Waveney Road, Peterlee

House prices, sold prices and local information for SR8 1HJ, SR8 1HQ.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2021)

£87,500

4 sales

Price range

£45k – £165k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

6 Jan 2025

SR8 1HJ

At a glance

House prices£88k averageSince 2021 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station38 min walkHorden station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband95% of homesNational average 80%

4 property sales on Waveney Road, Peterlee have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2021. The most recent sale was on 6 Jan 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £56,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2021; 0 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Waveney Road compared

SR8 postcode area£116,996

Peterlee£116,996

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Waveney Road 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	2	£56,000	31 May 2024
Detached	1	£165,000	1 Dec 2023
Terraced	1	£73,000	6 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Waveney Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
28, Waveney Road SR8 1HQ	17 Apr 2025	£53,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
12, Waveney Road SR8 1HJ	6 Jan 2025	£73,000	Terraced	Freehold
16, Waveney Road SR8 1HJ	31 May 2024	£45,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
1, Waveney Road SR8 1HJ	1 Dec 2023	£165,000	Detached	Freehold
16, Waveney Road SR8 1HJ	26 Oct 2021	£67,000	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
16, Waveney Road	£67,000 (Oct 2021) → £45,000 (May 2024)	-33% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Waveney Road

Crime

229 crimes were reported within about a mile of Waveney Road in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	60
Anti-social behaviour	52
Criminal damage & arson	41
Shoplifting	22
Other theft	18
Public order	15

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

Flood risk

Waveney Road 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 Waveney Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Shotton Hall Primary School 350 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.1 mi
The Academy at Shotton Hall 1,202 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Outstanding Report	0.2 mi
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College 891 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	0.4 mi
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School 191 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	2–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Howletch Lane Primary School 382 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.5 mi
Open Air Education 21 pupils	Other independent school	4–14	Report	0.6 mi
Endeavour Academy Durham 50 pupils	Free schools alternative provision	14–19	Report	0.9 mi
Acre Rigg Infant School 252 pupils	Primary	2–7	Report	1.1 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 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Shotton Hall School (NE-bound, Passfield Way) 1 min walk
Shotton Hall School (SW-bound, Passfield Way) 1 min walk
Shotton Hall School (NW-bound, Pennine Drive) 1 min walk
Hearts of Oak (NW-bound, Oakerside Drive) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

William Brown Centre
Manor Way, Peterlee · 0.9 mi
Southdene Medical Centre
Front Street, Shotton Colliery, Durham · 1.7 mi
Bevan Medical Group
Bevan Grove, Shotton Colliery, Durham · 1.7 mi
The Horden Group Practice
Sea View Health Centre, Fourth Street, Peterlee · 1.7 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 1 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 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	38.0%	62.5%
Private rented	15.8%	20.3%
Social rented	45.2%	17.1%
Households	714

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	17.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,492

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	95%	80%
Gigabit-capable	95%	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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