Kingswood, Penshaw, Houghton Le Spring

MyStreetCheck free street report: Kingswood, Penshaw, Houghton Le Spring · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/houghton-le-spring-tyne-and-wear/kingswood/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH4 7PP.

Average price (last 12 months)

£89,000

2 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£205,017

27 sales

Price range

£88k – £350k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

31 Jul 2026

DH4 7PP

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At a glance

House prices£89k average46% below the Houghton Le Spring average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 6 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband81% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold67% leaseholdAcross 33 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

27 property sales on Kingswood, Penshaw, 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 £89,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £222,595. Average sale prices fell from £177,167 in 2016 to £89,000 in 2026 (-50%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 46% below the Houghton Le Spring average of £164,548 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 37% semi-detached, 33% detached, 19% flat. Recorded sale prices on Kingswood range from £88,000 to £350,000. 33% of homes sold here were freehold and 67% leasehold. Of 102 streets in Houghton Le Spring with at least two sales in the last year, Kingswood ranks 90th for average price.

House prices on Kingswood compared

Kingswood£89,000

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

Tenure: 33% freehold and 67% leasehold across 33 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	10	£222,595	5 Aug 2024
Detached	9	£250,056	11 Sep 2025
Flat	5	£92,300	31 Jul 2026
Terraced	3	£199,167	4 Dec 2024

Sold prices on Kingswood

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
77, Kingswood DH4 7PP	31 Jul 2026	£90,000	Flat	Leasehold
75, Kingswood DH4 7PP	31 Mar 2026	£88,000	Flat	Leasehold
1, Kingswood DH4 7PP	11 Sep 2025	£350,000	Detached	Freehold
41, Kingswood DH4 7PP	4 Dec 2024	£197,500	Terraced	Leasehold
41, Kingswood DH4 7PP	14 Nov 2024	£210,000	Terraced	Leasehold
11, Kingswood DH4 7PP	5 Aug 2024	£255,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
52, Kingswood DH4 7PP	17 Jun 2024	£2,500	Other	Freehold
14, Kingswood DH4 7PP	25 Jan 2024	£93,500	Flat	Leasehold
29, Kingswood DH4 7PP	26 May 2023	£262,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
45, Kingswood DH4 7PP	17 May 2023	£220,000	Terraced	Leasehold
33, Kingswood DH4 7PP	27 May 2022	£235,000	Terraced	Leasehold
23, Kingswood DH4 7PP	29 Mar 2022	£305,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
12, Kingswood DH4 7PP	10 Sep 2021	£100,000	Flat	Leasehold
46, Kingswood DH4 7PP	3 Aug 2021	£225,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
5, Kingswood DH4 7PP	1 Jul 2021	£210,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
79, Kingswood DH4 7PP	30 Apr 2021	£79,000	Flat	Leasehold
7, Kingswood DH4 7PP	4 Dec 2020	£210,500	Semi-detached	Leasehold
27, Kingswood DH4 7PP	2 Oct 2020	£220,000	Detached	Freehold
58, Kingswood DH4 7PP	7 Aug 2020	£180,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
24, Kingswood DH4 7PP	13 Jun 2019	£210,000	Other	Leasehold
28, Kingswood DH4 7PP	5 Apr 2019	£240,000	Detached	Freehold
32, Kingswood DH4 7PP	11 Jan 2019	£5,850	Other	Freehold
1, Kingswood DH4 7PP	23 Nov 2018	£250,000	Detached	Leasehold
47, Kingswood DH4 7PP	7 Sep 2018	£237,000	Detached	Leasehold
75, Kingswood DH4 7PP	14 May 2018	£90,000	Flat	Leasehold
29, Kingswood DH4 7PP	20 Apr 2018	£225,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
45, Kingswood DH4 7PP	21 Dec 2017	£180,000	Terraced	Leasehold
18, Kingswood DH4 7PP	28 Nov 2017	£290,000	Detached	Leasehold
30, Kingswood DH4 7PP	20 Oct 2017	£285,000	Detached	Leasehold
48, Kingswood DH4 7PP	20 Oct 2017	£199,950	Semi-detached	Freehold
54, Kingswood DH4 7PP	30 Sep 2016	£185,000	Detached	Leasehold
60, Kingswood DH4 7PP	15 Sep 2016	£153,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
24, Kingswood DH4 7PP	16 Aug 2016	£193,500	Detached	Leasehold

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
75, Kingswood	£90,000 (May 2018) → £88,000 (Mar 2026)	-2% over 8 yrs
1, Kingswood	£250,000 (Nov 2018) → £350,000 (Sep 2025)	+40% over 7 yrs
29, Kingswood	£225,000 (Apr 2018) → £262,500 (May 2023)	+17% over 5 yrs
45, Kingswood	£180,000 (Dec 2017) → £220,000 (May 2023)	+22% over 5 yrs
24, Kingswood	£193,500 (Aug 2016) → £210,000 (Jun 2019)	+9% over 3 yrs

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Schools near Kingswood

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
New Penshaw Academy 112 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw 291 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Barnwell Academy 302 pupils	Primary	3–11	Outstanding Report	0.5 mi
Shiney Row Primary School 249 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Fatfield Academy 233 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.9 mi
The Poplars 4 pupils	Other independent special school	8–18	Report	0.9 mi
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington 1,527 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	1.2 mi
Biddick Academy 1,002 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good 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 6 min walk
East Boldon station 6.0 mi · 1 hr 59 min walk
Seaburn station 6.0 mi · 1 hr 59 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Station Road-Wensleydale Avenue (N-Bound, Station Road) 1 min walk
Station Road-Wensleydale Avenue (S-Bound, Station Road) 1 min walk
Wensleydale Avenue-Station Road (W-Bound, Wensleydale Avenue) 2 min walk
Station Road-Penshaw Lodge (NW-Bound, Station Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Grangewood Surgery
Chester Road, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 0.6 mi
Westbourne Medical Group
Kelso Grove, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 0.6 mi
Herrington Medical Centre
Philadelphia Lane, Houghton Le Spring · 1.0 mi
I J Healthcare
3 Swiss Cottages, Vigo Lane, Washington · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op Penshaw - Coxgreen Road · 0.1 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Shiney Row Westbourne Tce · 0.5 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Shiney Row · 0.6 mi
Heron Heron Shiney Row · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

Penshaw Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Kaila Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
Herrington Medical Centre Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 1.5 mi
Washington Pimary Care Centre · 1.9 mi
Galleries Health Centre · 2.0 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 8 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	8 of 10
Employment	8 of 10
Education and skills	8 of 10
Health and disability	5 of 10
Crime	5 of 10
Access to housing and services	8 of 10
Living environment	7 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	84.1%	62.5%
Private rented	10.5%	20.3%
Social rented	5.3%	17.1%
Households	675

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	66.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	18.6%	18.6%
Residents	1,623

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	81%	80%
Gigabit-capable	81%	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 Kingswood

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Who lives around Kingswood

Ethnic group

	Here	Sunderland
White	96.2%	94.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	2.7%	3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.7%	0.9%
Other ethnic group	0.4%	0.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0%	1%

Religion

	Here	Sunderland
Christian	64%	53.2%
No religion	30.1%	39.5%
Not answered	3.3%	4.5%
Sikh	1.7%	0.3%
Hindu	0.3%	0.2%
Other religion	0.3%	0.3%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%
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	38.9%	24.6%
Level 3 qualifications	18.3%	17.1%
Level 2 qualifications	13.1%	14.8%
No qualifications	12.8%	22.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	8.8%	10.9%
Apprenticeship	6%	7.2%
Other qualifications	2.1%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Sunderland
Very good health	51.5%	43.1%
Good health	35.3%	33%
Fair health	9.7%	15.9%
Bad health	2.3%	6.1%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Sunderland
2 cars or vans in household	38.8%	22.1%
1 car or van in household	38.4%	40.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household	12.3%	6.1%
No cars or vans in household	10.5%	30.9%

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 Kingswood

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