Blencathra, Washington

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House prices, sold prices and local information for NE37 1SD.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£75,916

22 sales

Price range

£56k – £100k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

14 Aug 2025

NE37 1SD

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At a glance

House prices£76k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 6 min walkHeworth station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 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

22 property sales on Blencathra, Washington have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 14 Aug 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £75,275. 2 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 73% terraced, 18% semi-detached, 9% flat. Recorded sale prices on Blencathra range from £56,000 to £99,950. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on Blencathra compared

NE37 postcode area£163,165

Washington£185,773

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Blencathra has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all NE37 house prices.

Average sale price by year

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

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	16	£75,275	14 Aug 2025
Semi-detached	4	£84,238	14 Jul 2021
Flat	2	£64,400	22 Sep 2023

Sold prices on Blencathra

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
11, Blencathra NE37 1SD	14 Aug 2025	£80,500	Terraced	Leasehold
5, Blencathra NE37 1SD	14 Aug 2025	£70,000	Terraced	Leasehold
25, Blencathra NE37 1SD	30 May 2025	£60,000	Terraced	Leasehold
17, Blencathra NE37 1SD	26 Apr 2024	£95,000	Terraced	Leasehold
26, Blencathra NE37 1SD	4 Dec 2023	£89,950	Terraced	Leasehold
26, Blencathra NE37 1SD	4 Dec 2023	£89,950	Terraced	Leasehold
10, Blencathra NE37 1SD	22 Sep 2023	£60,200	Flat	Leasehold
16, Blencathra NE37 1SD	10 Aug 2022	£63,000	Terraced	Leasehold
24, Blencathra NE37 1SD	21 Jul 2022	£65,000	Terraced	Leasehold
12, Blencathra NE37 1SD	4 Feb 2022	£68,600	Flat	Leasehold
35, Blencathra NE37 1SD	14 Jul 2021	£92,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
32, Blencathra NE37 1SD	5 Feb 2021	£80,000	Terraced	Leasehold
2, Blencathra NE37 1SD	22 Jan 2021	£84,000	Terraced	Leasehold
15, Blencathra NE37 1SD	14 Jan 2021	£65,000	Terraced	Leasehold
4, Blencathra NE37 1SD	15 Dec 2020	£56,000	Terraced	Leasehold
12, Blencathra NE37 1SD	18 Sep 2020	£66,000	Terraced	Leasehold
20, Blencathra NE37 1SD	28 Aug 2020	£75,000	Terraced	Leasehold
36, Blencathra NE37 1SD	23 Aug 2019	£80,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
21, Blencathra NE37 1SD	14 Sep 2018	£95,000	Terraced	Leasehold
20, Blencathra NE37 1SD	9 Feb 2018	£70,000	Terraced	Leasehold
42, Blencathra NE37 1SD	31 Jan 2018	£99,950	Semi-detached	Leasehold
43, Blencathra NE37 1SD	3 Aug 2016	£65,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold

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
12, Blencathra	£66,000 (Sep 2020) → £68,600 (Feb 2022)	+4% over 1 yr
20, Blencathra	£70,000 (Feb 2018) → £75,000 (Aug 2020)	+7% over 3 yrs

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Schools near Blencathra

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Washington Academy 627 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Requires improvement Report	0.2 mi
Albany Village Primary School 214 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington 227 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Wessington Primary School 218 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.5 mi
Biddick Primary School 285 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington 178 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Outstanding Report	0.8 mi
George Washington Primary School 384 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.8 mi
Usworth Colliery Nursery School 90 pupils	Nursery	2–4	Good Report	0.8 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

Heworth station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
Chester-le-Street station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 22 min walk
Brockley Whins station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Albany Way (N-Bound, Albany Way) 4 min walk
Albany Way - Windlass Lane (S-Bound, Albany Way) 4 min walk
Washington School (E-Bound, N/a) 4 min walk
Parkway-Cleeve Court (SE-Bound, Parkway) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

The Stephenson Medical Practice
Victoria Road Health Centre, Victoria Road, Washington · 0.5 mi
Concord Medical Practice
Victoria Road, Washington · 0.5 mi
New Washington Medical Group
Victoria Road Health Centre, Victoria Road, Washington · 0.5 mi
Sunderland Gp Alliance Medical Practice
Health Centre, The Galleries, Washington · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

Aldi Aldi Columbia Washington · 0.2 mi
Marks and Spencer M&S The Galleries · 0.3 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Washington · 0.4 mi
Asda Express Asda Washington Express Petrol · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.5 mi
Blue House Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
Boots · 0.5 mi

Dentists

The Elms (dental Surgery) · 0.5 mi
The Dental Centre · 0.5 mi
Galleries Health Centre · 0.6 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 4 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	4 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	3 of 10
Health and disability	2 of 10
Crime	6 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	7 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	64.4%	62.5%
Private rented	7.1%	20.3%
Social rented	28.5%	17.1%
Households	492

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	58.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	27.3%	18.6%
Residents	1,074

Broadband

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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	94%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	96%	92%

Share of homes across Sunderland 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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Blencathra

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Who lives around Blencathra

Ethnic group

	Here	Sunderland
White	99.2%	94.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.4%	3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.3%	0.9%
Other ethnic group	0.2%	0.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0%	1%

Religion

	Here	Sunderland
Christian	54.6%	53.2%
No religion	38.3%	39.5%
Not answered	6.5%	4.5%
Muslim	0.3%	1.8%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.2%
Other religion	0.1%	0.3%
Hindu	0%	0.2%
Jewish	0%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Sunderland
Born in the UK	97.8%	94.9%
Born outside the UK	2.2%	5.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Sunderland
No qualifications	25.8%	22.9%
Level 2 qualifications	18.6%	14.8%
Level 4 qualifications and above	16.9%	24.6%
Level 3 qualifications	15.4%	17.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	12.5%	10.9%
Apprenticeship	7.1%	7.2%
Other qualifications	3.7%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Sunderland
Very good health	36.4%	43.1%
Good health	35.9%	33%
Fair health	19.4%	15.9%
Bad health	7%	6.1%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Sunderland
1 car or van in household	44.2%	40.9%
No cars or vans in household	32.5%	30.9%
2 cars or vans in household	19.4%	22.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	3.8%	6.1%

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 Sunderland.

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