6RP	11 Nov 2022	£105,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
40, Prospect View DH4 6RP	23 Sep 2022	£110,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
50, Prospect View DH4 6RP	7 Sep 2020	£49,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
51, Prospect View DH4 6RP	20 Jul 2018	£75,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
40, Prospect View DH4 6RP	30 Oct 2017	£80,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
64, Prospect View DH4 6RP	5 May 2017	£82,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
49, Prospect View	£105,000 (Nov 2022) → £112,500 (Dec 2025)	+7% over 3 yrs
40, Prospect View	£80,000 (Oct 2017) → £110,000 (Sep 2022)	+38% over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Prospect View

Crime

27 crimes were reported within about a mile of Prospect View 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 offences	11
Anti-social behaviour	6
Other theft	4
Criminal damage & arson	3
Public order	2
Vehicle crime	1

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

Flood risk

Prospect View 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 Prospect View

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
West Rainton Primary School 148 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.1 mi
East Rainton Primary School 101 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.3 mi
Pittington Primary School 196 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	1.8 mi
Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School 206 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	1.8 mi
Hetton Academy 681 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	2.0 mi
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton 193 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good Report	2.1 mi
Dubmire Primary 479 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	2.1 mi
Lumley Junior School 186 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	2.1 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

Durham station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk
Chester-le-Street station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

School Avenue (SW-bound, School Avenue) 2 min walk
School Avenue (NE-bound, School Avenue) 2 min walk
Low Station Road (SE-bound, Station Road) 2 min walk
Low Station Road (NW-bound, Station Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

West Rainton Surgery
The Surgery, Woodland View, Houghton Le Spring · 0.2 mi
Cheveley Park Medical Ctr
The Links, Belmont, Durham · 2.0 mi
Belmont & Sherburn Medical Group
Broomside Lane, Belmont, Durham · 2.0 mi
Great Lumley Surgery
The Surgery, Front Street, Chester Le Street · 2.1 mi

Supermarkets

Spar PFS Spar Bells Hill Service Station · 0.3 mi
Spar Spar - Belmont · 1.9 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Durham Broomside Lane Local · 2.0 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Great Lumley - Front Street · 2.2 mi

Pharmacies

The Storehouse Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Belmont Pharmacy · 2.0 mi
J & L C Clark Chemists · 2.0 mi

Dentists

H M Prison Frankland · 1.8 mi
H M Prison · 2.0 mi
Belmont Dental Practice · 2.0 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.

Income	2 of 10
Employment	1 of 10
Education and skills	2 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	4 of 10
Living environment	9 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	46.5%	62.5%
Private rented	12.6%	20.3%
Social rented	40.4%	17.1%
Households	579

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	16.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	23.6%	18.6%
Residents	1,193

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	84%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	87%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Prospect View

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Who lives around Prospect View

Ethnic group

	Here	Durham
White	97.5%	96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.9%	1.5%
Other ethnic group	0.7%	0.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.6%	0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.3%	0.3%

Religion

	Here	Durham
Christian	56.2%	54.6%
No religion	39%	38.6%
Not answered	3.3%	5.1%
Muslim	0.8%	0.6%
Other religion	0.6%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%
Hindu	0%	0.2%
Jewish	0%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Durham
Born in the UK	95.6%	95.6%
Born outside the UK	4.4%	4.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Durham
No qualifications	33.2%	20.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above	19.6%	26.7%
Level 2 qualifications	14.6%	14.2%
Level 3 qualifications	12.8%	19.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10.1%	9.5%
Apprenticeship	6.9%	6.2%
Other qualifications	2.8%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Durham
Very good health	36.9%	43%
Good health	31.7%	33.9%
Fair health	18.7%	15.6%
Bad health	9.5%	5.8%
Very bad health	3.1%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Durham
1 car or van in household	43.8%	42.3%
No cars or vans in household	30%	24.1%
2 cars or vans in household	19.6%	25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	6.6%	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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