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The Swale, Newton Aycliffe

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Swale, Newton Aycliffe · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/newton-aycliffe-county-durham/the-swale/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DL5 4DF.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£183,731
48 sales
Price range
£122k – £275k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Oct 2025
DL5 4DF

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At a glance

House prices£184k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station26 min walkNewton Aycliffe station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 49 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

48 property sales on The Swale, Newton Aycliffe have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 17 Oct 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £201,192. 10 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 9 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 56% detached, 40% semi-detached, 4% terraced. Recorded sale prices on The Swale range from £122,000 to £275,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on The Swale compared

DL5 postcode area£183,353
Newton Aycliffe£168,621
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Swale has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DL5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £159,000 (1 sales)2016£159k2017: £162,402 (10 sales)2017£162k2018: £181,386 (11 sales)2018£181k2019: £188,120 (15 sales)2019£188k2020: £157,000 (2 sales)2020£157k2021: £155,000 (1 sales)2021£155k2023: £245,000 (1 sales)2023£245k2024: £220,000 (2 sales)2024£220k2025: £213,000 (5 sales)2025£213k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 49 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached27£201,19214 Aug 2025
Semi-detached19£164,46817 Oct 2025
Terraced2£131,00018 Apr 2019

Sold prices on The Swale

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
26, The Swale DL5 4DF 17 Oct 2025£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, The Swale DL5 4DF 14 Aug 2025£275,000 DetachedFreehold
16, The Swale DL5 4DF 14 Aug 2025£200,000 DetachedFreehold
18, The Swale DL5 4DF 1 Aug 2025£205,000 DetachedFreehold
2, The Swale DL5 4DF 17 Jan 2025£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, The Swale DL5 4DF 30 Aug 2024£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, The Swale DL5 4DF 23 Feb 2024£255,000 DetachedFreehold
32, The Swale DL5 4DF 21 Nov 2023£245,000 DetachedFreehold
5, The Swale DL5 4DF 29 Mar 2023£160,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
1, The Swale DL5 4DF 22 Apr 2021£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, The Swale DL5 4DF 22 Dec 2020£157,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
24, The Swale DL5 4DF 20 Nov 2020£157,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, The Swale DL5 4DF 29 Oct 2019£220,000 Detached New buildFreehold
19, The Swale DL5 4DF 25 Jun 2019£215,000 Detached New buildFreehold
20, The Swale DL5 4DF 2 May 2019£215,000 Detached New buildFreehold
3, The Swale DL5 4DF 18 Apr 2019£140,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
39, The Swale DL5 4DF 29 Mar 2019£223,950 Detached New buildFreehold
35, The Swale DL5 4DF 28 Mar 2019£197,000 Detached New buildFreehold
36, The Swale DL5 4DF 22 Mar 2019£159,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
40, The Swale DL5 4DF 22 Mar 2019£219,000 Detached New buildFreehold
38, The Swale DL5 4DF 21 Mar 2019£170,000 Detached New buildFreehold
37, The Swale DL5 4DF 18 Mar 2019£159,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
34, The Swale DL5 4DF 8 Mar 2019£197,000 Detached New buildFreehold
33, The Swale DL5 4DF 28 Feb 2019£223,950 Detached New buildFreehold
23, The Swale DL5 4DF 11 Jan 2019£169,000 Detached New buildFreehold
21, The Swale DL5 4DF 7 Jan 2019£156,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
22, The Swale DL5 4DF 7 Jan 2019£156,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
30, The Swale DL5 4DF 17 Dec 2018£215,000 Detached New buildFreehold
31, The Swale DL5 4DF 17 Dec 2018£194,000 Detached New buildFreehold
32, The Swale DL5 4DF 17 Dec 2018£201,749 Detached New buildFreehold
28, The Swale DL5 4DF 14 Dec 2018£192,500 Detached New buildFreehold
24, The Swale DL5 4DF 26 Nov 2018£155,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
25, The Swale DL5 4DF 12 Nov 2018£155,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
27, The Swale DL5 4DF 12 Nov 2018£169,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
11, The Swale DL5 4DF 9 Nov 2018£174,000 Detached New buildFreehold
29, The Swale DL5 4DF 26 Oct 2018£203,000 Detached New buildFreehold
26, The Swale DL5 4DF 19 Oct 2018£169,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
15, The Swale DL5 4DF 25 May 2018£167,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
16, The Swale DL5 4DF 8 Dec 2017£156,000 Detached New buildFreehold
17, The Swale DL5 4DF 8 Dec 2017£199,500 Detached New buildFreehold
18, The Swale DL5 4DF 8 Dec 2017£160,524 Detached New buildFreehold
6, The Swale DL5 4DF 17 Aug 2017£187,000 Detached New buildFreehold
4, The Swale DL5 4DF 14 Jul 2017£122,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
7, The Swale DL5 4DF 19 May 2017£148,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
1, The Swale DL5 4DF 21 Apr 2017£168,250 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
8, The Swale DL5 4DF 14 Feb 2017£148,250 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
2, The Swale DL5 4DF 30 Jan 2017£174,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
12, The Swale DL5 4DF 27 Jan 2017£160,000 Detached New buildFreehold
9, The Swale DL5 4DF 20 Dec 2016£159,000 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
26, The Swale £169,000 (Oct 2018) → £195,000 (Oct 2025) +15%
over 7 yrs
10, The Swale £220,000 (Oct 2019) → £275,000 (Aug 2025) +25%
over 6 yrs
16, The Swale £156,000 (Dec 2017) → £200,000 (Aug 2025) +28%
over 8 yrs
18, The Swale £160,524 (Dec 2017) → £205,000 (Aug 2025) +28%
over 8 yrs
2, The Swale £174,000 (Jan 2017) → £190,000 (Jan 2025) +9%
over 8 yrs
27, The Swale £169,000 (Nov 2018) → £185,000 (Aug 2024) +9%
over 6 yrs
34, The Swale £197,000 (Mar 2019) → £255,000 (Feb 2024) +29%
over 5 yrs
32, The Swale £201,749 (Dec 2018) → £245,000 (Nov 2023) +21%
over 5 yrs
1, The Swale £168,250 (Apr 2017) → £155,000 (Apr 2021) -8%
over 4 yrs
24, The Swale £155,000 (Nov 2018) → £157,000 (Nov 2020) +1%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near The Swale

Crime

226 crimes were reported within about a mile of The Swale in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences79
Anti-social behaviour58
Shoplifting27
Criminal damage & arson24
Public order18
Other theft10

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

Flood risk

The Swale is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper River Tees Flood alert area
  • River Skerne 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 The Swale

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe 162 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Woodham Academy 1,071 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Vane Road Primary School 427 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery 222 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Walworth School 90 pupils Community special school 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Sugar Hill Primary School 448 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School 285 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 150 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.9 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

  • Newton Aycliffe station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Heighington station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
  • Shildon station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Woodham Way - Brafferton Close (SW-bound, Woodham Way) 1 min walk
  • Woodham Way - Brafferton Close (NE-bound, Woodham Way) 2 min walk
  • Agnew Way-Kings Drive (SE-bound, Agnew Way) 2 min walk
  • Agnew Way-Kings Drive (NW-bound, Agnew Way) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Jubilee Medical Group
    Cobblers Hall, Carers Way, Newton Aycliffe · 0.4 mi
  • Pease Way Medical Centre
    2 Pease Way, Newton Aycliffe · 0.8 mi
  • Bewick Crescent Surgery
    27 Bewick Crescent, Newton Aycliffe · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Cobblers Hall Local · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Newton Aycliffe Extra · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Newton Aycliffe Parsons Centre · 0.6 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Newton Aycliffe · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • The Village Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Woodham Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Aycliffe · 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 8 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned84.6%62.5%
Private rented10.3%20.3%
Social rented5.1%17.1%
Households980

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.6%64.1%
Aged 65+14.2%18.6%
Residents2,437

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 networks84%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across County Durham 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 The Swale

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Who lives around The Swale

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White96%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.3%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian54.7%54.6%
No religion38.6%38.6%
Not answered4.9%5.1%
Muslim0.7%0.6%
Sikh0.5%0.2%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Hindu0.2%0.2%
Other religion0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK94.5%95.6%
Born outside the UK5.5%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above41.1%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications21.7%19.9%
Level 2 qualifications15.1%14.2%
No qualifications7.8%20.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%9.5%
Apprenticeship5.5%6.2%
Other qualifications1.7%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health55.6%43%
Good health33%33.9%
Fair health8.6%15.6%
Bad health2.1%5.8%
Very bad health0.7%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
2 cars or vans in household44.7%25.5%
1 car or van in household36%42.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%8%
No cars or vans in household5.6%24.1%

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 Durham.

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Estate agents near The Swale

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