Watergate, Houghton Le Spring

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH4 6GL.

Average price (last 12 months)

£248,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£253,256

34 sales

Price range

£129k – £449k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

30 Apr 2026

DH4 6GL

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At a glance

House prices£253k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station58 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 36 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

34 property sales on Watergate, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £248,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £218,837. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% semi-detached, 44% detached, 6% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Watergate range from £128,995 to £449,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Watergate compared

DH4 postcode area£169,890

Houghton Le Spring£164,548

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Watergate 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 36 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	17	£218,837	30 Apr 2026
Detached	15	£307,599	20 Feb 2025
Terraced	2	£138,248	20 Dec 2021

Sold prices on Watergate

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
27, Watergate DH4 6GL	30 Apr 2026	£248,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
8, Watergate DH4 6GL	20 Feb 2025	£355,000	Detached	Freehold
22, Watergate DH4 6GL	26 Mar 2024	£231,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
19, Watergate DH4 6GL	4 May 2023	£250,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
26, Watergate DH4 6GL	28 Nov 2022	£235,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, Watergate DH4 6GL	10 Oct 2022	£292,500	Detached	Freehold
8, Watergate DH4 6GL	30 Aug 2022	£335,000	Detached	Freehold
10, Watergate DH4 6GL	13 Jul 2022	£345,000	Detached	Freehold
21, Watergate DH4 6GL	27 May 2022	£245,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
33, Watergate DH4 6GL	31 Jan 2022	£185,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
35, Watergate DH4 6GL	20 Dec 2021	£147,500	Terraced	Freehold
29, Watergate DH4 6GL	30 Sep 2021	£245,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
27, Watergate DH4 6GL	23 Sep 2021	£236,250	Semi-detached	Freehold
23, Watergate DH4 6GL	17 Sep 2021	£275,000	Detached	Freehold
36, Watergate DH4 6GL	8 Jan 2021	£260,000	Detached	Freehold
21, Watergate DH4 6GL	16 Nov 2020	£180,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
21, Watergate DH4 6GL	13 Nov 2020	£200,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
25, Watergate DH4 6GL	23 Oct 2020	£277,500	Detached	Freehold
16, Watergate DH4 6GL	30 Sep 2020	£320,000	Detached	Freehold
7, Watergate DH4 6GL	11 Dec 2018	£200,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
26, Watergate DH4 6GL	28 Sep 2018	£212,500	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
28, Watergate DH4 6GL	28 Sep 2018	£212,500	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
27, Watergate DH4 6GL	7 Sep 2018	£218,995	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
29, Watergate DH4 6GL	31 Aug 2018	£215,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, Watergate DH4 6GL	16 Jul 2018	£310,000	Detached	Freehold
33, Watergate DH4 6GL	8 Jun 2018	£194,995	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
25, Watergate DH4 6GL	29 Mar 2018	£269,995	Detached New build	Freehold
34, Watergate DH4 6GL	29 Mar 2018	£199,995	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
31, Watergate DH4 6GL	18 Dec 2017	£196,995	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
30, Watergate DH4 6GL	15 Dec 2017	£216,995	Detached New build	Freehold
32, Watergate DH4 6GL	15 Dec 2017	£198,995	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
35, Watergate DH4 6GL	8 Dec 2017	£128,995	Terraced	Freehold
36, Watergate DH4 6GL	8 Dec 2017	£265,000	Detached New build	Freehold
12, Watergate DH4 6GL	22 Jun 2017	£245,000	Detached	Freehold
9, Watergate DH4 6GL	23 Sep 2016	£398,000	Detached	Freehold
18, Watergate DH4 6GL	22 Jan 2016	£449,000	Detached New build	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, Watergate	£218,995 (Sep 2018) → £236,250 (Sep 2021) → £248,000 (Apr 2026)	+13% over 8 yrs
8, Watergate	£335,000 (Aug 2022) → £355,000 (Feb 2025)	+6% over 2 yrs
26, Watergate	£212,500 (Sep 2018) → £235,000 (Nov 2022)	+11% over 4 yrs
21, Watergate	£200,000 (Nov 2020) → £245,000 (May 2022)	+23% over 2 yrs
33, Watergate	£194,995 (Jun 2018) → £185,000 (Jan 2022)	-5% over 4 yrs
35, Watergate	£128,995 (Dec 2017) → £147,500 (Dec 2021)	+14% over 4 yrs
29, Watergate	£215,000 (Aug 2018) → £245,000 (Sep 2021)	+14% over 3 yrs
36, Watergate	£265,000 (Dec 2017) → £260,000 (Jan 2021)	-2% over 3 yrs
25, Watergate	£269,995 (Mar 2018) → £277,500 (Oct 2020)	+3% over 3 yrs

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Schools near Watergate

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Bournmoor Primary School 66 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Woodlea Primary School 197 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Shiney Row Primary School 249 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.9 mi
Dubmire Primary 479 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.0 mi
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw 291 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	1.0 mi
Newbottle Primary Academy 437 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.2 mi
Barnwell Academy 302 pupils	Primary	3–11	Outstanding Report	1.3 mi
The Poplars 4 pupils	Other independent special school	8–18	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 2.9 mi · 58 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Lambton Pleasure Park (SW-bound, A183) 7 min walk
Lambton Pleasure Park (NE-bound, A183) 7 min walk
Golf Course Road-Bowes Lea (SE-Bound, Golf Course Road) 7 min walk
Golf Course Road-Bowes Lea (NW-Bound, Golf Course Road) 8 min walk

GP surgeries

Grangewood Surgery
Chester Road, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 0.8 mi
Westbourne Medical Group
Kelso Grove, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 0.9 mi
Herrington Medical Centre
Philadelphia Lane, Houghton Le Spring · 1.1 mi
Kepier Medical Practice
Leyburn Grove, Houghton Le Spring · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bournmoor · 0.4 mi
Heron Heron Shiney Row · 0.8 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Shiney Row · 0.8 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Shiney Row Westbourne Tce · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

G Whitfield Limited · 0.6 mi
Kaila Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
Chilton Moor Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

Fencehouses Dental Practice · 0.8 mi
Fence Houses Dental Practice · 0.8 mi
The Rectory · 1.6 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 9 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	9 of 10
Employment	9 of 10
Education and skills	10 of 10
Health and disability	4 of 10
Crime	8 of 10
Access to housing and services	6 of 10
Living environment	10 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	91.9%	62.5%
Private rented	4.8%	20.3%
Social rented	3.3%	17.1%
Households	605

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	22.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	69.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	8.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,556

Broadband

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

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Who lives around Watergate

Ethnic group

	Here	Sunderland
White	97.2%	94.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1%	3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.7%	0.9%
Other ethnic group	0.6%	0.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.5%	1%

Religion

	Here	Sunderland
Christian	52.8%	53.2%
No religion	42.6%	39.5%
Not answered	2.6%	4.5%
Muslim	1.1%	1.8%
Sikh	0.4%	0.3%
Other religion	0.3%	0.3%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%
Hindu	0%	0.2%

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	42.2%	24.6%
Level 3 qualifications	22.5%	17.1%
Level 2 qualifications	14.1%	14.8%
Apprenticeship	6.8%	7.2%
No qualifications	6.7%	22.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	6.2%	10.9%
Other qualifications	1.6%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Sunderland
Very good health	62.1%	43.1%
Good health	29.3%	33%
Fair health	6.3%	15.9%
Bad health	2.1%	6.1%
Very bad health	0.3%	1.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Sunderland
2 cars or vans in household	53.1%	22.1%
1 car or van in household	33%	40.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household	9.1%	6.1%
No cars or vans in household	4.8%	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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Council tax here

Sunderland Band D is £2,197 a year (Band A £1,465). See every band.

Estate agents near Watergate

Pattison 1.7 mi
Hegartys 1.7 mi
Kimmitt & Roberts 1.8 mi
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