# 33 ABERWICK DRIVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3TG

## Property details

- Slug: `5489a60` (address key hash: `5489a607b57321d8a46eb893d0508892eb6cf740`)
- Postcode: DH2 3TG
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 124 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1991-1995
- Last sold: £360,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £2,903/m²
- Local average: £311,089 (39 sales)
- Street crime: 94 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £360,000
- Date: 2026-04-08
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 04/10/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,023/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/5835-4320-7509-0155-5206)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-08 | £360,000 | Detached | — | £356,966 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-e517-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 33 ABERWICK DRIVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3TG | £360,000 | 08/04/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [167802929](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/84a9e59)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £360,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-04 | £365,000 |
| sold | 1995-01-01 | £85,995 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 FLEETHAM CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3SX | £311,000 | 05/12/2025 | Detached |
| 17 HAWKHILL CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3TU | £320,000 | 05/12/2025 | Detached |
| 23 WARKWORTH DRIVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3JR | £400,000 | 20/08/2025 | Detached |
| 41 ABERWICK DRIVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3TG | £303,000 | 24/03/2025 | Detached |
| 27 EMBLETON DRIVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3JS | £270,000 | 29/11/2024 | Detached |
| 23 HAUXLEY DRIVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3TE | £342,000 | 01/11/2023 | Detached |
| 9 ELSDON CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3SZ | £266,000 | 30/10/2023 | Detached |
| 21 FENWICK CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3SU | £255,000 | 28/09/2023 | Detached |
| 51 FALSTONE DRIVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3ST | £255,000 | 31/03/2023 | Detached |
| 50 CHILLINGHAM DRIVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3TJ | £207,000 | 19/12/2022 | Detached |
| 16 DENWICK CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3TL | £520,000 | 25/11/2022 | Detached |
| 36 EMBLETON DRIVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3JS | £260,000 | 28/10/2022 | Detached |
| 4 FENWICK CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3SU | £321,000 | 07/10/2022 | Detached |
| 21 EMBLETON DRIVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3JS | £280,000 | 19/08/2022 | Detached |
| 36 HAUXLEY DRIVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3TE | £325,000 | 19/08/2022 | Detached |
| 14 ROTHBURY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3JN | £247,000 | 19/08/2022 | Detached |
| 24 EMBLETON DRIVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3JS | £220,000 | 12/08/2022 | Detached |
| 1 FALSTONE DRIVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3ST | £350,000 | 04/08/2022 | Detached |
| 9 WARKWORTH DRIVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3JQ | £357,000 | 04/02/2022 | Detached |
| 3 DENWICK CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3TL | £415,000 | 21/01/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £311,200 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 22%
- **10y growth:** 8.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for County Durham; Detached series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 21.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 42.9%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (County Durham). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £577/mo
- **Realistic:** £641/mo
- **Optimistic:** £705/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Durham (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.18% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £80,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £64,100

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 37 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 21 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **94** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Hermitage Academy | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Good — 19 May 2024 |
| Newker Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 19 Oct 2011 |
| Bullion Lane Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 1 May 2024 |
| Red Rose Primary School | Primary | 1.1 miles | Good — 15 Jan 2024 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street | Primary | 1.3 miles | Good — 18 Dec 2023 |