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DH4 6SW, Houghton Le Spring

Sold prices and local information for DH4 6SW on Benridge Bank. Free

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Average sold price
£71,833
6 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Council tax (Band D)
£2,622
Ultrafast broadband
0%
of homes, gigabit 0%

Sold prices in DH4 6SW

AddressDatePriceType
6, Chantry House, Benridge Bank26 Sep 2025£80,000Flat
6, Chantry House, Benridge Bank1 Oct 2024£75,000Flat
2, Chantry House, Benridge Bank18 Aug 2021£63,000Flat
5, Chantry House, Benridge Bank6 May 2021£68,000Flat
3, Chantry House, Benridge Bank30 Jun 2020£70,000Flat
5, Chantry House, Benridge Bank9 Mar 2018£75,000Flat

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 0% freehold, 100% leasehold.

Streets in DH4 6SW

Schools near DH4 6SW

SchoolTypeOfstedDistance
West Rainton Primary SchoolPrimary–0.5 mi
East Rainton Primary SchoolPrimary–0.8 mi
Hetton AcademySecondary–1.5 mi
Hetton Primary SchoolPrimary–1.6 mi
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, HoughtonPrimaryGood1.6 mi
Pittington Primary SchoolPrimary–1.8 mi

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Living in DH4 6SW

Nearest stations

  • Durham station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 24 min walk
  • Chester-le-Street station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 24 min walk

Supermarkets

  • Spar PFS 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express 1.8 mi
  • Heron 1.9 mi
  • Aldi 2.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • The Storehouse Pharmacy 0.5 mi
  • G Whitfield Pharmacy 1.8 mi
  • Chilton Moor Pharmacy 1.8 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery 1.9 mi
  • Fencehouses Dental Practice 2.0 mi
  • Fence Houses Dental Practice 2.0 mi

GP surgeries

  • West Rainton Surgery 0.4 mi
  • Hetton Group Practice 2.0 mi
  • Houghton Medical Group, 2.2 mi

Mobile signal

4G indoors from all four networks: 84% of homes in County Durham (England & Wales 89%).

Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.

Deprivation

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Decile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Income7 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Who lives in DH4 6SW

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White97.8%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.3%
Other ethnic group0%0.4%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian63.2%54.6%
No religion31.1%38.6%
Not answered5.1%5.1%
Hindu0.3%0.2%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Sikh0.1%0.2%
Jewish0%–
Muslim0%0.6%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK97.6%95.6%
Born outside the UK2.4%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above38.2%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications17.1%19.9%
No qualifications16.1%20.9%
Level 2 qualifications12.5%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%9.5%
Apprenticeship7.4%6.2%
Other qualifications1.2%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health44%43%
Good health34.6%33.9%
Fair health16.8%15.6%
Bad health3.5%5.8%
Very bad health1.1%1.7%

Occupation

HereDurham
Professional occupations22.3%16.7%
Managers, directors and senior officials15%10.1%
Associate professional and technical occupations13.9%12.1%
Administrative and secretarial occupations10.2%9.5%
Skilled trades occupations9.9%11.7%
Sales and customer service occupations8.8%8.7%
Caring, leisure and other service occupations7.7%10.4%
Elementary occupations7.5%11.3%
Process, plant and machine operatives4.8%9.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household42.9%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household34.2%25.5%
No cars or vans in household12.7%24.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%8%

Economic activity

HereDurham
Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.6%52.4%
Economically inactive42.8%45.7%
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%1.9%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

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