Century Way, East Rainton, Houghton Le Spring

MyStreetCheck free street report: Century Way, East Rainton, Houghton Le Spring · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/houghton-le-spring-tyne-and-wear/century-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH5 9RY.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£237,662

33 sales

Price range

£180k – £368k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

17 Jun 2024

DH5 9RY

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At a glance

House prices£238k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower 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 28 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 35 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

33 property sales on Century Way, East Rainton, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 17 Jun 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £284,996. Average sale prices fell from £299,995 in 2016 to £190,000 in 2024 (-37%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 48% detached, 33% semi-detached, 18% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Century Way range from £179,995 to £368,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Century Way compared

DH5 postcode area£159,237

Houghton Le Spring£164,548

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Century Way has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 35 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	16	£284,996	3 Mar 2023
Semi-detached	11	£194,088	8 Apr 2024
Terraced	6	£191,323	17 Jun 2024

Sold prices on Century Way

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
6, Century Way DH5 9RY	29 Jan 2026	£340,000	Detached	Freehold
8, Century Way DH5 9RY	28 Mar 2025	£342,500	Detached	Freehold
4, Century Way DH5 9RY	17 Jun 2024	£185,000	Terraced	Freehold
12, Century Way DH5 9RY	8 Apr 2024	£195,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
9, Century Way DH5 9RY	3 Mar 2023	£368,000	Detached	Freehold
15, Century Way DH5 9RY	30 Jan 2023	£210,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, Century Way DH5 9RY	31 Jan 2022	£208,000	Terraced	Freehold
8, Century Way DH5 9RY	25 May 2021	£315,000	Detached	Freehold
14, Century Way DH5 9RY	26 Mar 2021	£195,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
15, Century Way DH5 9RY	19 Mar 2021	£195,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
14, Century Way DH5 9RY	28 Feb 2020	£195,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
10, Century Way DH5 9RY	3 May 2019	£217,000	Detached	Freehold
1, Century Way DH5 9RY	20 Oct 2017	£229,995	Detached New build	Freehold
5, Century Way DH5 9RY	8 Sep 2017	£179,995	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
14, Century Way DH5 9RY	1 Sep 2017	£189,995	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
10, Century Way DH5 9RY	28 Jul 2017	£219,995	Detached New build	Freehold
12, Century Way DH5 9RY	21 Jul 2017	£189,995	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
7, Century Way DH5 9RY	7 Jul 2017	£279,995	Detached New build	Freehold
23, Century Way DH5 9RY	30 Jun 2017	£270,000	Detached New build	Freehold
11, Century Way DH5 9RY	28 Apr 2017	£194,995	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
15, Century Way DH5 9RY	28 Apr 2017	£194,995	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
16, Century Way DH5 9RY	28 Apr 2017	£194,995	Terraced New build	Freehold
20, Century Way DH5 9RY	28 Apr 2017	£279,995	Detached New build	Freehold
6, Century Way DH5 9RY	28 Apr 2017	£339,995	Detached New build	Freehold
3, Century Way DH5 9RY	31 Mar 2017	£194,995	Terraced New build	Freehold
4, Century Way DH5 9RY	31 Mar 2017	£179,995	Terraced New build	Freehold
17, Century Way DH5 9RY	30 Mar 2017	£184,950	Terraced New build	Freehold
8, Century Way DH5 9RY	30 Mar 2017	£339,995	Detached New build	Freehold
9, Century Way DH5 9RY	30 Mar 2017	£339,995	Detached New build	Freehold
18, Century Way DH5 9RY	24 Feb 2017	£194,995	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
2, Century Way DH5 9RY	24 Feb 2017	£219,995	Detached New build	Freehold
19, Century Way DH5 9RY	26 Jan 2017	£239,995	Detached New build	Freehold
22, Century Way DH5 9RY	19 Dec 2016	£239,995	Detached New build	Freehold
21, Century Way DH5 9RY	16 Dec 2016	£339,995	Detached New build	Freehold
24, Century Way DH5 9RY	25 Nov 2016	£319,995	Detached New build	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
6, Century Way	£339,995 (Apr 2017) → £340,000 (Jan 2026)	+0% over 9 yrs
8, Century Way	£339,995 (Mar 2017) → £315,000 (May 2021) → £342,500 (Mar 2025)	+1% over 8 yrs
4, Century Way	£179,995 (Mar 2017) → £185,000 (Jun 2024)	+3% over 7 yrs
12, Century Way	£189,995 (Jul 2017) → £195,000 (Apr 2024)	+3% over 7 yrs
9, Century Way	£339,995 (Mar 2017) → £368,000 (Mar 2023)	+8% over 6 yrs
15, Century Way	£194,995 (Apr 2017) → £195,000 (Mar 2021) → £210,000 (Jan 2023)	+8% over 6 yrs
3, Century Way	£194,995 (Mar 2017) → £208,000 (Jan 2022)	+7% over 5 yrs
14, Century Way	£189,995 (Sep 2017) → £195,000 (Feb 2020) → £195,000 (Mar 2021)	+3% over 4 yrs
10, Century Way	£219,995 (Jul 2017) → £217,000 (May 2019)	-1% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Century Way

Crime

48 crimes were reported within about a mile of Century Way in August 2026.

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

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

Anti-social behaviour	13
Violence & sexual offences	12
Burglary	6
Criminal damage & arson	5
Vehicle crime	3
Other theft	2

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

Flood risk

Century Way is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

Moors Burn at Brookside and North Road, 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 Century Way

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
East Rainton Primary School 101 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton 193 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Kepier 1,131 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.9 mi
Hetton Academy 681 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	1.0 mi
Bernard Gilpin Primary School 417 pupils	Primary	5–11	Outstanding Report	1.0 mi
Eppleton Academy Primary School 208 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.0 mi
Hetton Primary School 206 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	1.1 mi
Houghton Le Spring Nursery School 142 pupils	Nursery	3–5	Report	1.1 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

Chester-le-Street station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 28 min walk
Durham station 5.3 mi · 1 hr 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Durham Road-North Street (N-Bound, Durham Road) 2 min walk
Durham Road-North Street (S-Bound, Durham Road) 2 min walk
Durham Road-Four Lane Ends (SW-Bound, Durham Road) 4 min walk
North Road-Durham Road (W-Bound, North Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Houghton Medical Group,
The Health Centre, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring · 1.0 mi
Hetton Group Practice
Francis Way, Hetton-Le-Hole, Houghton Le Spring · 1.1 mi
Kepier Medical Practice
Leyburn Grove, Houghton Le Spring · 1.2 mi
West Rainton Surgery
The Surgery, Woodland View, Houghton Le Spring · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

Iceland Iceland Houghton Le Spring · 1.1 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Hetton Le Hole Express · 1.1 mi
Heron Heron Hetton-le-Hole · 1.1 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Houghton Le Spring · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

Houghton Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
G Whitfield Limited · 1.0 mi
G Whitfield Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

The Rectory · 0.9 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi
Church Street Dental Practice · 1.0 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 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.

Income	5 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	6 of 10
Health and disability	4 of 10
Crime	7 of 10
Access to housing and services	6 of 10
Living environment	9 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	68.6%	62.5%
Private rented	8.0%	20.3%
Social rented	23.3%	17.1%
Households	777

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.9%	64.1%
Aged 65+	24.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,713

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	94%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	96%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Century Way

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Who lives around Century Way

Ethnic group

	Here	Sunderland
White	97.4%	94.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.1%	0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.9%	3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.5%	1%
Other ethnic group	0.2%	0.5%

Religion

	Here	Sunderland
Christian	59.2%	53.2%
No religion	35.1%	39.5%
Not answered	4.4%	4.5%
Other religion	0.5%	0.3%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.2%
Hindu	0.2%	0.2%
Sikh	0.2%	0.3%
Muslim	0.1%	1.8%

Country of birth

	Here	Sunderland
Born in the UK	96.4%	94.9%
Born outside the UK	3.6%	5.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Sunderland
Level 4 qualifications and above	31.2%	24.6%
No qualifications	17.9%	22.9%
Level 3 qualifications	17%	17.1%
Level 2 qualifications	14%	14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	11.4%	10.9%
Apprenticeship	6.6%	7.2%
Other qualifications	2%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Sunderland
Very good health	43.9%	43.1%
Good health	33.6%	33%
Fair health	15.6%	15.9%
Bad health	5.4%	6.1%
Very bad health	1.5%	1.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Sunderland
1 car or van in household	42.5%	40.9%
2 cars or vans in household	29.3%	22.1%
No cars or vans in household	18.8%	30.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household	9.4%	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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Estate agents near Century Way

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