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Queen Elizabeth Drive, Easington Lane, Houghton Le Spring

MyStreetCheck free street report: Queen Elizabeth Drive, Easington Lane, Houghton Le Spring · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/houghton-le-spring-tyne-and-wear/queen-elizabeth-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH5 0NW.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2018)
£76,068
11 sales
Price range
£43k – £110k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Mar 2024
DH5 0NW

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At a glance

House prices£76k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) 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 Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 19 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

11 property sales on Queen Elizabeth Drive, Easington Lane, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 21 Mar 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £75,606. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 64% terraced, 36% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Queen Elizabeth Drive range from £42,500 to £109,999. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Queen Elizabeth Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Queen Elizabeth Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2018: £79,950 (1 sales)2018£80k2019: £65,000 (1 sales)2019£65k2020: £59,648 (2 sales)2020£60k2021: £83,000 (3 sales)2021£83k2023: £67,750 (2 sales)2023£68k2024: £94,000 (2 sales)2024£94k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced7£75,60618 Jan 2024
Semi-detached4£76,87521 Mar 2024

Sold prices on Queen Elizabeth Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 17 Jul 2024£52,500 TerracedFreehold
11, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 21 Mar 2024£56,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 21 Mar 2024£109,999 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 30 Jan 2024£78,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 18 Jan 2024£78,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 10 Nov 2023£53,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 23 Jun 2023£55,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 26 May 2023£82,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 25 May 2023£62,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 8 Apr 2022£68,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 16 Sep 2021£90,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 17 Aug 2021£80,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 20 May 2021£79,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 24 Jul 2020£76,795 TerracedFreehold
11, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 26 Mar 2020£42,500 TerracedFreehold
27, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 4 Oct 2019£65,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 10 Jul 2018£79,950 TerracedFreehold
6, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 26 Jan 2018£39,999 TerracedFreehold
12, Queen Elizabeth Drive DH5 0NW 8 Sep 2016£50,000 Semi-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
11, Queen Elizabeth Drive £42,500 (Mar 2020) → £56,000 (Mar 2024) +32%
over 4 yrs
12, Queen Elizabeth Drive £50,000 (Sep 2016) → £62,500 (May 2023) → £78,000 (Jan 2024) → £109,999 (Mar 2024) +120%
over 8 yrs
18, Queen Elizabeth Drive £79,950 (Jul 2018) → £76,795 (Jul 2020) → £78,000 (Jan 2024) -2%
over 6 yrs
2, Queen Elizabeth Drive £80,000 (Aug 2021) → £82,000 (May 2023) +3%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Queen Elizabeth Drive

Crime

60 crimes were reported within about a mile of Queen Elizabeth 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).

Criminal damage & arson16
Violence & sexual offences16
Anti-social behaviour12
Other theft5
Burglary3
Public order3

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

Flood risk

Queen Elizabeth Drive is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Wear 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 Queen Elizabeth Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Easington Lane Primary School 281 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
South Hetton Primary 202 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Hetton Lyons Nursery School 110 pupils Nursery 1–4 Report 1.1 mi
Hetton Lyons Primary School 431 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.1 mi
Elemore Hall School 208 pupils Community special school 11–16 Good Report 1.3 mi
Hetton Primary School 206 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.4 mi
Hetton Academy 681 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.5 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton 127 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 1.8 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 4.2 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • South Hetton Road-Primary School (NW-Bound, South Hetton Road) 2 min walk
  • South Hetton Road-St Marys Church (SE-Bound, South Hetton Road) 2 min walk
  • Sheriffs Moor Estate (S-Bound, Sheriff's Moor Avenue) 3 min walk
  • Easington Lane (E-Bound, Tyne Street) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Silverdale Family Practice
    South Hetton Health Ctr, Front Street, Durham · 0.9 mi
  • Hetton Group Practice
    Francis Way, Hetton-Le-Hole, Houghton Le Spring · 1.6 mi
  • Murton Medical Centre
    The Surgery, 20 Woods Terrace East, Seaham · 2.1 mi
  • Houghton Medical Group,
    The Health Centre, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring · 3.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - South Hetton Road · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Colliery Lane, Hetton-Le-Hole · 0.9 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Hetton Le Hole Express · 1.4 mi
  • Heron Heron Hetton-le-Hole · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • R Whitfield Limited · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.9 mi
  • G Whitfield Pharmacy · 1.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 2.1 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 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 Queen Elizabeth 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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