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Nelson Street, Washington

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House prices, sold prices and local information for NE38 7AU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£113,200
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£96,470
25 sales
Price range
£35k – £125k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Nov 2025
NE38 7AU

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At a glance

House prices£96k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 18 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 30 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

25 property sales on Nelson Street, Washington have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £113,200. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £96,470. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Nelson Street range from £35,100 to £125,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Nelson Street compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Nelson Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all NE38 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £55,000 (1 sales)2016£55k2017: £77,720 (5 sales)2017£78k2018: £101,500 (3 sales)2018£102k2019: £85,833 (3 sales)2019£86k2020: £112,500 (1 sales)2020£113k2021: £110,000 (2 sales)2021£110k2022: £102,000 (4 sales)2022£102k2023: £118,333 (3 sales)2023£118k2024: £100,450 (1 sales)2024£100k2025: £105,100 (2 sales)2025£105k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 30 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced25£96,47021 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Nelson Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
13, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 21 Nov 2025£113,200 TerracedFreehold
21, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 24 Oct 2025£97,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 22 Nov 2024£100,450 TerracedFreehold
16, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 3 Aug 2023£120,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 13 Apr 2023£106,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 24 Feb 2023£125,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 20 Jan 2023£110,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 28 Oct 2022£120,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 23 Aug 2022£88,500 TerracedFreehold
50, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 30 Jun 2022£125,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 6 May 2022£85,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 1 Apr 2022£114,500 TerracedFreehold
36, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 19 Nov 2021£105,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 29 Oct 2021£115,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 10 Feb 2021£67,500 TerracedFreehold
49, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 4 Dec 2020£85,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 9 Oct 2020£112,500 TerracedFreehold
12, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 13 May 2019£67,500 TerracedFreehold
39, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 13 May 2019£90,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 11 Jan 2019£100,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 23 Nov 2018£110,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 9 Nov 2018£118,500 TerracedFreehold
44, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 10 Sep 2018£116,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 17 Aug 2018£70,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 14 Nov 2017£35,100 TerracedFreehold
13, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 29 Sep 2017£95,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 22 Sep 2017£72,500 TerracedFreehold
10, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 4 Aug 2017£73,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 24 Feb 2017£113,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Nelson Street NE38 7AU 31 Aug 2016£55,000 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
13, Nelson Street £95,000 (Sep 2017) → £113,200 (Nov 2025) +19%
over 8 yrs
10, Nelson Street £73,000 (Aug 2017) → £100,450 (Nov 2024) +38%
over 7 yrs
50, Nelson Street £113,000 (Feb 2017) → £125,000 (Jun 2022) → £106,000 (Apr 2023) -6%
over 6 yrs
45, Nelson Street £118,500 (Nov 2018) → £125,000 (Feb 2023) +5%
over 4 yrs
25, Nelson Street £35,100 (Nov 2017) → £88,500 (Aug 2022) +152%
over 5 yrs
38, Nelson Street £110,000 (Nov 2018) → £100,000 (Jan 2019) → £114,500 (Apr 2022) +4%
over 3 yrs
1, Nelson Street £67,500 (Feb 2021) → £115,000 (Oct 2021) +70%
over under a year
11, Nelson Street £55,000 (Aug 2016) → £112,500 (Oct 2020) +105%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Nelson Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
John F Kennedy Primary School 412 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Columbia Grange School 140 pupils Academy special converter 5–11 Report 0.2 mi
Barmston Village Primary School 206 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Biddick Academy 1,002 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
Biddick Primary School 285 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington 227 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Wessington Primary School 218 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington 1,527 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 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 3.9 mi · 1 hr 18 min walk
  • Heworth station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk
  • Brockley Whins station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • JFK Primary School (SW-Bound, On School Grounds) 2 min walk
  • Oxclose Road-Beech Square (W-Bound, Oxclose Road) 2 min walk
  • Oxclose Road-Beech Square (E-Bound, Oxclose Road) 2 min walk
  • Horsley Road (W-Bound, Horsley Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Galleries Medical Practice
    The Galleries Health Centre, Washington Centre, Washington · 0.8 mi
  • Sunderland Gp Alliance Medical Practice
    Health Centre, The Galleries, Washington · 0.8 mi
  • Concord Medical Practice
    Victoria Road, Washington · 1.3 mi
  • The Stephenson Medical Practice
    Victoria Road Health Centre, Victoria Road, Washington · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Washington Teal Farm Local · 0.8 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Washington Superstore · 0.8 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Washington Food Warehouse · 0.8 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Washington · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Barmston Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Galleries Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Washington Pimary Care Centre · 0.7 mi
  • Galleries Health Centre · 0.8 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
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned48.1%62.5%
Private rented19.1%20.3%
Social rented32.7%17.1%
Households752

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.4%64.1%
Aged 65+18.3%18.6%
Residents1,556

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 Nelson Street

Ethnic group

HereSunderland
White97.4%94.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%1%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.5%

Religion

HereSunderland
Christian53%53.2%
No religion41.6%39.5%
Not answered4.8%4.5%
Other religion0.3%0.3%
Muslim0.2%1.8%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.2%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereSunderland
Born in the UK97.9%94.9%
Born outside the UK2.1%5.1%

Highest qualification

HereSunderland
No qualifications26.2%22.9%
Level 3 qualifications19.1%17.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above17.8%24.6%
Level 2 qualifications16.3%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%10.9%
Apprenticeship5.8%7.2%
Other qualifications2.9%2.6%

General health

HereSunderland
Very good health43.1%43.1%
Good health30.5%33%
Fair health16.6%15.9%
Bad health8.1%6.1%
Very bad health1.7%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSunderland
1 car or van in household44.3%40.9%
No cars or vans in household34.5%30.9%
2 cars or vans in household18.3%22.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.9%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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