DH4 5AE
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Property report — DH4 5AE
Open-data due diligence for DH4 5AE and the area around it.
DH4 5AE in brief: 34 recorded sales (£150,000–£270,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DH4 5AE itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DH4 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£177,484
Population
13,312
Crimes recorded
36
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
90%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in DH4 5, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (21 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | £230,000 | 11 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2026-02-13 | £220,000 | 2 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-04-24 | £270,000 | 22 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-03-24 | £234,950 | 11 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2022-12-06 | £240,000 | 8 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2021-01-08 | £182,500 | 14 BARLEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-09-25 | £249,000 | 18 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2019-10-04 | £254,000 | 24 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2019-03-21 | £189,950 | 6 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-11-22 | £150,000 | 3 BARLEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-09-03 | £169,950 | 1 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-06-22 | £154,950 | 4 BARLEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-06-22 | £257,950 | 26 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-06-18 | £169,950 | 2 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-05-25 | £187,000 | 8 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-03-23 | £259,950 | 25 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-03-23 | £194,950 | 7 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-03-22 | £249,950 | 5 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-03-22 | £186,950 | 27 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-02-09 | £177,950 | 15 BARLEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-01-25 | £249,950 | 21 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-12-14 | £259,950 | 24 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-11-30 | £186,950 | 9 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-11-30 | £186,950 | 10 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-11-27 | £186,950 | 11 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-10-26 | £191,950 | 23 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-10-19 | £254,950 | 19 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-09-22 | £177,950 | 14 BARLEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-09-22 | £182,950 | 20 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-09-15 | £250,000 | 22 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-07-31 | £250,000 | 16 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-07-21 | £250,000 | 12 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-03-24 | £244,995 | 17 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-03-24 | £244,995 | 18 BARLEY CLOSE | Detached |
34 recorded sales on DH4 5AE. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newbottle Primary Academy | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Burnside Academy Inspires | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Dubmire Primary | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Shiney Row Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Kepier | 1.0 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Bernard Gilpin Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2022) |
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: KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.6 mi) · HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE (0.9 mi) · HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP, (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: SPIRE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL (3.4 mi) · SPIRE HOSPITAL WASHINGTON (3.4 mi) · CHESTER-LE-STREET COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (3.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CELLAR HILL HOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · NEWBOTTLE WORKING MEN'S CLUB (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · 16, FRONT STREET (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: KEPIER PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · CHILTON MOOR PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · HOPES PHARMACY (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Chester-le-Street (3.6 mi) · South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) (3.9 mi) · Pallion (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) (5.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (0.6 mi) · Aldi (0.8 mi) · Heron Foods (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 41
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 5,602
Owned 67% · Social rent 22% · Private rent 10%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DH4 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DH4 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 41/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DH4 5AE 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 | DistrictDH4 | SectorDH4 5 | PostcodeDH4 5AE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £178,456 | £177,484 | £216,132 |
| Population | 43,636 | 13,312 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 255 | 36 | — |
| Schools | 12 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 90% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 96% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DH4 5); 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 30 June 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.