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Westgate, Houghton Le Spring

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£193,148
32 sales
Price range
£144k – £250k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Oct 2025
DH4 6GW

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At a glance

House prices£193k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 3 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 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

32 property sales on Westgate, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 3 Oct 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £205,281. Average sale prices fell from £190,011 in 2016 to £184,667 in 2025 (-3%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 8 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 75% detached, 25% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Westgate range from £143,995 to £250,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Westgate compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £190,011 (21 sales)2016£190k2018: £169,000 (1 sales)2018£169k2019: £147,000 (1 sales)2019£147k2020: £227,000 (2 sales)2020£227k2021: £250,000 (1 sales)2021£250k2023: £231,000 (1 sales)2023£231k2024: £192,750 (2 sales)2024£193k2025: £184,667 (3 sales)2025£185k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 33 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached24£205,28123 May 2025
Semi-detached8£156,7483 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Westgate

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
12, Westgate DH4 6GW 3 Oct 2025£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Westgate DH4 6GW 23 May 2025£205,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Westgate DH4 6GW 9 May 2025£169,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Westgate DH4 6GW 13 Dec 2024£217,500 DetachedFreehold
11, Westgate DH4 6GW 26 Jul 2024£168,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Westgate DH4 6GW 6 Jan 2023£231,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Westgate DH4 6GW 22 Jun 2022£196,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Westgate DH4 6GW 16 Jul 2021£250,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Westgate DH4 6GW 2 Nov 2020£220,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Westgate DH4 6GW 20 Mar 2020£234,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Westgate DH4 6GW 18 Oct 2019£147,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Westgate DH4 6GW 16 Nov 2018£169,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Westgate DH4 6GW 21 Oct 2016£218,000 Detached New buildFreehold
25, Westgate DH4 6GW 14 Oct 2016£206,995 Detached New buildFreehold
24, Westgate DH4 6GW 30 Sep 2016£224,995 Detached New buildFreehold
23, Westgate DH4 6GW 23 Sep 2016£204,995 Detached New buildFreehold
22, Westgate DH4 6GW 16 Sep 2016£201,495 Detached New buildFreehold
21, Westgate DH4 6GW 9 Sep 2016£182,995 Detached New buildFreehold
19, Westgate DH4 6GW 26 Aug 2016£149,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
20, Westgate DH4 6GW 26 Aug 2016£186,995 Detached New buildFreehold
17, Westgate DH4 6GW 19 Aug 2016£175,000 Detached New buildFreehold
16, Westgate DH4 6GW 12 Aug 2016£162,800 Detached New buildFreehold
18, Westgate DH4 6GW 12 Aug 2016£143,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
14, Westgate DH4 6GW 1 Jul 2016£224,995 Detached New buildFreehold
15, Westgate DH4 6GW 1 Jul 2016£218,995 Detached New buildFreehold
12, Westgate DH4 6GW 24 Jun 2016£149,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
11, Westgate DH4 6GW 17 Jun 2016£146,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
10, Westgate DH4 6GW 27 May 2016£205,995 Detached New buildFreehold
9, Westgate DH4 6GW 27 May 2016£215,000 Detached New buildFreehold
6, Westgate DH4 6GW 20 May 2016£179,995 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Westgate DH4 6GW 20 May 2016£177,000 Detached New buildFreehold
5, Westgate DH4 6GW 13 May 2016£194,000 Detached New buildFreehold
8, Westgate DH4 6GW 31 Mar 2016£219,995 Detached New buildFreehold

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
12, Westgate £149,995 (Jun 2016) → £147,000 (Oct 2019) → £180,000 (Oct 2025) +20%
over 9 yrs
19, Westgate £149,995 (Aug 2016) → £169,000 (May 2025) +13%
over 9 yrs
11, Westgate £146,000 (Jun 2016) → £168,000 (Jul 2024) +15%
over 8 yrs
17, Westgate £175,000 (Aug 2016) → £231,000 (Jan 2023) +32%
over 6 yrs
7, Westgate £177,000 (May 2016) → £196,000 (Jun 2022) +11%
over 6 yrs
9, Westgate £215,000 (May 2016) → £220,000 (Nov 2020) +2%
over 4 yrs
15, Westgate £218,995 (Jul 2016) → £234,000 (Mar 2020) +7%
over 4 yrs
6, Westgate £179,995 (May 2016) → £169,000 (Nov 2018) -6%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Westgate

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Dubmire Primary 479 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Woodlea Primary School 197 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Bournmoor Primary School 66 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Burnside Academy Inspires 174 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Newbottle Primary Academy 437 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Kepier 1,131 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.1 mi
Shiney Row Primary School 249 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.3 mi
Houghton Le Spring Nursery School 142 pupils Nursery 3–5 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

  • Chester-le-Street station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
  • Durham station 5.7 mi · 1 hr 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Fence Houses Avenue Vivian (SE-Bound, Avenue Vivian) 2 min walk
  • Sedgeletch Road-Industrial Estate (N-Bound, Sedgeletch Road) 3 min walk
  • Sedgeletch Road-Avenue Vivian (N-Bound, Sedgeletch Road) 3 min walk
  • Sedgeletch Road-Avenue Vivian (S-Bound, Sedgelethch Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Kepier Medical Practice
    Leyburn Grove, Houghton Le Spring · 0.9 mi
  • Grangewood Surgery
    Chester Road, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 1.3 mi
  • Houghton Medical Group,
    The Health Centre, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring · 1.3 mi
  • Westbourne Medical Group
    Kelso Grove, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bournmoor · 1.0 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Houghton Le Spring Superstore · 1.1 mi
  • Heron Heron Houghton-le-Spring · 1.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Houghton Le Spring · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Chilton Moor Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • G Whitfield Limited · 0.5 mi
  • Kepier Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Fence Houses Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Fencehouses Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • The Rectory · 1.1 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 3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned55.0%62.5%
Private rented12.3%20.3%
Social rented32.7%17.1%
Households826

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.4%64.1%
Aged 65+11.4%18.6%
Residents2,007

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 Westgate

Ethnic group

HereSunderland
White96.7%94.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%1%
Other ethnic group0%0.5%

Religion

HereSunderland
No religion49.4%39.5%
Christian45.6%53.2%
Not answered3.7%4.5%
Sikh0.8%0.3%
Hindu0.2%0.2%
Muslim0.2%1.8%
Buddhist0%0.2%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereSunderland
Born in the UK97.8%94.9%
Born outside the UK2.2%5.1%

Highest qualification

HereSunderland
Level 4 qualifications and above24%24.6%
No qualifications21.8%22.9%
Level 3 qualifications18.2%17.1%
Level 2 qualifications15.2%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%10.9%
Apprenticeship6.6%7.2%
Other qualifications2.5%2.6%

General health

HereSunderland
Very good health49.1%43.1%
Good health31.7%33%
Fair health11.4%15.9%
Bad health6.4%6.1%
Very bad health1.3%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSunderland
1 car or van in household38.2%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household29.2%22.1%
No cars or vans in household25.6%30.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household7%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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