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Kingfisher Drive, Easington Lane, Houghton Le Spring

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH5 0GE, DH5 0GJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£119,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£148,450
76 sales
Price range
£68k – £250k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Dec 2025
DH5 0GE

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At a glance

House prices£119k average28% below the Houghton Le Spring average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 23 min walkSeaham station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 82 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

76 property sales on Kingfisher Drive, Easington Lane, 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 £119,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £180,980. Average sale prices fell from £156,574 in 2016 to £152,489 in 2025 (-3%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 28% below the Houghton Le Spring average of £164,548 over the same period. 22 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 15 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% detached, 30% terraced, 20% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Kingfisher Drive range from £68,000 to £250,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 102 streets in Houghton Le Spring with at least two sales in the last year, Kingfisher Drive ranks 73rd for average price.

House prices on Kingfisher Drive compared

Kingfisher Drive£119,000
DH5 postcode area£159,237
Houghton Le Spring£164,548
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DH5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £156,574 (19 sales)2016£157k2017: £154,542 (11 sales)2017£155k2018: £161,400 (5 sales)2018£161k2019: £111,000 (2 sales)2019£111k2020: £132,940 (5 sales)2020£133k2021: £124,413 (8 sales)2021£124k2022: £164,062 (8 sales)2022£164k2023: £113,075 (6 sales)2023£113k2024: £185,000 (3 sales)2024£185k2025: £152,489 (9 sales)2025£152k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 82 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached38£180,9801 Oct 2025
Terraced23£100,26121 Nov 2025
Semi-detached15£139,93112 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Kingfisher Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
45, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 12 Dec 2025£144,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
127, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 21 Nov 2025£94,000 TerracedFreehold
73, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 1 Oct 2025£177,500 DetachedFreehold
45, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 26 Sep 2025£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 18 Sep 2025£250,000 DetachedFreehold
125, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 1 Aug 2025£80,000 TerracedFreehold
85, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 21 Jul 2025£97,000 TerracedFreehold
135, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 2 Jul 2025£79,950 TerracedFreehold
31, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 28 Mar 2025£229,950 DetachedFreehold
6, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GJ 28 Mar 2025£220,000 DetachedFreehold
95, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 31 Oct 2024£158,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 12 Jul 2024£190,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 16 Feb 2024£207,000 DetachedFreehold
133, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 12 Oct 2023£88,000 TerracedFreehold
75, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 31 Jul 2023£165,950 DetachedFreehold
87, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 28 Jul 2023£92,000 TerracedFreehold
111, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 28 Apr 2023£150,000 TerracedFreehold
119, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 21 Apr 2023£102,500 TerracedFreehold
139, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 28 Feb 2023£80,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 2 Dec 2022£152,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GJ 25 Nov 2022£232,500 DetachedFreehold
23, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 28 Oct 2022£234,999 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GJ 14 Oct 2022£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 30 Sep 2022£143,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
137, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 12 Sep 2022£95,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GJ 1 Jul 2022£145,000 DetachedFreehold
73, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 29 Apr 2022£170,000 DetachedFreehold
83, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 15 Dec 2021£100,000 TerracedFreehold
127, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 30 Nov 2021£97,000 TerracedFreehold
115, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 17 Sep 2021£95,500 TerracedFreehold
117, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 9 Sep 2021£119,000 TerracedFreehold
95, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 19 Jun 2021£113,800 TerracedFreehold
57, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 28 May 2021£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
105, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 16 Apr 2021£145,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 14 Apr 2021£190,000 DetachedFreehold
123, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 29 Oct 2020£93,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 2 Oct 2020£179,950 DetachedFreehold
43, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 2 Oct 2020£200,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 7 Aug 2020£148,500 DetachedFreehold
32, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GJ 16 Jun 2020£68,250 TerracedFreehold
30, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GJ 10 Jun 2020£68,000 TerracedFreehold
123, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 7 May 2020£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
83, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 29 Nov 2019£75,000 TerracedFreehold
95, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 31 Oct 2019£140,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 11 Oct 2019£147,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 28 Sep 2018£142,500 DetachedFreehold
65, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 24 Aug 2018£197,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GJ 10 Jul 2018£157,500 DetachedFreehold
3, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 8 Jun 2018£145,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Kingfisher Drive DH5 0GE 20 Apr 2018£195,000 DetachedFreehold
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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
45, Kingfisher Drive £132,995 (Aug 2016) → £145,000 (Sep 2025) → £144,000 (Dec 2025) +8%
over 9 yrs
127, Kingfisher Drive £97,000 (Nov 2021) → £94,000 (Nov 2025) -3%
over 4 yrs
73, Kingfisher Drive £152,995 (May 2016) → £170,000 (Apr 2022) → £177,500 (Oct 2025) +16%
over 9 yrs
71, Kingfisher Drive £179,995 (Mar 2016) → £250,000 (Sep 2025) +39%
over 10 yrs
31, Kingfisher Drive £190,000 (Apr 2021) → £229,950 (Mar 2025) +21%
over 4 yrs
6, Kingfisher Drive £190,995 (Feb 2017) → £220,000 (Mar 2025) +15%
over 8 yrs
95, Kingfisher Drive £140,000 (Oct 2019) → £113,800 (Jun 2021) → £158,000 (Oct 2024) +13%
over 5 yrs
27, Kingfisher Drive £149,995 (Jul 2017) → £148,500 (Aug 2020) → £190,000 (Jul 2024) +27%
over 7 yrs
75, Kingfisher Drive £149,995 (May 2016) → £165,950 (Jul 2023) +11%
over 7 yrs
69, Kingfisher Drive £132,995 (Mar 2016) → £152,000 (Dec 2022) +14%
over 7 yrs
44, Kingfisher Drive £177,995 (Nov 2016) → £232,500 (Nov 2022) +31%
over 6 yrs
18, Kingfisher Drive £124,995 (Jul 2016) → £140,000 (Oct 2022) +12%
over 6 yrs
47, Kingfisher Drive £124,995 (Aug 2016) → £143,000 (Sep 2022) +14%
over 6 yrs
83, Kingfisher Drive £75,000 (Nov 2019) → £100,000 (Dec 2021) +33%
over 2 yrs
117, Kingfisher Drive £115,000 (Dec 2017) → £119,000 (Sep 2021) +3%
over 4 yrs
57, Kingfisher Drive £132,995 (Jul 2016) → £135,000 (May 2021) +2%
over 5 yrs
123, Kingfisher Drive £100,000 (May 2020) → £93,000 (Oct 2020) -7%
over under a year
43, Kingfisher Drive £202,995 (Sep 2016) → £200,000 (Oct 2020) -1%
over 4 yrs
53, Kingfisher Drive £154,995 (Jul 2016) → £147,000 (Oct 2019) -5%
over 3 yrs
3, Kingfisher Drive £145,000 (Jun 2018) → £142,500 (Sep 2018) -2%
over under a year
14, Kingfisher Drive £159,995 (Oct 2016) → £157,500 (Jul 2018) -2%
over 2 yrs
34, Kingfisher Drive £119,950 (Feb 2018) → £115,000 (Mar 2018) -4%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Kingfisher Drive

Crime

78 crimes were reported within about a mile of Kingfisher Drive in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences21
Anti-social behaviour17
Criminal damage & arson14
Public order8
Other theft5
Burglary4

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

Flood risk

Kingfisher Drive is in or near 4 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
  • Tyne and Wear coast 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 Kingfisher Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Easington Lane Primary School 281 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
Hetton Lyons Nursery School 110 pupils Nursery 1–4 Report 0.6 mi
Hetton Lyons Primary School 431 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Hetton Primary School 206 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.9 mi
Hetton Academy 681 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.0 mi
Eppleton Academy Primary School 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.4 mi
South Hetton Primary 202 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.4 mi
Elemore Hall School 208 pupils Community special school 11–16 Good Report 1.5 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

  • Seaham station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Pemberton Bank-St Michaels Church (SE-Bound, A182) 3 min walk
  • Pemberton Bank-Blindy Lane (NW-Bound, Pemberton Bank) 3 min walk
  • Murton Lane-The Lawns (NE-Bound, Murton Lane) 3 min walk
  • Murton Lane-The Lawns (W-Bound, Murton Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hetton Group Practice
    Francis Way, Hetton-Le-Hole, Houghton Le Spring · 1.1 mi
  • Silverdale Family Practice
    South Hetton Health Ctr, Front Street, Durham · 1.4 mi
  • Murton Medical Centre
    The Surgery, 20 Woods Terrace East, Seaham · 2.2 mi
  • Houghton Medical Group,
    The Health Centre, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring · 2.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Colliery Lane, Hetton-Le-Hole · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - South Hetton Road · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Hetton Le Hole Express · 0.9 mi
  • Heron Heron Hetton-le-Hole · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • R Whitfield Limited · 0.1 mi
  • G Whitfield Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • G Whitfield Limited · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 2.2 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 skills2 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned46.8%62.5%
Private rented13.7%20.3%
Social rented39.5%17.1%
Households914

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.7%64.1%
Aged 65+12.1%18.6%
Residents2,136

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 Kingfisher Drive

Ethnic group

HereSunderland
White97.7%94.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%1%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.5%

Religion

HereSunderland
Christian53%53.2%
No religion42.9%39.5%
Not answered2.7%4.5%
Muslim0.6%1.8%
Other religion0.4%0.3%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Sikh0.2%0.3%
Hindu0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereSunderland
Born in the UK97%94.9%
Born outside the UK3%5.1%

Highest qualification

HereSunderland
No qualifications24.8%22.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.7%24.6%
Level 3 qualifications16.3%17.1%
Level 2 qualifications16.1%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%10.9%
Apprenticeship6.6%7.2%
Other qualifications2%2.6%

General health

HereSunderland
Very good health45.4%43.1%
Good health28.9%33%
Fair health17.5%15.9%
Bad health6.1%6.1%
Very bad health2.1%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSunderland
1 car or van in household37%40.9%
No cars or vans in household33.4%30.9%
2 cars or vans in household24.8%22.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%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.

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