Forster Square, Wingate

House prices, sold prices and local information for TS28 5JG.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£44,000

2 sales

Price range

£35k – £53k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

26 Jan 2024

TS28 5JG

At a glance

House prices£44k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% 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 station1 hr 14 min walkHorden station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

2 property sales on Forster Square, Wingate have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 26 Jan 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £44,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Forster Square compared

TS28 postcode area£151,125

Wingate£151,125

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Forster Square has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all TS28 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	2	£44,000	26 Jan 2024

Sold prices on Forster Square

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
5, Forster Square TS28 5JG	26 Jan 2024	£53,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
1, Forster Square TS28 5JG	14 Jul 2023	£69,995	Semi-detached	Freehold
1, Forster Square TS28 5JG	1 Mar 2017	£35,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

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
1, Forster Square	£35,000 (Mar 2017) → £69,995 (Jul 2023)	+100% over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Forster Square

Crime

53 crimes were reported within about a mile of Forster Square in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	22
Anti-social behaviour	11
Criminal damage & arson	8
Shoplifting	8
Public order	2
Other theft	1

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

Flood risk

Forster Square is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Lower River Wear Flood alert area
Tyne and Wear coastal rivers Flood alert area
Tyne and Wear coast 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 Forster Square

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Wingate Community Nursery School 90 pupils	Nursery	2–4	Report	0.1 mi
Wellfield School 862 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.3 mi
Wingate Primary School 347 pupils	Primary	5–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate 67 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.8 mi
Deaf Hill Primary School 154 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	1.4 mi
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley 75 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	1.6 mi
The Academy at Shotton Hall 1,202 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Outstanding Report	1.6 mi
Wheatley Hill Community Primary School 445 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	1.6 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 and local GPs

Train stations

Horden station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Kings Road (S-bound, Kings Road) 1 min walk
Kings Road (N-bound, Kings Road) 1 min walk
Cross Row (NW-bound, North Road) 3 min walk
Cross Row (S-bound, North Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

East Durham Medical Group
The Caradoc Surgery, Front Street West, Wingate · 0.6 mi
Wingate Medical Practice Intrahealth
Front Street West, Wingate · 0.6 mi
Bevan Medical Group
Bevan Grove, Shotton Colliery, Durham · 1.9 mi
Southdene Medical Centre
Front Street, Shotton Colliery, Durham · 2.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice 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.

Income: decile 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 3 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	52.1%	62.5%
Private rented	13.9%	20.3%
Social rented	33.6%	17.1%
Households	743

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	20.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	17.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,634

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.

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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