DH2 1UW
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Property report — DH2 1UW
Open-data due diligence for DH2 1UW and the area around it.
DH2 1UW in brief: 56 recorded sales (£43,950–£202,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DH2 1UW itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DH2 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£174,962
Population
19,363
Crimes recorded
61
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
86%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DH2 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (51 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-16 | £182,000 | 47 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2022-01-28 | £188,000 | 55 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2021-07-30 | £202,000 | 54 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2021-05-20 | £153,000 | 62 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2019-12-17 | £106,000 | 63 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2018-11-05 | £133,000 | 65 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2017-04-07 | £122,500 | 64 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2016-06-22 | £147,000 | 59 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2016-03-18 | £150,000 | 66 THORNTON LEA | Detached |
| 2015-07-24 | £60,000 | 64 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2015-04-30 | £110,000 | 61 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2014-06-11 | £99,950 | 61 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2014-01-30 | £126,000 | 62 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2011-12-09 | £140,000 | 65 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2011-06-10 | £135,000 | 59 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2011-06-03 | £135,000 | 59 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2010-08-06 | £135,000 | 47 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2010-06-18 | £167,500 | 67 THORNTON LEA | Detached |
| 2007-03-09 | £122,000 | 62 THORNTON LEA | Terraced |
| 2006-07-21 | £162,000 | 53 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2006-01-06 | £126,000 | 61 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2005-05-27 | £131,500 | 57 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2004-02-27 | £117,000 | 64 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2003-09-15 | £120,000 | 57 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2003-05-30 | £139,950 | 66 THORNTON LEA | Detached |
| 2002-07-22 | £130,000 | 67 THORNTON LEA | Detached |
| 2002-07-12 | £88,950 | 49 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2001-07-31 | £61,950 | 59 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2000-09-29 | £66,000 | 49 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2000-09-15 | £65,250 | 51 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 2000-06-30 | £54,750 | 61 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1999-09-06 | £48,000 | 60 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1999-08-27 | £63,950 | 65 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1998-07-31 | £72,000 | 66 THORNTON LEA | Detached |
| 1997-12-18 | £83,950 | 67 THORNTON LEA | Detached |
| 1997-11-28 | £47,500 | 62 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1997-10-13 | £62,250 | 56 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1997-09-26 | £62,250 | 57 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1997-06-19 | £61,950 | 55 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1997-05-08 | £54,450 | 59 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1997-05-02 | £61,950 | 54 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1997-03-07 | £61,950 | 51 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1997-02-28 | £55,450 | 58 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1997-01-02 | £69,500 | 53 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1996-12-20 | £61,950 | 64 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1996-12-18 | £69,500 | 52 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1996-12-13 | £44,950 | 60 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1996-12-06 | £61,950 | 49 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1996-11-27 | £59,500 | 48 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1996-11-13 | £44,950 | 61 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1996-11-08 | £68,500 | 47 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1996-10-09 | £66,950 | 46 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1996-10-04 | £59,950 | 65 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1996-09-27 | £43,950 | 62 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1996-09-20 | £43,950 | 63 THORNTON LEA | Semi-detached |
| 1996-07-11 | £67,950 | 66 THORNTON LEA | Detached |
56 recorded sales on DH2 1UW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelton Community Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Roseberry Primary and Nursery School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Ouston Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| West Pelton Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School | 1.5 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP (0.5 mi) · VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP (1.1 mi) · CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE (1.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: CHESTER-LE-STREET COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (2.3 mi) · CHESTER LE STREET HOSPITAL (2.3 mi) · SPIRE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL (2.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · PELTON HOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · PELTON FARMHOUSE FRONT GARDEN WALL AND END PIERS (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CENTRECHEM (0.6 mi) · VIGO PHARMACY (1.1 mi) · PELTON FELL PHARMACY (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Chester-le-Street (2.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (0.3 mi) · Tesco (1.8 mi) · Aldi (1.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 33%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 8,833
Owned 65% · Social rent 20% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DH2 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DH2 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 66/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DH2 1UW in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictDH2 | SectorDH2 1 | PostcodeDH2 1UW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £169,801 | £174,962 | £96,009 |
| Population | 40,391 | 19,363 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 170 | 61 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 89% | 86% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 96% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DH2 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.