Shelley Square, Peterlee

House prices, sold prices and local information for SR8 3AE.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2020)

£104,667

3 sales

Price range

£59k – £140k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

17 Feb 2025

SR8 3AE

At a glance

House prices£105k averageSince 2020 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station42 min walkHorden station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on Shelley Square, Peterlee have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2020. The most recent sale was on 17 Feb 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £104,667. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2020; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Shelley Square compared

SR8 postcode area£116,996

Peterlee£116,996

England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	3	£104,667	17 Feb 2025

Sold prices on Shelley Square

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
2, Shelley Square SR8 3AE	17 Feb 2025	£140,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, Shelley Square SR8 3AE	21 Apr 2021	£59,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, Shelley Square SR8 3AE	20 Mar 2020	£115,000	Semi-detached	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
2, Shelley Square	£115,000 (Mar 2020) → £140,000 (Feb 2025)	+22% over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Shelley Square

Crime

101 crimes were reported within about a mile of Shelley Square in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences	47
Criminal damage & arson	11
Shoplifting	11
Public order	7
Anti-social behaviour	6
Burglary	5

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

Flood risk

Shelley Square 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 Shelley Square

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Easington Colliery Primary School 525 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Rosemary Lane Nursery School 95 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	0.4 mi
Easington Academy 769 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.5 mi
Easington CofE Primary School 167 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
Hope Wood Academy 250 pupils	Academy special converter	2–19	Report	0.7 mi
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 99 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	5–11	Report	1.2 mi
Acre Rigg Infant School 252 pupils	Primary	2–7	Report	1.2 mi
Acre Rigg Academy 257 pupils	Primary	7–11	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 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
Seaham station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Lee Terrace (NW-bound, Lee Terrace) 1 min walk
Lee Terrace (SE-bound, Lee Terrace) 1 min walk
Jupiter Court (W-bound, North Crescent) 1 min walk
Jupiter Court (E-bound, North Crescent) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

William Brown Centre
Manor Way, Peterlee · 1.9 mi
The Horden Group Practice
Sea View Health Centre, Fourth Street, Peterlee · 1.9 mi
Southdene Medical Centre
Front Street, Shotton Colliery, Durham · 2.2 mi
Bevan Medical Group
Bevan Grove, Shotton Colliery, Durham · 2.4 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 4 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 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 3 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	66.9%	62.5%
Private rented	8.7%	20.3%
Social rented	24.1%	17.1%
Households	664

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	13.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	58.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	27.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,358

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.

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.

Nearby streets in SR8

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