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Chestnut Avenue, Spennymoor

MyStreetCheck free street report: Chestnut Avenue, Spennymoor · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/spennymoor/chestnut-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DL16 7SW, DL16 7SP, DL16 7SN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£124,950
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£90,665
17 sales
Price range
£60k – £128k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Jun 2026
DL16 7SW

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At a glance

House prices£91k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 15 min walkBishop Auckland station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 23 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

17 property sales on Chestnut Avenue, Spennymoor have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £124,950. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £86,590. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 88% semi-detached, 6% detached, 6% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Chestnut Avenue range from £60,000 to £127,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Chestnut Avenue compared

DL16 postcode area£159,602
Spennymoor£159,602
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Chestnut Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DL16 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £92,738 (4 sales)2017£93k2018: £67,000 (1 sales)2018£67k2019: £62,000 (1 sales)2019£62k2020: £88,500 (2 sales)2020£89k2021: £66,000 (2 sales)2021£66k2022: £114,950 (1 sales)2022£115k2023: £74,950 (1 sales)2023£75k2024: £113,750 (2 sales)2024£114k2025: £95,000 (2 sales)2025£95k2026: £124,950 (1 sales)2026£125k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached15£86,59012 Jun 2026
Detached1£127,50023 Aug 2017
Terraced1£114,9502 Mar 2022

Sold prices on Chestnut Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
73, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SW 12 Jun 2026£124,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SW 12 Jan 2026£60,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SP 15 Apr 2025£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SP 21 Mar 2025£85,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SN 20 Dec 2024£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SN 13 Dec 2024£102,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SW 2 Oct 2023£74,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SN 8 Jun 2023£69,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SP 2 Mar 2022£114,950 TerracedFreehold
38, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SP 3 Dec 2021£60,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SN 22 Oct 2021£69,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SW 11 Oct 2021£57,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SP 6 Aug 2021£72,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Racecourse Villa, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SW 18 Jun 2021£213,000 DetachedFreehold
105, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SW 1 Oct 2020£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SP 24 Jan 2020£62,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SN 1 Feb 2019£62,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
87, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SW 10 Aug 2018£67,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SN 20 Mar 2018£52,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SW 8 Sep 2017£60,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Racecourse Villa, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SW 23 Aug 2017£127,500 DetachedFreehold
73, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SW 5 May 2017£104,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Chestnut Avenue DL16 7SP 13 Feb 2017£78,500 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
73, Chestnut Avenue £104,950 (May 2017) → £124,950 (Jun 2026) +19%
over 9 yrs
24, Chestnut Avenue £78,500 (Feb 2017) → £105,000 (Apr 2025) +34%
over 8 yrs
38, Chestnut Avenue £60,000 (Dec 2021) → £85,000 (Mar 2025) +42%
over 3 yrs
17, Chestnut Avenue £52,250 (Mar 2018) → £69,000 (Oct 2021) → £69,000 (Jun 2023) +32%
over 5 yrs
Racecourse Villa, Chestnut Avenue £127,500 (Aug 2017) → £213,000 (Jun 2021) +67%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Chestnut Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Oaks Secondary School 349 pupils Community special school 11–19 Report 0.2 mi
Middlestone Moor Academy 265 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Whitworth Park Academy 996 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy 245 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Norman Cornish Academy 64 pupils Academy special converter 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
King Street Primary School 224 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
North Park Primary School 243 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Springmoor Grange School 415 pupils Primary 2–11 Good 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

  • Bishop Auckland station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk
  • Bishop Auckland West Station station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 17 min walk
  • Shildon station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Chestnut Avenue (SE-bound, Chestnut Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Chestnut Avenue (NW-bound, Chestnut Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Beech Avenue - Ash Grove (NE-bound, Beech Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Beech Avenue - Ash Grove (SW-bound, Beech Avenue) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bishops Close Medical Practice
    Spennymoor Health Centre, Bishops Close, Spennymoor · 0.6 mi
  • St Andrew's Medical Practice
    Sensier House, St. Andrew's Lane, Spennymoor · 0.6 mi
  • Ferryhill And Chilton Medical Practice
    The Surgery, Durham Road, Ferryhill · 2.1 mi
  • Bishopgate Medical Centre
    178 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland · 3.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Spennymoor · 0.4 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Spennymoor · 0.5 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Oxford Road Spennymoor · 0.6 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Spennymoor Superstore · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Well · 0.6 mi
  • Miller Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Avenue - Clyde Terrace · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Ferryhill Dental Surgery · 2.0 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned59.4%62.5%
Private rented9.0%20.3%
Social rented31.5%17.1%
Households625

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.2%64.1%
Aged 65+17.0%18.6%
Residents1,385

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.

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 Chestnut Avenue

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White97.9%96.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.4%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian50.4%54.6%
No religion43.1%38.6%
Not answered5.4%5.1%
Other religion0.6%0.4%
Muslim0.2%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Jewish0.1%–
Sikh0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK98.1%95.6%
Born outside the UK1.9%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above27.7%26.7%
No qualifications21.3%20.9%
Level 3 qualifications20.5%19.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.5%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%9.5%
Apprenticeship5.6%6.2%
Other qualifications2.2%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health47.8%43%
Good health31%33.9%
Fair health12.2%15.6%
Bad health6.7%5.8%
Very bad health2.3%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household42.8%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household31.6%25.5%
No cars or vans in household20.8%24.1%
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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