Front Street, Colliery Row, Houghton Le Spring

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House prices, sold prices and local information for DH4 6LP, DH4 6LR.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£60,494

9 sales

Price range

£37k – £120k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

17 Feb 2023

DH4 6LP

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At a glance

House prices£60k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 7 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband82% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 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

9 property sales on Front Street, Colliery Row, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 17 Feb 2023. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £54,290. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 56% semi-detached, 44% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Front Street range from £37,000 to £120,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Front Street compared

DH4 postcode area£169,890

Houghton Le Spring£164,548

England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	5	£54,290	17 Jan 2022
Terraced	4	£68,250	17 Feb 2023

Sold prices on Front Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
7A, Front Street DH4 6LR	11 Jul 2025	£135,000	Other	Freehold
55, Front Street DH4 6LP	16 Dec 2024	£99,000	Other	Freehold
27, Front Street DH4 6LP	3 May 2024	£30,000	Terraced	Freehold
16, Front Street DH4 6LP	17 Feb 2023	£120,000	Terraced	Freehold
27, Front Street DH4 6LP	8 Apr 2022	£750,625	Other	Freehold
59, Front Street DH4 6LP	17 Jan 2022	£74,950	Semi-detached	Freehold
65, Front Street DH4 6LP	14 Dec 2021	£120,000	Other	Freehold
26, Front Street DH4 6LP	28 May 2021	£67,000	Terraced	Freehold
4A, Front Street DH4 6LR	19 Mar 2021	£200,000	Other	Freehold
27, Front Street DH4 6LP	12 Apr 2019	£50,000	Terraced	Freehold
48, Front Street DH4 6LP	8 Mar 2019	£39,950	Terraced	Freehold
70, Front Street DH4 6LP	5 Oct 2018	£45,000	Terraced	Freehold
50, Front Street DH4 6LP	10 Sep 2018	£45,000	Terraced	Freehold
7, Front Street DH4 6LR	29 Mar 2018	£325,000	Other	Freehold
59, Front Street DH4 6LP	9 Jan 2018	£60,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
27, Front Street DH4 6LP	22 Dec 2016	£37,000	Terraced	Freehold
Wellington Inn, Front Street DH4 6LP	15 Dec 2016	£64,185	Other	Freehold
62, Front Street DH4 6LP	23 Sep 2016	£49,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
62, Front Street DH4 6LP	15 Apr 2016	£37,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
The Harvesters, Front Street DH4 6LP	11 Mar 2016	£129,000	Other	Freehold
33, Front Street DH4 6LP	4 Mar 2016	£63,000	Terraced	Freehold
59, Front Street DH4 6LP	15 Jan 2016	£50,000	Semi-detached	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
27, Front Street	£37,000 (Dec 2016) → £50,000 (Apr 2019) → £750,625 (Apr 2022) → £30,000 (May 2024)	-19% over 7 yrs
59, Front Street	£50,000 (Jan 2016) → £60,000 (Jan 2018) → £74,950 (Jan 2022)	+50% over 6 yrs
62, Front Street	£37,000 (Apr 2016) → £49,500 (Sep 2016)	+34% over under a year

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Schools near Front Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Dubmire Primary 479 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.2 mi
Burnside Academy Inspires 174 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
Woodlea Primary School 197 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
Kepier 1,131 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.9 mi
Newbottle Primary Academy 437 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.1 mi
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton 193 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good Report	1.1 mi
Bournmoor Primary School 66 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.2 mi
Bernard Gilpin Primary School 417 pupils	Primary	5–11	Outstanding Report	1.3 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 3.3 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk
Durham station 5.5 mi · 1 hr 50 min walk
Sunderland station 6.3 mi · 2 hr 6 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Front Street-Fatherly Terrace (SE-Bound, Front Street) 2 min walk
Sedgeletch Road - Front Street (N-Bound, Sedgeletch Road) 2 min walk
Front Street - Sedgeletch Road (E-Bound, Station Avenue North) 2 min walk
Front Street Fence Houses (Front Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Kepier Medical Practice
Leyburn Grove, Houghton Le Spring · 0.8 mi
Houghton Medical Group,
The Health Centre, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring · 1.1 mi
Grangewood Surgery
Chester Road, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 1.7 mi
Westbourne Medical Group
Kelso Grove, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Tesco Houghton Le Spring Superstore · 1.0 mi
Heron Heron Houghton-le-Spring · 1.0 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Houghton Le Spring · 1.0 mi
Iceland Iceland Houghton Le Spring · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

Chilton Moor Pharmacy · 0.0 mi
Kepier Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
G Whitfield Limited · 0.8 mi

Dentists

Fence Houses Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
Fencehouses Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
The Rectory · 0.9 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 1 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	2 of 10
Employment	1 of 10
Education and skills	2 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	3 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	55.2%	62.5%
Private rented	20.5%	20.3%
Social rented	24.3%	17.1%
Households	605

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	22.3%	18.6%
Residents	1,270

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	82%	80%
Gigabit-capable	82%	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 Front Street

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Who lives around Front Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Sunderland
White	97.7%	94.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.2%	0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.4%	1%
Other ethnic group	0.4%	0.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.3%	3%

Religion

	Here	Sunderland
Christian	50.2%	53.2%
No religion	43.8%	39.5%
Not answered	5%	4.5%
Muslim	0.6%	1.8%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.2%
Other religion	0.2%	0.3%
Jewish	0.1%	–
Hindu	0%	0.2%

Country of birth

	Here	Sunderland
Born in the UK	97.7%	94.9%
Born outside the UK	2.3%	5.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Sunderland
No qualifications	29.6%	22.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above	15.9%	24.6%
Level 3 qualifications	15.6%	17.1%
Level 2 qualifications	15.3%	14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	12.8%	10.9%
Apprenticeship	8.6%	7.2%
Other qualifications	2.2%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Sunderland
Very good health	37.1%	43.1%
Good health	35.1%	33%
Fair health	19%	15.9%
Bad health	6.4%	6.1%
Very bad health	2.4%	1.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Sunderland
1 car or van in household	46.1%	40.9%
No cars or vans in household	30.6%	30.9%
2 cars or vans in household	17.5%	22.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	5.8%	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.

Planning and heritage near Front Street

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Estate agents near Front Street

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