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Essex Drive, Washington

MyStreetCheck free street report: Essex Drive, Washington · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/washington-tyne-and-wear/essex-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE37 2ND, NE37 2NU, NE37 2NB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£223,375
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£177,427
42 sales
Price range
£120k – £250k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Aug 2026
NE37 2PE

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At a glance

House prices£223k average20% above the Washington average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station53 min walkHeworth station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold81% freeholdAcross 42 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

42 property sales on Essex Drive, Washington have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £223,375. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £180,778. Average sale prices rose from £139,600 in 2016 to £239,250 in 2026 (+71%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 20% above the Washington average of £185,773 over the same period. 10 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 10 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% semi-detached, 40% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Essex Drive range from £120,000 to £250,000. 81% of homes sold here were freehold and 19% leasehold. Of 97 streets in Washington with at least two sales in the last year, Essex Drive ranks 24th for average price.

House prices on Essex Drive compared

Essex Drive£223,375
NE37 postcode area£163,165
Washington£185,773
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all NE37 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £139,600 (5 sales)2016£140k2017: £147,500 (2 sales)2017£148k2019: £138,000 (2 sales)2019£138k2020: £142,833 (3 sales)2020£143k2021: £160,143 (7 sales)2021£160k2022: £187,250 (6 sales)2022£187k2023: £197,000 (2 sales)2023£197k2024: £192,493 (7 sales)2024£192k2025: £215,000 (6 sales)2025£215k2026: £239,250 (2 sales)2026£239k

Tenure: 81% freehold and 19% leasehold across 42 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached25£180,7787 Aug 2026
Terraced17£172,5007 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Essex Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
85, Essex Drive NE37 2PE 7 Aug 2026£228,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Essex Drive NE37 2NU 13 Apr 2026£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Essex Drive NE37 2NB 19 Dec 2025£185,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
57, Essex Drive NE37 2NB 28 Nov 2025£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
93, Essex Drive NE37 2PE 7 Oct 2025£210,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Essex Drive NE37 2ND 8 Aug 2025£245,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Essex Drive NE37 2ND 22 May 2025£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
131, Essex Drive NE37 2NU 25 Apr 2025£235,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
77, Essex Drive NE37 2PE 25 Oct 2024£217,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, Essex Drive NE37 2PE 2 Sep 2024£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
117, Essex Drive NE37 2NU 30 Jul 2024£239,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Essex Drive NE37 2NU 18 Jul 2024£140,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Essex Drive NE37 2NU 18 Jul 2024£140,000 TerracedLeasehold
31, Essex Drive NE37 2ND 28 Jun 2024£177,500 TerracedFreehold
93, Essex Drive NE37 2PE 5 Feb 2024£198,000 TerracedFreehold
131, Essex Drive NE37 2NU 14 Nov 2023£197,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
131, Essex Drive NE37 2NU 14 Nov 2023£197,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Essex Drive NE37 2ND 14 Oct 2022£230,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Essex Drive NE37 2ND 19 Aug 2022£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Essex Drive NE37 2NB 17 Aug 2022£180,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Essex Drive NE37 2ND 5 Aug 2022£175,000 TerracedFreehold
117, Essex Drive NE37 2NU 25 May 2022£127,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Essex Drive NE37 2ND 14 Apr 2022£211,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Essex Drive NE37 2NB 22 Dec 2021£157,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Essex Drive NE37 2ND 5 Nov 2021£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Essex Drive NE37 2NB 17 Sep 2021£175,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Essex Drive NE37 2NB 28 Jun 2021£152,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Essex Drive NE37 2ND 11 Jun 2021£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Essex Drive NE37 2ND 19 Feb 2021£177,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Essex Drive NE37 2ND 12 Feb 2021£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Essex Drive NE37 2ND 18 Aug 2020£131,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Essex Drive NE37 2ND 7 Aug 2020£177,500 TerracedFreehold
95, Essex Drive NE37 2PE 26 Jun 2020£120,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
34, Essex Drive NE37 2NB 6 Sep 2019£130,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
10, Essex Drive NE37 2ND 26 Apr 2019£146,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Essex Drive NE37 2NU 14 Sep 2017£155,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Essex Drive NE37 2ND 20 Jan 2017£140,000 TerracedFreehold
85, Essex Drive NE37 2PE 22 Dec 2016£149,999 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Essex Drive NE37 2ND 29 Nov 2016£169,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
68, Essex Drive NE37 2NU 16 Sep 2016£133,500 TerracedFreehold
51, Essex Drive NE37 2NB 24 Aug 2016£120,000 TerracedFreehold
111, Essex Drive NE37 2NU 5 Aug 2016£125,000 TerracedLeasehold

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
85, Essex Drive £149,999 (Dec 2016) → £228,500 (Aug 2026) +52%
over 10 yrs
34, Essex Drive £130,000 (Sep 2019) → £185,000 (Dec 2025) +42%
over 6 yrs
93, Essex Drive £198,000 (Feb 2024) → £210,000 (Oct 2025) +6%
over 2 yrs
7, Essex Drive £230,000 (Oct 2022) → £245,000 (Aug 2025) +7%
over 3 yrs
10, Essex Drive £146,000 (Apr 2019) → £185,000 (May 2025) +27%
over 6 yrs
131, Essex Drive £197,000 (Nov 2023) → £235,000 (Apr 2025) +19%
over 1 yr
117, Essex Drive £127,500 (May 2022) → £239,950 (Jul 2024) +88%
over 2 yrs
14, Essex Drive £131,000 (Aug 2020) → £200,000 (Aug 2022) +53%
over 2 yrs
9, Essex Drive £140,000 (Jan 2017) → £211,000 (Apr 2022) +51%
over 5 yrs
27, Essex Drive £120,000 (Feb 2021) → £205,000 (Nov 2021) +71%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Essex Drive

Crime

143 crimes were reported within about a mile of Essex Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences43
Criminal damage & arson19
Anti-social behaviour18
Public order15
Shoplifting15
Burglary10

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

Flood risk

Essex Drive is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Wear Flood alert area
  • Wear estuary Flood alert area
  • Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries Flood alert area
  • Tyne and Wear coastal rivers 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 Essex Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Usworth Colliery Nursery School 90 pupils Nursery 2–4 Good Report 0.3 mi
Usworth Colliery Primary School 333 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
George Washington Primary School 384 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Marlborough Primary School 150 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
Washington Academy 627 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Albany Village Primary School 214 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington 227 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 1.1 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 2.7 mi · 53 min walk
  • Brockley Whins station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk
  • East Boldon station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Coach Road-Heworth Road (E-Bound, Coach Road) 2 min walk
  • Heworth Road-Douglas Terrace (S-Bound, Heworth Road) 2 min walk
  • Coach Road-Heworth Road (W-Bound, Coach Road) 2 min walk
  • Heworth Road-The Pantiles (N-Bound, Heworth Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Concord Medical Practice
    Victoria Road, Washington · 0.3 mi
  • New Washington Medical Group
    Victoria Road Health Centre, Victoria Road, Washington · 0.3 mi
  • The Stephenson Medical Practice
    Victoria Road Health Centre, Victoria Road, Washington · 0.3 mi
  • Sunderland Gp Alliance Medical Practice
    Health Centre, The Galleries, Washington · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Heron Heron Concord Washington · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Washington · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Washington Express Petrol · 0.9 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Columbia Washington · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Blue House Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Barmston Pharmacy · 1.3 mi

Dentists

  • The Elms (dental Surgery) · 0.4 mi
  • The Dental Centre · 0.4 mi
  • Galleries Health Centre · 1.4 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 6 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.5%62.5%
Private rented8.2%20.3%
Social rented6.4%17.1%
Households613

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 159.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6454.7%64.1%
Aged 65+36.0%18.6%
Residents1,257

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 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%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.

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Who lives around Essex Drive

Ethnic group

HereSunderland
White98.4%94.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.4%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%1%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.5%

Religion

HereSunderland
Christian67.6%53.2%
No religion28.7%39.5%
Not answered2.6%4.5%
Muslim0.6%1.8%
Other religion0.3%0.3%
Jewish0.2%–
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Hindu0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereSunderland
Born in the UK98.2%94.9%
Born outside the UK1.8%5.1%

Highest qualification

HereSunderland
Level 4 qualifications and above22.8%24.6%
No qualifications21.3%22.9%
Level 3 qualifications17%17.1%
Level 2 qualifications13.9%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%10.9%
Apprenticeship10.2%7.2%
Other qualifications3.4%2.6%

General health

HereSunderland
Good health38.3%33%
Very good health37%43.1%
Fair health16.4%15.9%
Bad health6.6%6.1%
Very bad health1.7%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSunderland
1 car or van in household48.8%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household25.9%22.1%
No cars or vans in household19.9%30.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%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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