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Station Road, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring

MyStreetCheck free street report: Station Road, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/houghton-le-spring-county-durham/station-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH4 6SE, DH4 6SF, DH4 6SG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£282,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£183,180
15 sales
Price range
£68k – £325k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
23 Jun 2026
DH4 6SE

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At a glance

House prices£283k average60% above the Houghton Le Spring average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 12 min walkDurham station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold95% freeholdAcross 20 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

15 property sales on Station Road, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £282,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £147,671. That is 60% above the Houghton Le Spring average of £176,973 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 47% semi-detached, 27% detached, 20% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Station Road range from £68,000 to £325,000. 95% of homes sold here were freehold and 5% leasehold. Of 12 streets in Houghton Le Spring with at least two sales in the last year, Station Road ranks 2nd for average price.

House prices on Station Road compared

Station Road£282,500
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: £117,000 (1 sales)2016£117k2018: £136,067 (3 sales)2018£136k2019: £68,000 (1 sales)2019£68k2021: £116,833 (3 sales)2021£117k2022: £199,167 (3 sales)2022£199k2024: £319,000 (1 sales)2024£319k2025: £322,500 (1 sales)2025£323k2026: £282,500 (2 sales)2026£283k

Tenure: 95% freehold and 5% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached7£147,67123 Apr 2026
Detached4£291,62523 Jun 2026
Terraced3£150,83324 Oct 2022
Flat1£95,00017 Sep 2021

Sold prices on Station Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Holly House, Station Road DH4 6SE 23 Jun 2026£325,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Station Road DH4 6SE 23 Apr 2026£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Station Road DH4 6SE 27 May 2025£70,000 OtherFreehold
Linden Gardens, Station Road DH4 6SE 14 Mar 2025£322,500 DetachedFreehold
Ivy House, Station Road DH4 6SE 13 Dec 2024£319,000 DetachedFreehold
The Old Chapel House, Station Road DH4 6SE 24 Oct 2022£270,000 OtherFreehold
The Old Methodist Chapel, Station Road DH4 6SE 24 Oct 2022£270,000 TerracedLeasehold
Ivy House, Station Road DH4 6SE 24 Aug 2022£200,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Station Road DH4 6SF 17 Mar 2022£127,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Station Road DH4 6SF 29 Oct 2021£141,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Station Road DH4 6SF 17 Sep 2021£95,000 FlatFreehold
28, Station Road DH4 6SF 28 Jun 2021£114,500 TerracedFreehold
23, Station Road DH4 6SF 30 Jul 2020£43,000 FlatFreehold
24, Station Road DH4 6SF 14 Jun 2019£75,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Station Road DH4 6SE 22 Mar 2019£68,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Rose Cottages, Station Road DH4 6SG 19 Dec 2018£8,000 OtherFreehold
22, Station Road DH4 6SF 17 Sep 2018£123,200 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Rose Cottages, Station Road DH4 6SG 6 Jul 2018£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Station Road DH4 6SE 4 May 2018£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Station Road DH4 6SF 18 Jul 2016£117,000 Semi-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
13, Station Road £68,000 (Mar 2019) → £70,000 (May 2025) +3%
over 6 yrs
Ivy House, Station Road £200,000 (Aug 2022) → £319,000 (Dec 2024) +60%
over 2 yrs
21, Station Road £117,000 (Jul 2016) → £127,500 (Mar 2022) +9%
over 6 yrs
22, Station Road £123,200 (Sep 2018) → £141,000 (Oct 2021) +14%
over 3 yrs
23, Station Road £43,000 (Jul 2020) → £95,000 (Sep 2021) +121%
over 1 yr
1, Rose Cottages, Station Road £115,000 (Jul 2018) → £8,000 (Dec 2018) -93%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Station Road

Crime

27 crimes were reported within about a mile of Station Road 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 offences11
Anti-social behaviour6
Other theft4
Criminal damage & arson3
Public order2
Vehicle crime1

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

Flood risk

Station Road 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 Station Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
West Rainton Primary School 148 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.1 mi
East Rainton Primary School 101 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.4 mi
Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School 206 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.7 mi
Pittington Primary School 196 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.8 mi
St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont 107 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 2.0 mi
Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School 261 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 2.0 mi
Belmont Community School 887 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 2.0 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 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk
  • Chester-le-Street station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Low Station Road (SE-bound, Station Road) 1 min walk
  • Low Station Road (NW-bound, Station Road) 1 min walk
  • School Avenue (SW-bound, School Avenue) 3 min walk
  • School Avenue (NE-bound, School Avenue) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • West Rainton Surgery
    The Surgery, Woodland View, Houghton Le Spring · 0.3 mi
  • Cheveley Park Medical Ctr
    The Links, Belmont, Durham · 1.9 mi
  • Belmont & Sherburn Medical Group
    Broomside Lane, Belmont, Durham · 1.9 mi
  • Great Lumley Surgery
    The Surgery, Front Street, Chester Le Street · 2.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar PFS Spar Bells Hill Service Station · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - Belmont · 1.9 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Durham Broomside Lane Local · 1.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Great Lumley - Front Street · 2.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • The Storehouse Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Belmont Pharmacy · 1.9 mi
  • J & L C Clark Chemists · 1.9 mi

Dentists

  • H M Prison Frankland · 1.7 mi
  • H M Prison · 1.9 mi
  • Belmont Dental Practice · 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 6 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
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime3 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
Owned81.2%62.5%
Private rented11.8%20.3%
Social rented7.0%17.1%
Households527

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1510.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.5%64.1%
Aged 65+27.7%18.6%
Residents1,128

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 Station Road

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White97.8%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.3%
Other ethnic group0%0.4%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian63.2%54.6%
No religion31.1%38.6%
Not answered5.1%5.1%
Hindu0.3%0.2%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Sikh0.1%0.2%
Jewish0%–
Muslim0%0.6%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK97.6%95.6%
Born outside the UK2.4%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above38.2%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications17.1%19.9%
No qualifications16.1%20.9%
Level 2 qualifications12.5%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%9.5%
Apprenticeship7.4%6.2%
Other qualifications1.2%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health44%43%
Good health34.6%33.9%
Fair health16.8%15.6%
Bad health3.5%5.8%
Very bad health1.1%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household42.9%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household34.2%25.5%
No cars or vans in household12.7%24.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%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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