Wordsworth Avenue West - DH5 8LJ
Key Street Insights
Wordsworth Avenue West is a residential street with 32 addresses.
It ranks as the 311th largest and 82nd most expensive of the 423 streets in the DH5 area. The most common property type is a early-century house built between 1912 and 1935.
The street contains a total of 32 properties: 32 houses.
- Ave. Sale Price
- £74,486
- 10 Year change
- up 24.9%
- Ave. Rental Price
- £524pcm
- 10 Year change
- up 55.8%
- Ave. £ per ft²
- £93/ft²
- Ave. Gross Yield
- 8.4%/year/yr
Key Street Insights
Wordsworth Avenue West is a residential street with 32 addresses.
It ranks as the 311th largest and 82nd most expensive of the 423 streets in the DH5 area. The most common property type is a early-century house built between 1912 and 1935.
The street contains a total of 32 properties: 32 houses.
- Ave. Sale Price
- £74,486
- 10 Year change
- up 24.9%
- Ave. Rental Price
- £524pcm
- 10 Year change
- up 55.8%
- Ave. £ per ft²
- £93/ft²
- Ave. Gross Yield
- 8.4%/year/yr
Explore Propertieson Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5
- 1 Wordsworth Avenue West
3 Bed Mid-century House
- 2 Wordsworth Avenue West
3 Bed Early-century House
- 3 Wordsworth Avenue West
Unknown
- 4 Wordsworth Avenue West
2 Bed Mid-century House
- 5 Wordsworth Avenue West
3 Bed Early-century House
Sales Market Trends
The last sale on Wordsworth Avenue West sold for £80,000 on 24th January 2024. Since then prices are up an average of 15.8%.
The current average value in the street is £74,486.
The Wordsworth Avenue West Sales Market has increased by 24.9% over the last 10 years.
| Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 0% | £74,486 |
| June 2025 | 3.2% | £74,460 |
| June 2024 | -3.3% | £72,175 |
| June 2023 | 4% | £74,636 |
| June 2022 | 10.5% | £71,743 |
| June 2021 | 5.4% | £64,917 |
| June 2020 | 2.6% | £61,601 |
| June 2019 | 1.9% | £60,059 |
| June 2018 | -2.1% | £58,952 |
| June 2017 | 1% | £60,228 |
| June 2016 | 0.7% | £59,653 |
| June 2015 | -2% | £59,226 |
| June 2014 | 6.4% | £60,455 |
| June 2013 | -4.4% | £56,804 |
| June 2012 | 4% | £59,416 |
| June 2011 | -10.5% | £57,148 |
| June 2010 | 2% | £63,864 |
| June 2009 | -11.9% | £62,585 |
| June 2008 | -2.4% | £71,034 |
| June 2007 | 0% | £72,758 |
Rental Market Trends
The current average rental value in the street is £524.
The Wordsworth Avenue West Rental Market has increased by 55.8% over the last 10 years.
| Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 2.8% | £524pcm |
| June 2025 | 2.1% | £509pcm |
| June 2024 | 9.8% | £499pcm |
| June 2023 | 6.2% | £454pcm |
| June 2022 | 13.2% | £428pcm |
| June 2021 | 7% | £378pcm |
| June 2020 | 2.9% | £353pcm |
| June 2019 | 1.1% | £343pcm |
| June 2018 | 3.2% | £340pcm |
| June 2017 | -2.1% | £329pcm |
| June 2016 | 2.7% | £336pcm |
| June 2015 | 0.2% | £327pcm |
| June 2014 | 2.6% | £327pcm |
| June 2013 | -0.2% | £319pcm |
| June 2012 | 1.5% | £319pcm |
| June 2011 | -0.7% | £314pcm |
| June 2010 | 3.5% | £317pcm |
| June 2009 | -5.4% | £306pcm |
| June 2008 | 6.2% | £323pcm |
| June 2007 | 0% | £304pcm |
Sales History
The last sale was on 24th January 2024 for £80,000 and since then the market in the area has increased by 15.8%. The street has had a total of 12 sales since 1995.
Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 has seen 1 sale in the last three years and no sales in the last twelve months.
- Sold Jan 2024£80,000 | 3 Bed House1, Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LJ1, Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LJ
- Sold May 2021£65,000 | 3 Bed House31, Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LJ31, Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LJ
- Sold Oct 2018£50,000 | 3 Bed House7, Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LJ7, Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LJ
- Sold Oct 2017£69,000 | 2 Bed House4, Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LJ4, Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LJ
- Sold Jul 2015£60,000 | 3 Bed House9, Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LJ9, Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LJ
Top 3 Most Expensive Sales
- Sold Jan 2024£80,000 | 3 Bed House1, Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LJ1, Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LJ
- Sold Oct 2017£69,000 | 2 Bed House4, Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LJ4, Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LJ
- Sold May 2021£65,000 | 3 Bed House31, Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LJ31, Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LJ
Nearby Streets
Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 is the 311th largest and the 82nd most expensive street in the DH5 area.
- Wordsworth Avenue East, Houghton Le Spring, DH534 Addresses|27 m away
- Byron Terrace, Houghton Le Spring, DH542 Addresses|63 m away
- Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring, DH543 Addresses|75 m away
- Longfellow Street, Houghton Le Spring, DH528 Addresses|77 m away
- Waller Terrace, Houghton Le Spring, DH537 Addresses|106 m away
- Morris Terrace, Houghton Le Spring, DH536 Addresses|139 m away
Property Types
- 4 mid-century houses built between 1936 and 1979
- 24 early-century houses built between 1912 and 1935
- 4 other addresses of unknown type
- mid-century house (4)
- early-century house (24)
- Unknown (4)
Energy Efficiency
- Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) surveys conducted for 28 properties.
- The most common rating is D.
- A (0)
- E (1)
- B (0)
- F (0)
- C (6)
- G (0)
- D (21)
- No EPC (4)
Schools Nearby
- Bernard Gilpin Primary School500 m away
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton500 m away
- Gillas Lane Primary Academy600 m away
- Kepier700 m away
- Hetton Academy2.0 km away
- Farringdon Community Academy4.7 km away
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Public Transport Nearby
The closest station to Wordsworth Avenue West, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 - DH5 8LJ is Chester-le-Street station, which is 7.5 kilometres away.
- Chester-le-Street|7.5 km away
- Seaham|8.0 km away
- Sunderland|9.3 km away
