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Fern Avenue, Stanley

MyStreetCheck free street report: Fern Avenue, Stanley · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/stanley-county-durham/fern-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH9 7QY.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£40,760
23 sales
Price range
£22k – £78k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Jun 2025
DH9 7QY

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At a glance

House prices£41k averageSince 2016 (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 stationOver 5 miles awayBus stop 1 min walk Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband92% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 45 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

23 property sales on Fern Avenue, Stanley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 6 Jun 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £40,760. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 9 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Fern Avenue range from £22,000 to £77,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Fern Avenue compared

DH9 postcode area£141,048
Stanley£141,048
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Fern Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH9 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £22,000 (1 sales)2016£22k2017: £28,667 (3 sales)2017£29k2018: £39,332 (3 sales)2018£39k2019: £32,500 (1 sales)2019£33k2020: £37,998 (2 sales)2020£38k2021: £40,500 (2 sales)2021£41k2022: £39,750 (2 sales)2022£40k2023: £56,667 (3 sales)2023£57k2024: £35,667 (3 sales)2024£36k2025: £55,167 (3 sales)2025£55k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 45 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced23£40,7606 Jun 2025

Sold prices on Fern Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
12, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 14 Aug 2026£54,500 TerracedFreehold
17, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 21 Oct 2025£40,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 2 Sep 2025£39,999 TerracedFreehold
8, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 31 Jul 2025£79,999 TerracedFreehold
11, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 18 Jun 2025£41,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 6 Jun 2025£77,500 TerracedFreehold
38, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 19 May 2025£35,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 10 Apr 2025£53,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 24 Jan 2025£70,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 20 Dec 2024£38,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 9 Dec 2024£50,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 20 Sep 2024£30,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 10 Sep 2024£50,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 19 Feb 2024£52,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 9 Feb 2024£25,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 24 Oct 2023£40,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 16 Oct 2023£70,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 29 Sep 2023£46,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 11 Jul 2023£40,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 4 Jul 2023£31,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 16 May 2023£38,750 TerracedFreehold
30, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 31 Mar 2023£31,500 TerracedFreehold
39, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 30 Mar 2023£35,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 20 Feb 2023£54,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 22 Dec 2022£40,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 28 Nov 2022£43,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 21 Sep 2022£39,999 TerracedFreehold
49, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 22 Jul 2022£36,500 TerracedFreehold
24, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 15 Jun 2022£39,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 20 Apr 2022£35,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 4 Mar 2022£50,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 20 Oct 2021£36,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 20 Aug 2021£46,500 TerracedFreehold
36, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 30 Apr 2021£45,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 27 Nov 2020£39,995 TerracedFreehold
1, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 20 Oct 2020£38,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 23 Jul 2020£36,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 21 Oct 2019£32,500 TerracedFreehold
48, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 17 Dec 2018£26,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 24 Sep 2018£39,995 TerracedFreehold
26, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 6 Aug 2018£52,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 6 Dec 2017£23,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 12 May 2017£28,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 26 Jan 2017£35,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Fern Avenue DH9 7QY 6 May 2016£22,000 TerracedFreehold

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
12, Fern Avenue £46,000 (Sep 2023) → £54,500 (Aug 2026) +18%
over 3 yrs
8, Fern Avenue £50,000 (Dec 2024) → £79,999 (Jul 2025) +60%
over under a year
26, Fern Avenue £52,000 (Aug 2018) → £70,000 (Oct 2023) → £77,500 (Jun 2025) +49%
over 7 yrs
40, Fern Avenue £23,000 (Dec 2017) → £38,000 (Dec 2024) +65%
over 7 yrs
39, Fern Avenue £35,000 (Mar 2023) → £31,000 (Jul 2023) -11%
over under a year
30, Fern Avenue £36,000 (Oct 2021) → £31,500 (Mar 2023) → £38,750 (May 2023) +8%
over 2 yrs
31, Fern Avenue £39,999 (Sep 2022) → £40,000 (Dec 2022) +0%
over under a year
6, Fern Avenue £28,000 (May 2017) → £43,000 (Nov 2022) +54%
over 6 yrs
24, Fern Avenue £35,000 (Apr 2022) → £39,000 (Jun 2022) +11%
over under a year
10, Fern Avenue £39,995 (Nov 2020) → £50,000 (Mar 2022) +25%
over 1 yr
20, Fern Avenue £22,000 (May 2016) → £35,000 (Jan 2017) +59%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Fern Avenue

Crime

229 crimes were reported within about a mile of Fern Avenue 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 offences68
Anti-social behaviour50
Shoplifting43
Criminal damage & arson34
Other theft10
Public order9

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

Flood risk

Fern Avenue is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Wear Flood alert area
  • Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries 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 Fern Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Oxhill Nursery School 109 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.3 mi
South Stanley Infant and Nursery School 113 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.4 mi
South Stanley Junior School 146 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Greenland Community Primary School 318 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor 75 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley 203 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
North Durham Academy 935 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.9 mi
Stanley Burnside Primary School 174 pupils Primary 2–11 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

Nearest bus stops

  • Park Road (S-bound, B6313 - Park Road) 1 min walk
  • Park Road (N-bound, B6313 - Park Road) 2 min walk
  • Rydal Avenue (N-bound, B6313 - Park Road) 2 min walk
  • Hannons (E-bound, Charles Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Tanfield View Medical Group
    Scott Street, Tanfield, Stanley · 0.6 mi
  • Stanley Medical Group
    Stanley Primary Care Centre, Clifford Road, Stanley · 0.6 mi
  • Annfield Plain Surgery
    Durham Road, Annfield Plain, Stanley · 1.2 mi
  • Drs Lambert & Ng
    West Road Surgery, 9 West Road, Stanley · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Southmoor · 0.2 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Stanley Superstore · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Stanley 4-6 Tyne Road · 0.5 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Stanley · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Taylors Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Stanley Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Stanley Health Centre · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 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 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.

Income1 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned44.0%62.5%
Private rented46.0%20.3%
Social rented9.9%17.1%
Households639

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.7%64.1%
Aged 65+14.1%18.6%
Residents1,255

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)92%80%
Gigabit-capable92%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 Fern Avenue

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White96.5%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%1.5%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.3%

Religion

HereDurham
No religion50%38.6%
Christian43.3%54.6%
Not answered3.9%5.1%
Muslim1.1%0.6%
Other religion1%0.4%
Buddhist0.4%0.2%
Hindu0.2%0.2%
Sikh0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK94.4%95.6%
Born outside the UK5.6%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
No qualifications28.8%20.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above17.2%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications16.5%19.9%
Level 2 qualifications16.3%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%9.5%
Apprenticeship6.7%6.2%
Other qualifications2%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health36.9%43%
Good health35.3%33.9%
Fair health19.9%15.6%
Bad health6.5%5.8%
Very bad health1.5%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household44.8%42.3%
No cars or vans in household39.5%24.1%
2 cars or vans in household12.7%25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household3%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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