SR8 2LQ
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Property report — SR8 2LQ
Open-data due diligence for SR8 2LQ and the area around it.
SR8 2LQ in brief: 34 recorded sales (£25,500–£93,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SR8 2LQ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SR8 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£221,673
Population
12,700
Crimes recorded
64
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
87%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SR8 2, 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 (19 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | £84,000 | 9 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2025-05-09 | £93,000 | 4 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2024-12-11 | £87,000 | 22 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2024-05-24 | £89,950 | 7 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2021-08-31 | £72,000 | 11 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2021-02-11 | £61,000 | 25 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2019-08-30 | £81,000 | 23 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2018-11-30 | £72,500 | 11 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2016-11-07 | £78,500 | 18 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2015-06-30 | £80,000 | 9 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2013-10-25 | £61,500 | 3 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2010-05-28 | £84,950 | 11 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2009-10-09 | £73,000 | 12 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-11-26 | £75,000 | 22 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-09-05 | £89,000 | 10 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-08-31 | £79,000 | 14 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2006-06-05 | £75,000 | 8 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2005-04-08 | £85,000 | 10 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2004-12-17 | £83,500 | 11 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2004-12-03 | £72,000 | 22 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2003-07-11 | £54,950 | 18 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2003-06-10 | £55,000 | 2 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2003-04-04 | £45,000 | 24 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2002-09-06 | £25,500 | 14 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2002-01-22 | £36,000 | 5 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2000-11-24 | £39,000 | 11 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2000-09-01 | £37,500 | 2 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2000-07-24 | £32,300 | 8 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1998-05-29 | £34,000 | 2 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1997-03-21 | £33,450 | 9 POLDEN CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-10-23 | £31,950 | 5 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1996-09-13 | £34,000 | 6 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1996-08-12 | £29,950 | 5 POLDEN CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1995-05-12 | £31,000 | 9 POLDEN CLOSE | Semi-detached |
34 recorded sales on SR8 2LQ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howletch Lane Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| The Academy at Shotton Hall | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Shotton Hall Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Acre Rigg Infant School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
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: WILLIAM BROWN CENTRE (1.1 mi) · SOUTHDENE MEDICAL CENTRE (1.2 mi) · BEVAN MEDICAL GROUP (1.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: PCH - PETERLEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (1.0 mi) · PETERLEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (1.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: SHOTTON HALL (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · Apollo Pavilion (Grade II*) (0.6 mi) · GATE TOWERS AND WALLS ON WEST SIDE OF STABLE YARD, 15M NORTH OF THE CASTLE (Grade II) (1.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (1.0 mi) · PETERLEE HEALTH CENTRE PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · YORK ROAD PHARMACY (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Horden (2.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.9 mi) · Asda (1.0 mi) · The Co-operative Food (1.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 41
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 5,535
Owned 62% · Social rent 22% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SR8 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SR8 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 67/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for SR8 2LQ 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 | DistrictSR8 | SectorSR8 2 | PostcodeSR8 2LQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £100,195 | £221,673 | £61,662 |
| Population | 38,955 | 12,700 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 2/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 526 | 64 | — |
| Schools | 22 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 89% | 87% | 88% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SR8 2); 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 2 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.