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Primrose Lane, Houghton Le Spring

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House prices, sold prices and local information for DH4 5JB.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£205,759
23 sales
Price range
£125k – £268k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Dec 2023
DH4 5JB

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At a glance

House prices£206k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 15 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 27 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

23 property sales on Primrose Lane, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 14 Dec 2023. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £242,650. Average sale prices rose from £190,500 in 2017 to £191,250 in 2023 (+0%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 57% detached, 43% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Primrose Lane range from £125,000 to £267,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Primrose Lane compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £190,500 (2 sales)2017£191k2018: £184,333 (6 sales)2018£184k2019: £231,000 (3 sales)2019£231k2020: £191,988 (4 sales)2020£192k2021: £261,250 (2 sales)2021£261k2022: £219,875 (4 sales)2022£220k2023: £191,250 (2 sales)2023£191k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached13£242,65014 Dec 2023
Semi-detached10£157,80017 May 2023

Sold prices on Primrose Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
9, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 14 Dec 2023£235,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 17 May 2023£147,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 20 Dec 2022£182,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 15 Dec 2022£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 7 Oct 2022£255,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 30 Jun 2022£188,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 8 Apr 2022£254,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 29 Sep 2021£267,500 DetachedFreehold
30, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 27 Aug 2021£255,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 6 Nov 2020£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 30 Oct 2020£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 21 Aug 2020£158,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 17 Jul 2020£239,950 DetachedFreehold
1, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 14 Jan 2020£245,000 Detached New buildFreehold
17, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 15 Nov 2019£230,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 29 Mar 2019£255,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 29 Mar 2019£255,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 6 Mar 2019£138,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 1 Mar 2019£208,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 31 Oct 2018£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 24 Aug 2018£265,000 Detached New buildFreehold
40, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 3 Aug 2018£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 23 Jul 2018£151,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 16 Mar 2018£225,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 16 Mar 2018£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 14 Dec 2017£161,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Primrose Lane DH4 5JB 5 Oct 2017£220,000 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
23, Primrose Lane £158,000 (Aug 2020) → £180,000 (Dec 2022) +14%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Primrose Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Newbottle Primary Academy 437 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Burnside Academy Inspires 174 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Kepier 1,131 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.9 mi
Dubmire Primary 479 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Shiney Row Primary School 249 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Houghton Le Spring Nursery School 142 pupils Nursery 3–5 Report 1.0 mi
The Poplars 4 pupils Other independent special school 8–18 Report 1.1 mi
Bernard Gilpin Primary School 417 pupils Primary 5–11 Outstanding 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 3.7 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk
  • Sunderland station 5.5 mi · 1 hr 49 min walk
  • St Peters station 5.7 mi · 1 hr 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Coaley Lane-Beechwood Terrace (SW-Bound, Coaley Lane) 2 min walk
  • Coaley Lane-Beechwood Terrace (NE-Bound, Coaley Lane) 2 min walk
  • Burnside Estate (NE-Bound, Coaley Lane) 2 min walk
  • Blind Lane-Newstead Road (NW-Bound, Blind Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Kepier Medical Practice
    Leyburn Grove, Houghton Le Spring · 0.6 mi
  • Herrington Medical Centre
    Philadelphia Lane, Houghton Le Spring · 0.9 mi
  • Houghton Medical Group,
    The Health Centre, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring · 1.0 mi
  • Westbourne Medical Group
    Kelso Grove, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Tesco Houghton Le Spring Superstore · 0.6 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Philadelphia Lane, Houghton le Spring · 0.7 mi
  • Heron Heron Houghton-le-Spring · 0.8 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Houghton Le Spring · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Kepier Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Hopes Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Chilton Moor Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • The Rectory · 0.9 mi
  • Fence Houses Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • Fencehouses Dental Practice · 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 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned64.5%62.5%
Private rented7.9%20.3%
Social rented27.6%17.1%
Households633

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.8%64.1%
Aged 65+15.7%18.6%
Residents1,468

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 Primrose Lane

Ethnic group

HereSunderland
White99.3%94.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.4%0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.2%3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%1%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.5%

Religion

HereSunderland
Christian51.8%53.2%
No religion44.3%39.5%
Not answered3.5%4.5%
Other religion0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.1%–
Buddhist0%0.2%
Hindu0%0.2%
Muslim0%1.8%

Country of birth

HereSunderland
Born in the UK98.5%94.9%
Born outside the UK1.5%5.1%

Highest qualification

HereSunderland
No qualifications23.7%22.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.8%24.6%
Level 3 qualifications20.1%17.1%
Level 2 qualifications16.1%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%10.9%
Apprenticeship5.5%7.2%
Other qualifications1.4%2.6%

General health

HereSunderland
Very good health46.1%43.1%
Good health31.4%33%
Fair health14.9%15.9%
Bad health5.6%6.1%
Very bad health2%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSunderland
1 car or van in household41.1%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household31.8%22.1%
No cars or vans in household22.7%30.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%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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