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Durham Road, Houghton Le Spring

MyStreetCheck free street report: Durham Road, Houghton Le Spring · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/houghton-le-spring-tyne-and-wear/durham-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH4 4DH, DH5 8NF, DH5 8NG.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£105,350
20 sales
Price range
£50k – £250k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Nov 2024
DH4 4DH

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At a glance

House prices£105k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 28 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold86% leaseholdAcross 22 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 Durham Road, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 29 Nov 2024. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £91,639. Average sale prices fell from £168,500 in 2016 to £78,750 in 2024 (-53%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 90% flat, 10% detached. Recorded sale prices on Durham Road range from £49,500 to £250,000. 14% of homes sold here were freehold and 86% leasehold.

House prices on Durham Road compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £168,500 (4 sales)2016£169k2017: £87,500 (2 sales)2017£88k2018: £96,000 (1 sales)2018£96k2020: £90,000 (2 sales)2020£90k2021: £103,000 (4 sales)2021£103k2022: £90,000 (1 sales)2022£90k2023: £80,625 (4 sales)2023£81k2024: £78,750 (2 sales)2024£79k

Tenure: 14% freehold and 86% leasehold across 22 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat18£91,63929 Nov 2024
Detached2£228,75017 Jun 2016

Sold prices on Durham Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 29 Nov 2024£108,000 FlatLeasehold
3, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 20 Aug 2024£49,500 FlatLeasehold
11, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 8 Nov 2023£90,000 FlatLeasehold
26, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 7 Jul 2023£70,000 FlatLeasehold
19, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 20 Jun 2023£73,500 FlatLeasehold
18, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 17 Feb 2023£89,000 FlatLeasehold
22, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 25 Mar 2022£90,000 FlatLeasehold
13, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 18 Mar 2022£77,000 FlatLeasehold
10, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 12 Nov 2021£85,000 FlatLeasehold
23, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 21 Oct 2021£112,000 FlatLeasehold
5, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 1 Sep 2021£115,000 FlatLeasehold
21, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 9 Jul 2021£100,000 FlatLeasehold
27, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 22 Dec 2020£100,000 FlatLeasehold
7, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 30 Sep 2020£80,000 FlatLeasehold
The Mill, Durham Road DH5 8NG 14 Mar 2019£1,278,138 OtherFreehold
27, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 1 Oct 2018£96,000 FlatLeasehold
9, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 17 Mar 2017£70,000 FlatLeasehold
4, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 3 Feb 2017£105,000 FlatLeasehold
23, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 16 Sep 2016£126,500 FlatLeasehold
Longhurst, Durham Road DH5 8NF 17 Jun 2016£250,000 DetachedFreehold
7, The Old Brewery, Durham Road DH4 4DH 8 Apr 2016£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Bordighera, Durham Road DH5 8NF 22 Jan 2016£207,500 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
5, The Old Brewery, Durham Road £115,000 (Sep 2021) → £108,000 (Nov 2024) -6%
over 3 yrs
23, The Old Brewery, Durham Road £126,500 (Sep 2016) → £112,000 (Oct 2021) -11%
over 5 yrs
27, The Old Brewery, Durham Road £96,000 (Oct 2018) → £100,000 (Dec 2020) +4%
over 2 yrs
7, The Old Brewery, Durham Road £90,000 (Apr 2016) → £80,000 (Sep 2020) -11%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Durham Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Bernard Gilpin Primary School 417 pupils Primary 5–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Houghton Le Spring Nursery School 142 pupils Nursery 3–5 Report 0.2 mi
Kepier 1,131 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton 193 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Burnside Academy Inspires 174 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Gillas Lane Primary Academy 134 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Newbottle Primary Academy 437 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Eppleton Academy Primary School 208 pupils Primary 3–11 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
  • Sunderland station 5.7 mi · 1 hr 53 min walk
  • St Peters station 6.0 mi · 1 hr 59 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hetton Road-Durham Road (N-Bound, Hetton Road) 2 min walk
  • Houghton-Le-Spring (N-Bound, The Broadway) 2 min walk
  • Houghton Le Spring (S-Bound, The Broadway) 2 min walk
  • Hall Lane-Orchard Place (S-Bound, Hall Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Houghton Medical Group,
    The Health Centre, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring · 0.1 mi
  • Kepier Medical Practice
    Leyburn Grove, Houghton Le Spring · 0.5 mi
  • Hetton Group Practice
    Francis Way, Hetton-Le-Hole, Houghton Le Spring · 1.3 mi
  • Herrington Medical Centre
    Philadelphia Lane, Houghton Le Spring · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Houghton Le Spring · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Houghton Le Spring · 0.2 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Houghton-le-Spring · 0.3 mi
  • Heron Heron Houghton-le-Spring · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • G Whitfield Limited · 0.1 mi
  • Hopes Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Houghton Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Church Street Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • Houghton Health Centre · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned42.2%62.5%
Private rented16.7%20.3%
Social rented41.0%17.1%
Households670

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.9%64.1%
Aged 65+23.7%18.6%
Residents1,357

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable67%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 Durham Road

Ethnic group

HereSunderland
White97.4%94.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%3%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.3%0.9%

Religion

HereSunderland
Christian52.4%53.2%
No religion42.4%39.5%
Not answered3.6%4.5%
Muslim0.4%1.8%
Other religion0.4%0.3%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Sikh0.3%0.3%
Hindu0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereSunderland
Born in the UK96.7%94.9%
Born outside the UK3.3%5.1%

Highest qualification

HereSunderland
No qualifications30.2%22.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above18%24.6%
Level 2 qualifications15.6%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%10.9%
Level 3 qualifications12.5%17.1%
Apprenticeship9%7.2%
Other qualifications1.9%2.6%

General health

HereSunderland
Very good health36%43.1%
Good health33%33%
Fair health20%15.9%
Bad health9.2%6.1%
Very bad health1.8%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSunderland
No cars or vans in household43.2%30.9%
1 car or van in household38.3%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household15.4%22.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%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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