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Whitworth Park Drive, Houghton Le Spring

MyStreetCheck free street report: Whitworth Park Drive, Houghton Le Spring · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/houghton-le-spring-tyne-and-wear/whitworth-park-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH4 6GN, DH4 6GP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£219,000
6 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£214,782
140 sales
Price range
£116k – £459k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Aug 2026
DH4 6GP

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At a glance

House prices£219k average33% above the Houghton Le Spring average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk 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 153 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

140 property sales on Whitworth Park Drive, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 6 homes sold here for an average of £219,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £194,733. Average sale prices rose from £195,087 in 2016 to £233,000 in 2026 (+19%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 33% above the Houghton Le Spring average of £164,548 over the same period. 36 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 29 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 54% semi-detached, 29% terraced, 16% detached. Recorded sale prices on Whitworth Park Drive range from £116,000 to £458,995. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 102 streets in Houghton Le Spring with at least two sales in the last year, Whitworth Park Drive ranks 16th for average price.

House prices on Whitworth Park Drive compared

Whitworth Park Drive£219,000
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

2016: £195,087 (29 sales)2016£195k2017: £209,387 (16 sales)2017£209k2018: £250,419 (11 sales)2018£250k2019: £207,366 (22 sales)2019£207k2020: £174,714 (7 sales)2020£175k2021: £231,439 (23 sales)2021£231k2022: £220,778 (9 sales)2022£221k2023: £211,101 (6 sales)2023£211k2024: £226,625 (4 sales)2024£227k2025: £234,106 (9 sales)2025£234k2026: £233,000 (4 sales)2026£233k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 153 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached76£194,73319 Jun 2026
Terraced41£201,8377 Aug 2026
Detached23£304,10916 Jan 2026

Sold prices on Whitworth Park Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 7 Aug 2026£230,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 31 Jul 2026£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 26 Jun 2026£210,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 19 Jun 2026£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 16 Jan 2026£242,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 12 Dec 2025£224,000 DetachedFreehold
83, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 24 Nov 2025£232,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 14 Nov 2025£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
139, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 28 Oct 2025£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 30 Jun 2025£229,950 TerracedFreehold
30, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 30 May 2025£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 9 May 2025£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
101, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 2 May 2025£435,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 27 Mar 2025£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 28 Feb 2025£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 14 Feb 2025£205,000 TerracedFreehold
18A, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 25 Oct 2024£210,000 TerracedFreehold
133, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 24 Oct 2024£241,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
114, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 7 Jun 2024£215,000 DetachedFreehold
79, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 29 Feb 2024£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
105, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 30 Oct 2023£144,108 Semi-detachedFreehold
105, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 25 Oct 2023£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 6 Oct 2023£218,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
85, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 28 Sep 2023£247,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
136, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 7 Jul 2023£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 12 May 2023£212,000 TerracedFreehold
88, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 14 Apr 2023£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 16 Dec 2022£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
92, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 18 Nov 2022£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 9 Nov 2022£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 4 Nov 2022£245,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 7 Oct 2022£258,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 30 Aug 2022£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 4 Jul 2022£222,500 TerracedFreehold
92, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 30 Jun 2022£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 27 May 2022£220,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 29 Apr 2022£236,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
93, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 1 Apr 2022£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 31 Mar 2022£175,000 TerracedFreehold
87, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 31 Jan 2022£200,000 OtherFreehold
86, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 30 Nov 2021£185,000 TerracedFreehold
99, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 24 Nov 2021£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 18 Oct 2021£133,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 8 Oct 2021£220,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 24 Sep 2021£219,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
27, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 24 Sep 2021£387,495 Detached New buildFreehold
50, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 24 Sep 2021£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 17 Sep 2021£229,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
5, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GP 20 Aug 2021£369,995 Detached New buildFreehold
14, Whitworth Park Drive DH4 6GN 6 Aug 2021£199,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
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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
21, Whitworth Park Drive £214,995 (Sep 2019) → £210,000 (Apr 2021) → £230,000 (Aug 2026) +7%
over 7 yrs
72, Whitworth Park Drive £139,995 (Nov 2016) → £134,000 (Nov 2020) → £170,000 (Jul 2026) +21%
over 10 yrs
20, Whitworth Park Drive £199,995 (Sep 2019) → £210,000 (Jun 2026) +5%
over 7 yrs
26, Whitworth Park Drive £219,995 (Apr 2019) → £250,000 (Jun 2026) +14%
over 7 yrs
45, Whitworth Park Drive £259,995 (Sep 2017) → £224,000 (Dec 2025) → £242,000 (Jan 2026) -7%
over 8 yrs
83, Whitworth Park Drive £219,495 (Jun 2018) → £232,000 (Nov 2025) +6%
over 7 yrs
50, Whitworth Park Drive £136,995 (Dec 2016) → £140,000 (Sep 2021) → £150,000 (Nov 2025) +9%
over 9 yrs
47, Whitworth Park Drive £189,995 (Aug 2016) → £207,500 (Jun 2021) → £212,000 (May 2023) → £229,950 (Jun 2025) +21%
over 9 yrs
61, Whitworth Park Drive £198,545 (Apr 2016) → £250,000 (Feb 2025) → £230,000 (May 2025) +16%
over 9 yrs
101, Whitworth Park Drive £430,000 (Oct 2017) → £435,000 (May 2025) +1%
over 8 yrs
30, Whitworth Park Drive £152,995 (Jun 2019) → £170,000 (Mar 2025) +11%
over 6 yrs
14, Whitworth Park Drive £199,995 (Aug 2021) → £205,000 (Feb 2025) +3%
over 4 yrs
18A, Whitworth Park Drive £204,995 (Dec 2019) → £210,000 (Oct 2024) +2%
over 5 yrs
52, Whitworth Park Drive £199,995 (Dec 2016) → £218,000 (Oct 2023) +9%
over 7 yrs
85, Whitworth Park Drive £219,995 (Jun 2018) → £247,500 (Sep 2023) +13%
over 5 yrs
136, Whitworth Park Drive £180,000 (Dec 2020) → £170,000 (Mar 2021) → £220,000 (Jul 2023) +22%
over 3 yrs
88, Whitworth Park Drive £208,500 (May 2016) → £225,000 (Apr 2023) +8%
over 7 yrs
59, Whitworth Park Drive £208,995 (Mar 2016) → £250,000 (Dec 2022) +20%
over 7 yrs
92, Whitworth Park Drive £182,995 (Aug 2016) → £195,000 (Jun 2022) → £190,000 (Nov 2022) +4%
over 6 yrs
38, Whitworth Park Drive £144,995 (Sep 2019) → £150,000 (Nov 2022) +3%
over 3 yrs
11, Whitworth Park Drive £229,995 (Apr 2019) → £245,000 (Nov 2022) +7%
over 4 yrs
34, Whitworth Park Drive £224,995 (Jul 2019) → £258,000 (Oct 2022) +15%
over 3 yrs
56, Whitworth Park Drive £142,495 (Mar 2017) → £165,000 (Aug 2022) +16%
over 5 yrs
22, Whitworth Park Drive £204,995 (Sep 2019) → £222,500 (Jul 2022) +9%
over 3 yrs
49, Whitworth Park Drive £189,995 (Sep 2016) → £172,000 (May 2018) → £220,000 (May 2022) +16%
over 6 yrs
25, Whitworth Park Drive £199,995 (Feb 2018) → £236,500 (Apr 2022) +18%
over 4 yrs
93, Whitworth Park Drive £219,495 (May 2018) → £240,000 (Apr 2022) +9%
over 4 yrs
86, Whitworth Park Drive £169,995 (Mar 2017) → £185,000 (Nov 2021) → £175,000 (Mar 2022) +3%
over 5 yrs
67, Whitworth Park Drive £199,995 (Apr 2016) → £220,000 (Oct 2021) +10%
over 6 yrs
7, Whitworth Park Drive £227,995 (Mar 2019) → £221,500 (Aug 2021) -3%
over 2 yrs

Showing the 30 most recent of 36 homes with more than one sale.

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Crime and flood risk near Whitworth Park Drive

Crime

110 crimes were reported within about a mile of Whitworth Park Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences38
Shoplifting18
Anti-social behaviour17
Criminal damage & arson14
Public order6
Burglary5

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

Flood risk

Whitworth Park Drive is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Moors Burn at Sedgeletch and Rainton Bridge, Houghton-le-Spring Flood warning area
  • Lower River Wear Flood alert area
  • Wear estuary Flood alert area
  • Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries Flood alert area
  • Tyne and Wear coastal rivers 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 Whitworth Park Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
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 0.8 mi
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw 291 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Dubmire Primary 479 pupils Primary 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 1.2 mi
The Poplars 4 pupils Other independent special school 8–18 Report 1.2 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

  • Golf Course Road-Bowes Lea (SE-Bound, Golf Course Road) 6 min walk
  • Lambton Pleasure Park (SW-bound, A183) 6 min walk
  • Golf Course Road-Bowes Lea (NW-Bound, Golf Course Road) 6 min walk
  • Lambton Pleasure Park (NE-bound, A183) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Grangewood Surgery
    Chester Road, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 0.7 mi
  • Westbourne Medical Group
    Kelso Grove, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 0.8 mi
  • Herrington Medical Centre
    Philadelphia Lane, Houghton Le Spring · 1.1 mi
  • Kepier Medical Practice
    Leyburn Grove, Houghton Le Spring · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bournmoor · 0.4 mi
  • Heron Heron Shiney Row · 0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shiney Row · 0.8 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Shiney Row Westbourne Tce · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • G Whitfield Limited · 0.7 mi
  • Kaila Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Herrington Medical Centre Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

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

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned91.9%62.5%
Private rented4.8%20.3%
Social rented3.3%17.1%
Households605

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.0%64.1%
Aged 65+8.5%18.6%
Residents1,556

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 Whitworth Park Drive

Ethnic group

HereSunderland
White97.2%94.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%1%

Religion

HereSunderland
Christian52.8%53.2%
No religion42.6%39.5%
Not answered2.6%4.5%
Muslim1.1%1.8%
Sikh0.4%0.3%
Other religion0.3%0.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Hindu0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereSunderland
Born in the UK96.4%94.9%
Born outside the UK3.6%5.1%

Highest qualification

HereSunderland
Level 4 qualifications and above42.2%24.6%
Level 3 qualifications22.5%17.1%
Level 2 qualifications14.1%14.8%
Apprenticeship6.8%7.2%
No qualifications6.7%22.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%10.9%
Other qualifications1.6%2.6%

General health

HereSunderland
Very good health62.1%43.1%
Good health29.3%33%
Fair health6.3%15.9%
Bad health2.1%6.1%
Very bad health0.3%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSunderland
2 cars or vans in household53.1%22.1%
1 car or van in household33%40.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%6.1%
No cars or vans in household4.8%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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