Postcode · DH5 9BH

DH5 9BH

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Property report — DH5 9BH

Open-data due diligence for DH5 9BH and the area around it.

DH5 9BH in brief: 60 recorded sales (£94,995–£167,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DH5 9BH itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DH5 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£158,323

sector DH5 9 · 178 sales

Population

13,203

sector DH5 9

Crimes recorded

sector DH5 9 · Apr 26

Schools

sector DH5 9

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

91%

sector DH5 9 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

Annual sold price in DH5 9, 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 (33 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

Date	Price	Address	Type
2025-12-19	£152,000	17 HENRY STREET	Detached
2025-12-01	£165,000	16 HENRY STREET	Detached
2025-08-21	£110,000	2 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2025-04-25	£167,000	7 HENRY STREET	Detached
2025-02-07	£125,000	28 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2024-08-07	£140,000	1 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2024-07-23	£125,000	15 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2024-07-05	£145,000	24 HENRY STREET	Detached
2024-03-14	£120,000	23 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2023-11-03	£125,000	23 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2023-07-28	£145,000	7 HENRY STREET	Detached
2022-10-28	£130,500	36 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2022-10-21	£135,000	37 HENRY STREET	Detached
2022-08-19	£135,000	35 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2022-03-16	£142,000	8 HENRY STREET	Detached
2022-02-04	£135,000	15 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2022-02-02	£105,000	27 HENRY STREET	Terraced
2021-12-16	£118,000	19 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2021-10-04	£135,000	26 HENRY STREET	Detached
2021-08-18	£135,000	24 HENRY STREET	Detached
2021-06-25	£117,000	21 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2021-04-22	£101,500	6 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2020-12-11	£102,000	18 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2019-03-26	£116,995	3 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2019-01-07	£108,995	6 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2018-12-21	£113,995	1 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2018-12-21	£106,995	4 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2018-12-14	£96,995	2 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2018-10-31	£95,995	5 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2017-12-21	£128,245	8 HENRY STREET	Detached
2017-12-18	£130,995	7 HENRY STREET	Detached
2017-12-18	£116,995	9 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2017-12-01	£106,995	10 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2017-08-04	£123,495	11 HENRY STREET	Detached
2017-08-02	£109,245	15 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2017-07-28	£108,995	14 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2017-07-21	£132,995	12 HENRY STREET	Detached
2017-07-14	£106,995	19 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2017-07-14	£94,995	18 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2017-07-14	£119,695	17 HENRY STREET	Detached
2017-07-14	£129,995	16 HENRY STREET	Detached
2017-06-30	£108,995	23 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2017-06-30	£108,995	22 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2017-06-30	£116,995	21 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2017-06-30	£106,995	20 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2017-01-13	£129,995	25 HENRY STREET	Detached
2016-12-23	£119,695	24 HENRY STREET	Detached
2016-12-16	£125,995	26 HENRY STREET	Detached
2016-11-25	£94,995	27 HENRY STREET	Terraced
2016-10-10	£94,995	28 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2016-08-30	£107,995	36 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2016-08-30	£125,995	29 HENRY STREET	Detached
2016-08-26	£126,345	32 HENRY STREET	Detached
2016-08-26	£129,995	30 HENRY STREET	Detached
2016-07-29	£126,995	31 HENRY STREET	Detached
2016-06-30	£116,995	34 HENRY STREET	Detached
2016-06-30	£112,995	33 HENRY STREET	Detached
2016-06-02	£100,695	38 HENRY STREET	Detached
2016-05-27	£114,995	35 HENRY STREET	Semi-detached
2016-05-27	£116,995	37 HENRY STREET	Detached

60 recorded sales on DH5 9BH. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

School	Distance	Phase	Ofsted
Eppleton Academy Primary School	0.2 mi	Primary	Report card →
Gillas Lane Primary Academy	0.7 mi	Primary	Report card →
Hetton Academy	0.9 mi	Secondary	Report card →
Hetton Primary School	0.9 mi	Primary	Report card →
Hetton Lyons Primary School	1.0 mi	Primary	Report card →
Bernard Gilpin Primary School	1.0 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: HETTON GROUP PRACTICE (0.3 mi) · HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP, (1.1 mi) · KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.6 mi)

Nearest hospitals: CHERRY KNOWLE HOSPITAL (4.0 mi) · WELLFIELD CLINIC (DAY HOSPITAL) (4.0 mi) · OLDER PEOPLES SERVICES (2) - CHERRY KNOWLE HOSPITAL (4.0 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: PRIMATIVE METHODIST CHURCH (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · HOUGHTON MINES RESCUE STATION (Grade II) (0.7 mi) · ST NICHOLAS HOUSE (Grade II) (0.7 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: G WHITFIELD LIMITED (0.3 mi) · G WHITFIELD PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · HOUGHTON PHARMACY (0.8 mi)

Nearest stations: Seaham (4.1 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Heron Foods (0.6 mi) · Aldi (1.0 mi) · Lidl (1.3 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age: 44
One-person households: 33%
Households with children: 25%
Households: 5,903

Owned 61% · Social rent 24% · Private rent 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), for DH5 9.

Recorded crime trend

Recorded crimes per month in DH5 9 (May 24–Apr 26, average 55/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for DH5 9BH 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	DistrictDH5	SectorDH5 9	PostcodeDH5 9BH
Average sold price	£136,872	£158,323	£120,788
Population	23,628	13,203	—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)	3/10	3/10	—
Crimes recorded	160	37	—
Schools	11	4	—
Flood risk	High	High	Low
Gigabit broadband	90%	91%	97%
Superfast broadband	97%	96%	100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DH5 9); 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.

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.