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Richmond Drive, Woodstone Village, Houghton Le Spring

MyStreetCheck free street report: Richmond Drive, Woodstone Village, Houghton Le Spring · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/houghton-le-spring-county-durham/richmond-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH4 6TY, DH4 6TX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£247,320
5 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£215,253
20 sales
Price range
£85k – £308k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Jun 2026
DH4 6TX

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At a glance

House prices£247k average40% above the Houghton Le Spring average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station47 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold74% 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

20 property sales on Richmond Drive, Woodstone Village, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 5 homes sold here for an average of £247,320. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £227,397. That is 40% above the Houghton Le Spring average of £176,973 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 75% detached, 25% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Richmond Drive range from £85,000 to £307,500. 74% of homes sold here were freehold and 26% leasehold. Of 12 streets in Houghton Le Spring with at least two sales in the last year, Richmond Drive ranks 3rd for average price.

House prices on Richmond Drive compared

Richmond Drive£247,320
DH4 postcode area£169,890
Houghton Le Spring£176,973
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DH4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £286,000 (1 sales)2016£286k2017: £171,488 (4 sales)2017£171k2019: £221,250 (2 sales)2019£221k2021: £177,000 (3 sales)2021£177k2024: £257,500 (2 sales)2024£258k2025: £202,667 (3 sales)2025£203k2026: £247,320 (5 sales)2026£247k

Tenure: 74% freehold and 26% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached15£227,39726 Jun 2026
Semi-detached5£178,8209 Jan 2026

Sold prices on Richmond Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
41, Richmond Drive DH4 6TX 26 Jun 2026£250,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Richmond Drive DH4 6TX 10 Apr 2026£307,500 DetachedFreehold
38, Richmond Drive DH4 6TY 10 Apr 2026£273,000 DetachedLeasehold
44, Richmond Drive DH4 6TY 12 Mar 2026£215,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Richmond Drive DH4 6TY 9 Jan 2026£191,100 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Richmond Drive DH4 6TY 28 Jul 2025£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Richmond Drive DH4 6TX 18 Jul 2025£173,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Richmond Drive DH4 6TX 6 Jan 2025£225,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Richmond Drive DH4 6TX 13 Dec 2024£225,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Richmond Drive DH4 6TX 26 Apr 2024£235,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Richmond Drive DH4 6TY 16 Feb 2024£280,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Richmond Drive DH4 6TY 19 Nov 2021£211,000 DetachedLeasehold
24, Richmond Drive DH4 6TY 2 Jul 2021£152,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Richmond Drive DH4 6TY 1 Feb 2021£168,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, Richmond Drive DH4 6TY 14 Aug 2020£4,520 OtherFreehold
60, Richmond Drive DH4 6TY 3 Jan 2020£4,520 OtherFreehold
59, Richmond Drive DH4 6TX 8 Nov 2019£270,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Richmond Drive DH4 6TY 25 Jan 2019£172,500 DetachedLeasehold
58, Richmond Drive DH4 6TY 19 Oct 2017£235,000 DetachedLeasehold
12, Richmond Drive DH4 6TY 22 Sep 2017£186,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Richmond Drive DH4 6TX 18 May 2017£179,950 DetachedLeasehold
56, Richmond Drive DH4 6TY 24 Mar 2017£85,000 DetachedLeasehold
62, Richmond Drive DH4 6TY 15 Dec 2016£286,000 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
48, Richmond Drive £168,000 (Feb 2021) → £191,100 (Jan 2026) +14%
over 5 yrs
24, Richmond Drive £152,000 (Jul 2021) → £210,000 (Jul 2025) +38%
over 4 yrs
56, Richmond Drive £85,000 (Mar 2017) → £280,000 (Feb 2024) +229%
over 7 yrs
58, Richmond Drive £235,000 (Oct 2017) → £4,520 (Aug 2020) -98%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Richmond Drive

Crime

53 crimes were reported within about a mile of Richmond Drive in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences22
Anti-social behaviour10
Criminal damage & arson10
Public order4
Other theft3
Burglary2

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

Flood risk

Richmond Drive 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 Richmond Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Woodlea Primary School 197 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Bournmoor Primary School 66 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Dubmire Primary 479 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Lumley Infant and Nursery School 139 pupils Primary 2–7 Good Report 1.0 mi
Lumley Junior School 186 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 1.1 mi
Burnside Academy Inspires 174 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.7 mi
Shiney Row Primary School 249 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.7 mi
Newbottle Primary Academy 437 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.8 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 2.3 mi · 47 min walk
  • Durham station 5.3 mi · 1 hr 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Community Centre (W-bound, B1284 Lumley New Road) 1 min walk
  • Community Centre (E-bound, B1284 Lumley New Road) 2 min walk
  • Electricity Sub-Station (W-bound, B1284 Lumley New Road) 2 min walk
  • Finchale Terrace (S-bound, Unclassified Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Great Lumley Surgery
    The Surgery, Front Street, Chester Le Street · 1.1 mi
  • Grangewood Surgery
    Chester Road, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 1.6 mi
  • Westbourne Medical Group
    Kelso Grove, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 1.7 mi
  • Kepier Medical Practice
    Leyburn Grove, Houghton Le Spring · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bournmoor · 0.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Great Lumley - Front Street · 1.3 mi
  • Heron Heron Shiney Row · 1.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shiney Row · 1.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • G Whitfield Limited · 0.3 mi
  • Chilton Moor Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
  • J Dinning (lumley) Limited · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Fence Houses Dental Practice · 0.8 mi
  • Fencehouses Dental Practice · 0.8 mi
  • The Rectory · 1.9 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 5 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned66.2%62.5%
Private rented8.6%20.3%
Social rented25.2%17.1%
Households837

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.9%64.1%
Aged 65+18.3%18.6%
Residents1,901

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 Richmond Drive

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White96.9%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%0.3%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian53.7%54.6%
No religion39.7%38.6%
Not answered4.4%5.1%
Sikh1.1%0.2%
Muslim0.4%0.6%
Other religion0.4%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Hindu0.2%0.2%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK97.2%95.6%
Born outside the UK2.8%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above30.9%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications18.2%19.9%
No qualifications17.2%20.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.2%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%9.5%
Apprenticeship6.3%6.2%
Other qualifications1.8%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health46%43%
Good health33.2%33.9%
Fair health13.9%15.6%
Bad health5.4%5.8%
Very bad health1.5%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household34.3%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household32.5%25.5%
No cars or vans in household21.4%24.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%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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