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Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring

MyStreetCheck free street report: Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/houghton-le-spring-tyne-and-wear/abbey-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH4 5LA, DH4 5LD, DH4 5LB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£139,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£98,674
41 sales
Price range
£65k – £148k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Apr 2026
DH4 5LA

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At a glance

House prices£140k average15% below the Houghton Le Spring average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station1 hr 13 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 46 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

41 property sales on Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £139,667. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £98,674. That is 15% below the Houghton Le Spring average of £164,548 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Abbey Drive range from £65,000 to £148,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 102 streets in Houghton Le Spring with at least two sales in the last year, Abbey Drive ranks 65th for average price.

House prices on Abbey Drive compared

Abbey Drive£139,667
DH4 postcode area£169,890
Houghton Le Spring£164,548
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £82,500 (1 sales)2016£83k2017: £90,790 (5 sales)2017£91k2018: £72,625 (2 sales)2018£73k2019: £93,667 (3 sales)2019£94k2020: £84,500 (1 sales)2020£85k2021: £87,438 (8 sales)2021£87k2022: £106,500 (7 sales)2022£107k2023: £94,500 (5 sales)2023£95k2024: £103,738 (4 sales)2024£104k2025: £123,500 (2 sales)2025£124k2026: £139,667 (3 sales)2026£140k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 46 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached41£98,67417 Apr 2026

Sold prices on Abbey Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Abbey Drive DH4 5JZ 7 Aug 2026£78,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, Abbey Drive DH4 5LA 17 Apr 2026£126,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
113, Abbey Drive DH4 5LD 20 Mar 2026£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Abbey Drive DH4 5LB 22 Jan 2026£148,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Abbey Drive DH4 5JZ 31 Oct 2025£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Abbey Drive DH4 5JZ 30 May 2025£108,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
93, Abbey Drive DH4 5LB 23 Apr 2025£139,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
105, Abbey Drive DH4 5LD 17 Dec 2024£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, Abbey Drive DH4 5LB 6 Sep 2024£119,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
93, Abbey Drive DH4 5LB 24 May 2024£65,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
115, Abbey Drive DH4 5LD 21 Mar 2024£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Abbey Drive DH4 5LA 20 Oct 2023£80,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
125, Abbey Drive DH4 5LD 25 Sep 2023£131,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
152, Abbey Drive DH4 5LD 25 Aug 2023£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Abbey Drive DH4 5LA 10 May 2023£71,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Abbey Drive DH4 5LA 28 Feb 2023£70,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Abbey Drive DH4 5LA 27 Jan 2023£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Abbey Drive DH4 5LB 22 Nov 2022£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Abbey Drive DH4 5LA 14 Oct 2022£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
100, Abbey Drive DH4 5LB 26 Aug 2022£118,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
130, Abbey Drive DH4 5LD 22 Jul 2022£84,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
118, Abbey Drive DH4 5LB 18 Jul 2022£80,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
90, Abbey Drive DH4 5LB 17 Jun 2022£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Abbey Drive DH4 5JZ 29 Apr 2022£127,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Abbey Drive DH4 5JZ 12 Apr 2022£111,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
116, Abbey Drive DH4 5LB 9 Dec 2021£95,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
140, Abbey Drive DH4 5LD 20 Oct 2021£81,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
146, Abbey Drive DH4 5LD 6 Oct 2021£85,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
98, Abbey Drive DH4 5LB 29 Jul 2021£75,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
110, Abbey Drive DH4 5LB 25 Jun 2021£85,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
105, Abbey Drive DH4 5LD 12 May 2021£94,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
115, Abbey Drive DH4 5LD 16 Apr 2021£90,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Abbey Drive DH4 5JZ 26 Mar 2021£94,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
132, Abbey Drive DH4 5LD 18 May 2020£84,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Abbey Drive DH4 5JZ 15 Nov 2019£108,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
102, Abbey Drive DH4 5LB 18 Feb 2019£78,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Abbey Drive DH4 5JZ 18 Jan 2019£95,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Abbey Drive DH4 5JZ 17 Sep 2018£80,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Abbey Drive DH4 5LA 24 Aug 2018£65,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Abbey Drive DH4 5LA 27 Oct 2017£80,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Abbey Drive DH4 5LA 29 Sep 2017£86,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
115, Abbey Drive DH4 5LD 11 Sep 2017£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Abbey Drive DH4 5LA 23 Jun 2017£99,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Abbey Drive DH4 5LA 11 May 2017£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Abbey Drive DH4 5LA 31 Mar 2017£97,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Abbey Drive DH4 5JZ 31 Mar 2016£82,500 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
86, Abbey Drive £125,000 (Nov 2022) → £148,000 (Jan 2026) +18%
over 3 yrs
4, Abbey Drive £80,250 (Sep 2018) → £108,000 (May 2025) +35%
over 7 yrs
93, Abbey Drive £65,000 (May 2024) → £139,000 (Apr 2025) +114%
over under a year
105, Abbey Drive £94,000 (May 2021) → £125,000 (Dec 2024) +33%
over 4 yrs
115, Abbey Drive £90,000 (Sep 2017) → £90,500 (Apr 2021) → £105,000 (Mar 2024) +17%
over 7 yrs
13, Abbey Drive £108,000 (Nov 2019) → £127,500 (Apr 2022) +18%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Abbey Drive

Crime

108 crimes were reported within about a mile of Abbey 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 offences30
Anti-social behaviour27
Vehicle crime11
Shoplifting10
Criminal damage & arson9
Public order6

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

Flood risk

Abbey Drive is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Moors Burn at Dairy Lane, Houghton-le-Spring Flood warning area
  • Moors Burn at Sedgeletch and Rainton Bridge, 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 Abbey Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Burnside Academy Inspires 174 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Newbottle Primary Academy 437 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Kepier 1,131 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Dubmire Primary 479 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Houghton Le Spring Nursery School 142 pupils Nursery 3–5 Report 1.0 mi
Bernard Gilpin Primary School 417 pupils Primary 5–11 Outstanding Report 1.0 mi
Woodlea Primary School 197 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton 193 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 1.2 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 3.7 mi · 1 hr 13 min walk
  • Sunderland station 5.7 mi · 1 hr 54 min walk
  • St Peters station 5.9 mi · 1 hr 59 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Fountains Cres-Byland Cl (SE-Bound, Fountains Crescent) 1 min walk
  • Fountains Cres-Newstead Crt (NW-Bound, Fountains Crescent) 1 min walk
  • Abbey Dr-Fountains Cres (SE-Bound, Abbey Drive) 2 min walk
  • Abbey Drive-Rosedale Crescent (NW-Bound, Abbey Drive) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Kepier Medical Practice
    Leyburn Grove, Houghton Le Spring · 0.4 mi
  • Houghton Medical Group,
    The Health Centre, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring · 0.9 mi
  • Herrington Medical Centre
    Philadelphia Lane, Houghton Le Spring · 1.2 mi
  • Westbourne Medical Group
    Kelso Grove, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Tesco Houghton Le Spring Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • Heron Heron Houghton-le-Spring · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Houghton Le Spring · 0.7 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Houghton-le-Spring · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Kepier Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Chilton Moor Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Hopes Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Fence Houses Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
  • Fencehouses Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
  • The Rectory · 0.7 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 skills4 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned64.5%62.5%
Private rented7.9%20.3%
Social rented27.6%17.1%
Households633

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.8%64.1%
Aged 65+15.7%18.6%
Residents1,468

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 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Sunderland 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 Abbey Drive

Ethnic group

HereSunderland
White99.3%94.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.4%0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.2%3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%1%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.5%

Religion

HereSunderland
Christian51.8%53.2%
No religion44.3%39.5%
Not answered3.5%4.5%
Other religion0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.1%–
Buddhist0%0.2%
Hindu0%0.2%
Muslim0%1.8%

Country of birth

HereSunderland
Born in the UK98.5%94.9%
Born outside the UK1.5%5.1%

Highest qualification

HereSunderland
No qualifications23.7%22.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.8%24.6%
Level 3 qualifications20.1%17.1%
Level 2 qualifications16.1%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%10.9%
Apprenticeship5.5%7.2%
Other qualifications1.4%2.6%

General health

HereSunderland
Very good health46.1%43.1%
Good health31.4%33%
Fair health14.9%15.9%
Bad health5.6%6.1%
Very bad health2%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSunderland
1 car or van in household41.1%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household31.8%22.1%
No cars or vans in household22.7%30.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%6.1%

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 Sunderland.

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