Bywell Drive, Peterlee

House prices, sold prices and local information for SR8 1LY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£187,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£150,410
21 sales
Price range
£91k – £243k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Feb 2026
SR8 1LY

At a glance

House prices£150k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station36 min walkHorden station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

21 property sales on Bywell Drive, Peterlee have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £187,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £138,592. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Bywell Drive compared

SR8 postcode area£116,996
Peterlee£116,996
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Bywell Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SR8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £132,300 (3 sales)2016£132k2017: £144,000 (1 sales)2017£144k2019: £131,540 (5 sales)2019£132k2020: £100,000 (1 sales)2020£100k2021: £159,200 (5 sales)2021£159k2022: £149,500 (2 sales)2022£150k2023: £208,750 (2 sales)2023£209k2024: £160,000 (1 sales)2024£160k2026: £187,500 (1 sales)2026£188k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£138,59213 Feb 2026
Detached6£179,9834 Jan 2023
Terraced2£138,5007 Apr 2022

Sold prices on Bywell Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 13 Feb 2026£187,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 18 Oct 2024£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 24 May 2024£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 11 Oct 2023£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 4 Jan 2023£242,500 DetachedFreehold
10, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 14 Oct 2022£142,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 7 Apr 2022£157,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 29 Oct 2021£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 27 Aug 2021£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 6 Jul 2021£168,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 25 Jun 2021£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 8 Jan 2021£193,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 3 Dec 2020£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 18 Sep 2020£78,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 9 Dec 2019£149,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 10 Oct 2019£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 12 Aug 2019£120,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 23 May 2019£182,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 3 May 2019£90,750 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 25 Aug 2017£144,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 22 Dec 2016£102,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 28 Oct 2016£170,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Bywell Drive SR8 1LY 3 Mar 2016£124,400 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
6, Bywell Drive £144,000 (Aug 2017) → £160,000 (May 2024) → £187,500 (Feb 2026) +30%
over 8 yrs
10, Bywell Drive £125,000 (Jun 2021) → £142,000 (Oct 2022) +14%
over 1 yr
8, Bywell Drive £120,000 (Aug 2019) → £157,000 (Apr 2022) +31%
over 3 yrs
44, Bywell Drive £170,000 (Oct 2016) → £193,000 (Jan 2021) +14%
over 4 yrs
12, Bywell Drive £78,000 (Sep 2020) → £100,000 (Dec 2020) +28%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Bywell Drive

Crime

197 crimes were reported within about a mile of Bywell Drive in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences51
Anti-social behaviour39
Criminal damage & arson37
Shoplifting22
Public order15
Other theft10

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

Flood risk

Bywell Drive is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • 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 Bywell Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Open Air Education 21 pupils Other independent school 4–14 Report 0.2 mi
Shotton Hall Primary School 350 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
The Academy at Shotton Hall 1,202 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School 191 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College 891 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Howletch Lane Primary School 382 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.9 mi
Endeavour Academy Durham 50 pupils Free schools alternative provision 14–19 Report 1.1 mi
Dene House Primary School 303 pupils Primary 5–11 Good 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Horden station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Sunny Blunts (NW-bound, Oakerside Drive) 1 min walk
  • Sunny Blunts (SE-bound, Oakerside Drive) 2 min walk
  • Bywell Drive (NE-bound, Durham Way) 2 min walk
  • Bywell Drive (SW-bound, Durham Way) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • William Brown Centre
    Manor Way, Peterlee · 0.9 mi
  • The Horden Group Practice
    Sea View Health Centre, Fourth Street, Peterlee · 1.6 mi
  • Bevan Medical Group
    Bevan Grove, Shotton Colliery, Durham · 2.0 mi
  • Southdene Medical Centre
    Front Street, Shotton Colliery, Durham · 2.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 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: decile 7 of 10 · Crime: decile 5 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned81.8%62.5%
Private rented11.9%20.3%
Social rented6.3%17.1%
Households539

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.9%64.1%
Aged 65+29.1%18.6%
Residents1,190

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.

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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