# 169 HIGHFIELD RISE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH3 3UY

## Property details

- Slug: `63498b3` (address key hash: `63498b376b4ed5c47099c87268b363f684d81a6d`)
- Postcode: DH3 3UY
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Floor area: 100 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 2003-2006
- Last sold: £311,000 May 2026
- Price per m²: £3,110/m²
- Local average: £311,313 (16 sales)
- Street crime: 198 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £311,000
- Date: 2026-05-15
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 02/02/2031
- **Current heating cost:** £443/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8839-2522-4000-0127-3202)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-05-15 | £311,000 | Detached | +26.9% | £311,583 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5340b1c5-48fb-8052-e063-4804a8c06ee4) |
| Sold | 2021-05-28 | £245,000 | Detached | — | £300,006 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/cb0035e5-acf9-58ae-e053-6b04a8c091af) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 169 HIGHFIELD RISE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH3 3UY | £311,000 | 15/05/2026 | Detached |
| 169 HIGHFIELD RISE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH3 3UY | £245,000 | 28/05/2021 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 44 BLIND LANE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH3 4AG | £200,000 | 24/02/2025 | Detached |
| 127 PARK ROAD NORTH, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH3 3SB | £380,000 | 14/12/2022 | Detached |
| 40 CAMPERDOWN AVENUE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH3 4AB | £294,000 | 11/11/2022 | Detached |
| 19 BLIND LANE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH3 4AF | £490,000 | 28/10/2022 | Detached |
| 53 HIGHFIELD RISE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH3 3UX | £345,000 | 28/10/2022 | Detached |
| 29 HIGHFIELD RISE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH3 3UX | £216,500 | 22/09/2022 | Detached |
| 18 HIGHFIELD CRESCENT, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH3 3UJ | £450,000 | 12/08/2022 | Detached |
| 27 BLIND LANE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH3 4AF | £540,000 | 03/05/2022 | Detached |
| 11 BLIND LANE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH3 4AF | £256,500 | 14/04/2022 | Detached |
| 4 BLIND LANE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH3 4AG | £335,000 | 07/01/2022 | Detached |
| 42 NEWCASTLE ROAD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH3 3UB | £390,000 | 30/11/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £354,273 (11 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 1.2%
- **10y growth:** -3.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 5.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 18.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 44.1%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £581/mo
- **Realistic:** £645/mo
- **Optimistic:** £710/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Bungalow, Kingsmere, DH3 | £1,100/mo | 2 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,100/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.35% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £137,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £110,000

*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 OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,100/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 23.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-260/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 60 |
| Shoplifting | 39 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 |
| Public order | 21 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **198** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 14 Oct 2021 |
| Cestria Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 14 Jan 2020 |
| Park View School | Secondary | 0.7 miles | Requires improvement — 13 Feb 2023 |
| Bullion Lane Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 1 May 2024 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 18 Dec 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #5529248
- **Address:** 169 Highfield Rise, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3UY
- **Certificate Issued:** 17/03/2008
- **Work Completed:** 18/01/2008
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 1 door(s)