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Cheviot Gardens, Seaham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Cheviot Gardens, Seaham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/seaham-county-durham/cheviot-gardens/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SR7 0BY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£162,625
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£146,283
21 sales
Price range
£87k – £195k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 May 2026
SR7 0BY

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At a glance

House prices£163k average6% above the Seaham average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station7 min walkSeaham station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband96% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 22 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

21 property sales on Cheviot Gardens, Seaham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £162,625. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £145,950. Average sale prices rose from £144,333 in 2016 to £162,625 in 2026 (+13%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 6% above the Seaham average of £153,080 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 48% semi-detached, 33% detached, 19% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Cheviot Gardens range from £87,000 to £195,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 69 streets in Seaham with at least two sales in the last year, Cheviot Gardens ranks 27th for average price.

House prices on Cheviot Gardens compared

Cheviot Gardens£162,625
SR7 postcode area£155,063
Seaham£153,080
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SR7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £144,333 (3 sales)2016£144k2017: £155,000 (1 sales)2017£155k2018: £104,500 (1 sales)2018£105k2019: £151,650 (3 sales)2019£152k2020: £162,500 (1 sales)2020£163k2021: £153,667 (3 sales)2021£154k2023: £122,625 (4 sales)2023£123k2024: £160,000 (1 sales)2024£160k2026: £162,625 (4 sales)2026£163k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached10£145,95028 May 2026
Detached7£153,27913 Feb 2026
Terraced4£134,87520 Apr 2026

Sold prices on Cheviot Gardens

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
29, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 28 May 2026£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 13 May 2026£157,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 20 Apr 2026£148,500 TerracedFreehold
8, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 13 Feb 2026£195,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 3 Dec 2024£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 31 Aug 2023£123,500 DetachedFreehold
37, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 9 Aug 2023£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 17 Apr 2023£87,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 20 Feb 2023£140,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 30 Sep 2022£95,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 26 Nov 2021£131,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 7 Oct 2021£145,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 2 Jul 2021£185,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 25 Aug 2020£162,500 DetachedFreehold
39, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 30 Oct 2019£179,950 DetachedFreehold
58, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 7 Oct 2019£125,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 5 Apr 2019£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 18 Dec 2018£104,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 17 Nov 2017£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 11 Nov 2016£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 19 Jul 2016£121,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Cheviot Gardens SR7 0BY 27 May 2016£152,000 Semi-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
57, Cheviot Gardens £121,000 (Jul 2016) → £148,500 (Apr 2026) +23%
over 10 yrs
11, Cheviot Gardens £160,000 (Nov 2016) → £160,000 (Dec 2024) +0%
over 8 yrs
37, Cheviot Gardens £131,000 (Nov 2021) → £140,000 (Aug 2023) +7%
over 2 yrs
27, Cheviot Gardens £95,000 (Sep 2022) → £87,000 (Apr 2023) -8%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Cheviot Gardens

Crime

250 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cheviot Gardens 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 offences60
Anti-social behaviour59
Shoplifting39
Criminal damage & arson31
Public order17
Other theft15

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

Flood risk

Cheviot Gardens is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Wear Flood alert area
  • 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 Cheviot Gardens

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Seaham High School 1,095 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
Seaview Primary School 256 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School 308 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham 206 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
New Seaham Academy 216 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Seaham Trinity Primary School 349 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Westlea Primary School 247 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Ropery Walk Primary School 219 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 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

  • Seaham station 0.3 mi · 7 min walk
  • Sunderland station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 34 min walk
  • St Peters station 5.1 mi · 1 hr 42 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Duke Street (SE-bound, B1404 Station Road) 1 min walk
  • Duke Street (NW-bound, B1404 Station Road) 1 min walk
  • Station Crescent (SE-bound, B1404 Station Road) 2 min walk
  • Station Crescent (NW-bound, B1404 Station Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Byron Medical Practice
    The Avenue, Deneside, Seaham · 0.3 mi
  • The New Seaham Medical Group
    Eastdene Road, Eastlea, Seaham · 0.5 mi
  • Marlborough Surgery
    Seaham Primary Care Centre, St. Johns Square, Seaham · 0.8 mi
  • Murton Medical Centre
    The Surgery, 20 Woods Terrace East, Seaham · 1.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar Station Road · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Seaham 138 The Avenue · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Seaham Stockton Rd Express · 0.5 mi
  • Asda Express Asda New Seaham Express Petrol · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.3 mi
  • J&j Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Kaila Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Seaham Smiles · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.9 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 3 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned66.2%62.5%
Private rented19.0%20.3%
Social rented14.5%17.1%
Households588

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.7%64.1%
Aged 65+20.6%18.6%
Residents1,223

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)96%80%
Gigabit-capable96%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.

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Who lives around Cheviot Gardens

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White96.3%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.2%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.3%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian58.5%54.6%
No religion32.6%38.6%
Not answered5.2%5.1%
Muslim2.7%0.6%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Jewish0.2%–
Hindu0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK98.3%95.6%
Born outside the UK1.7%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
No qualifications23.3%20.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.7%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications19.7%19.9%
Level 2 qualifications15.1%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%9.5%
Apprenticeship6.8%6.2%
Other qualifications3.1%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health42.4%43%
Good health34.8%33.9%
Fair health16.7%15.6%
Bad health4.8%5.8%
Very bad health1.2%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household45%42.3%
No cars or vans in household27.7%24.1%
2 cars or vans in household22.6%25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%8%

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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