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Kirkham, Washington

MyStreetCheck free street report: Kirkham, Washington · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/washington-tyne-and-wear/kirkham/

House prices, sold prices and local information for NE38 7EY, NE38 7EZ, NE38 7EX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£152,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£145,721
31 sales
Price range
£40k – £295k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Jan 2026
NE38 7EZ

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At a glance

House prices£153k average18% below the Washington average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 11 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband54% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 35 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

31 property sales on Kirkham, Washington have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £152,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £133,887. Average sale prices rose from £146,667 in 2016 to £152,500 in 2026 (+4%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 18% below the Washington average of £185,773 over the same period. 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 61% terraced, 35% semi-detached, 3% detached. Recorded sale prices on Kirkham range from £39,950 to £295,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 97 streets in Washington with at least two sales in the last year, Kirkham ranks 53rd for average price.

House prices on Kirkham compared

Kirkham£152,500
NE38 postcode area£198,656
Washington£185,773
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all NE38 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £146,667 (3 sales)2016£147k2017: £166,000 (1 sales)2017£166k2018: £113,000 (2 sales)2018£113k2019: £106,658 (6 sales)2019£107k2020: £125,000 (3 sales)2020£125k2021: £180,000 (3 sales)2021£180k2022: £157,113 (4 sales)2022£157k2023: £158,975 (2 sales)2023£159k2024: £167,000 (2 sales)2024£167k2025: £181,667 (3 sales)2025£182k2026: £152,500 (2 sales)2026£153k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 35 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced19£133,8877 Jan 2026
Semi-detached11£152,59126 Jan 2026
Detached1£295,0006 May 2021

Sold prices on Kirkham

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
13, Kirkham NE38 7EX 19 Mar 2026£158,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
110, Kirkham NE38 7EZ 26 Jan 2026£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Kirkham NE38 7EY 7 Jan 2026£120,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Kirkham NE38 7EX 21 Aug 2025£180,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Kirkham NE38 7EY 23 Jul 2025£165,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Kirkham NE38 7EY 24 Feb 2025£200,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Kirkham NE38 7EX 11 Oct 2024£166,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Kirkham NE38 7EY 13 Mar 2024£168,000 TerracedFreehold
94, Kirkham NE38 7EZ 18 Aug 2023£148,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Kirkham NE38 7EY 9 Jun 2023£169,950 TerracedFreehold
29, Kirkham NE38 7EY 25 Nov 2022£163,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
98, Kirkham NE38 7EZ 4 Nov 2022£185,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, Kirkham NE38 7EZ 7 Oct 2022£97,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Kirkham NE38 7EY 9 Sep 2022£120,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Kirkham NE38 7EY 30 May 2022£159,950 TerracedFreehold
67, Kirkham NE38 7EY 6 May 2021£295,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Kirkham NE38 7EY 29 Apr 2021£125,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Kirkham NE38 7EY 29 Apr 2021£120,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Kirkham NE38 7EY 23 Oct 2020£113,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Kirkham NE38 7EY 31 Jul 2020£124,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Kirkham NE38 7EY 2 Jul 2020£95,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Kirkham NE38 7EY 20 Mar 2020£103,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Kirkham NE38 7EY 10 Jan 2020£138,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Kirkham NE38 7EY 21 Oct 2019£108,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Kirkham NE38 7EY 30 Aug 2019£110,000 TerracedFreehold
120, Kirkham NE38 7EX 6 Aug 2019£157,000 TerracedFreehold
128, Kirkham NE38 7EX 6 Jun 2019£39,950 TerracedFreehold
99, Kirkham NE38 7EZ 26 Apr 2019£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
90, Kirkham NE38 7EZ 11 Feb 2019£95,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Kirkham NE38 7EY 29 Jun 2018£126,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Kirkham NE38 7EY 23 Feb 2018£100,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Kirkham NE38 7EX 2 Jun 2017£166,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
79, Kirkham NE38 7EY 24 Oct 2016£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Kirkham NE38 7EY 29 Apr 2016£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
96, Kirkham NE38 7EZ 11 Mar 2016£130,000 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
56, Kirkham £110,000 (Aug 2019) → £120,000 (Sep 2022) +9%
over 3 yrs
57, Kirkham £100,000 (Feb 2018) → £159,950 (May 2022) +60%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Kirkham

Crime

137 crimes were reported within about a mile of Kirkham in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences46
Anti-social behaviour34
Criminal damage & arson15
Shoplifting10
Public order9
Other theft6

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

Flood risk

Kirkham 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 Kirkham

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Biddick Primary School 285 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Biddick Academy 1,002 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
Wessington Primary School 218 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
John F Kennedy Primary School 412 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Columbia Grange School 140 pupils Academy special converter 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington 1,527 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington 227 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Barmston Village Primary School 206 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.7 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

  • Chester-le-Street station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk
  • Heworth station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk
  • Brockley Whins station 5.1 mi · 1 hr 41 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Parkway-Glastonbury (SE-Bound, Parkway) 2 min walk
  • Easby Road (NW-Bound, Easby Road) 2 min walk
  • Easby Road (SE-Bound, Easby Road) 2 min walk
  • Parkway-Glastonbury (NW-Bound, Parkway) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Sunderland Gp Alliance Medical Practice
    Health Centre, The Galleries, Washington · 0.5 mi
  • Galleries Medical Practice
    The Galleries Health Centre, Washington Centre, Washington · 0.5 mi
  • I J Healthcare
    3 Swiss Cottages, Vigo Lane, Washington · 1.0 mi
  • The Stephenson Medical Practice
    Victoria Road Health Centre, Victoria Road, Washington · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Superstore Asda Washington Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Washington · 0.6 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Washington · 0.6 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S The Galleries · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Galleries Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Washington Pimary Care Centre · 0.4 mi
  • Galleries Health Centre · 0.5 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 7 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.0%62.5%
Private rented15.7%20.3%
Social rented5.4%17.1%
Households542

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.2%64.1%
Aged 65+27.6%18.6%
Residents1,203

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)54%80%
Gigabit-capable54%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 Kirkham

Ethnic group

HereSunderland
White97.4%94.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%1%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.5%

Religion

HereSunderland
Christian59.9%53.2%
No religion34.7%39.5%
Not answered4.2%4.5%
Other religion0.5%0.3%
Sikh0.3%0.3%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Muslim0.2%1.8%
Hindu0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereSunderland
Born in the UK96.9%94.9%
Born outside the UK3.1%5.1%

Highest qualification

HereSunderland
Level 4 qualifications and above26.8%24.6%
Level 3 qualifications18.7%17.1%
Level 2 qualifications16.2%14.8%
No qualifications15.9%22.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%10.9%
Apprenticeship7.9%7.2%
Other qualifications3.8%2.6%

General health

HereSunderland
Very good health43.5%43.1%
Good health37.3%33%
Fair health14.5%15.9%
Bad health3.1%6.1%
Very bad health1.5%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSunderland
1 car or van in household44.3%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household28.2%22.1%
No cars or vans in household19.4%30.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%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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