DH5 9EA
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Property report — DH5 9EA
Open-data due diligence for DH5 9EA and the area around it.
DH5 9EA in brief: 69 recorded sales (£8,000–£189,995) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DH5 9EA 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
Population
13,203
Crimes recorded
37
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
91%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in DH5 9, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-27 | £144,950 | 6 DOWNS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-07-31 | £189,995 | 20 DOWNS LANE | Detached |
| 2024-01-12 | £165,000 | 18 DOWNS LANE | Detached |
| 2023-09-22 | £157,000 | 16 DOWNS LANE | Detached |
| 2023-03-31 | £121,096 | 7 DOWNS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-12-20 | £144,995 | 5 DOWNS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-12-16 | £122,995 | 3 DOWNS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-10-31 | £168,995 | 1 DOWNS LANE | Detached |
| 2022-09-13 | £153,995 | 12 DOWNS LANE | Detached |
| 2022-02-08 | £154,995 | 2 DOWNS LANE | Detached |
| 2021-11-30 | £153,995 | 8 DOWNS LANE | Detached |
| 2021-09-30 | £120,995 | 4 DOWNS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-08-27 | £164,995 | 10 DOWNS LANE | Detached |
| 2021-08-27 | £140,995 | 6 DOWNS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-04-22 | £159,995 | 14 DOWNS LANE | Detached |
| 2020-12-18 | £156,995 | 18 DOWNS LANE | Detached |
| 2020-12-17 | £159,995 | 16 DOWNS LANE | Detached |
| 2009-07-16 | £64,000 | 24 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-07-16 | £50,000 | 16 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-07-08 | £52,500 | 12 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-06-17 | £50,000 | 36 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-04-28 | £50,000 | 30 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-04-17 | £62,500 | 20 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-03-26 | £45,000 | 6 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-03-26 | £40,000 | 28 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-03-26 | £50,000 | 8 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-03-04 | £72,500 | 46 DOWNS LANE | Detached |
| 2008-11-28 | £77,000 | 54 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2008-11-21 | £53,000 | 50 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2008-06-06 | £55,000 | 10 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2008-03-26 | £71,500 | 52 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2008-01-25 | £57,500 | 38 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2006-08-02 | £35,000 | 30 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2006-05-12 | £42,000 | 44 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2005-10-21 | £53,000 | 48 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2005-08-12 | £57,200 | 32 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2005-07-25 | £55,000 | 42 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2005-06-17 | £55,000 | 56 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2005-06-13 | £35,000 | 40 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-09-10 | £30,000 | 26 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-09-10 | £30,000 | 18 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-07-26 | £43,000 | 30 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-05-14 | £27,500 | 34 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-03-03 | £15,000 | 40 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-03-03 | £26,000 | 40 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-11-28 | £15,500 | 30 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-11-05 | £25,000 | 16 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-10-31 | £19,000 | 22 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-07-22 | £16,000 | 44 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-02-14 | £19,000 | 48 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-01-10 | £24,000 | 6 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-06-28 | £12,000 | 26 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-06-28 | £12,000 | 18 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-05-31 | £14,500 | 16 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-12-13 | £10,000 | 50 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-11-30 | £10,000 | 30 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-11-01 | £60,000 | 44 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-09-03 | £19,000 | 20 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-05-15 | £15,000 | 50 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2000-11-06 | £8,000 | 50 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2000-09-11 | £13,000 | 40 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2000-06-30 | £13,000 | 40 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 2000-04-12 | £11,000 | 26 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 1999-02-26 | £9,000 | 28 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 1998-06-05 | £23,000 | 56 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 1998-05-29 | £21,500 | 48 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 1996-03-27 | £9,000 | 26 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 1995-10-20 | £13,000 | 18 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
| 1995-08-07 | £19,000 | 20 DOWNS LANE | Terraced |
69 recorded sales on DH5 9EA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eppleton Academy Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Hetton Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Hetton Academy | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Hetton Lyons Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Gillas Lane Primary Academy | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton | 1.2 mi | Primary | Good (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 (0.1 mi) · HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP, (1.3 mi) · KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: CHERRY KNOWLE HOSPITAL (4.1 mi) · WELLFIELD CLINIC (DAY HOSPITAL) (4.1 mi) · OLDER PEOPLES SERVICES (2) - CHERRY KNOWLE HOSPITAL (4.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: PRIMATIVE METHODIST CHURCH (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · ST NICHOLAS HOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · LABURNUM HOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: G WHITFIELD LIMITED (0.1 mi) · G WHITFIELD PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · HOUGHTON PHARMACY (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Seaham (4.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Heron Foods (0.4 mi) · Aldi (0.8 mi) · Lidl (1.5 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 9EA 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 9EA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £136,872 | £158,323 | £62,995 |
| 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% | 94% |
| 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 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.