23, Thirkeld Place
23, Thirkeld Place
Description & Estimates
23, Thirkeld Place, Houghton Le Spring is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 904 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 264 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 23, Thirkeld Place, Houghton Le Spring is £145,505 and its rental estimate is £992 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Thirkeld Place, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 falls within the DH4 postal district, in the borough of Sunderland.
Our Data Sources
23, Thirkeld Place, Houghton Le Spring has a single entry in the Land Registry from August 2025 and a single entry in the EPC database dated April 2025.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 23, Thirkeld Place, Houghton Le Spring, we estimate a market value of £152,780 and a rental value of £1,042 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £135,319 and £922 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 23, Thirkeld Place, Houghton Le Spring has seen its estimated sale value move up by £386 (0.3%) and its estimated rental value increase by £29 per month (3.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 8.2%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 23, Thirkeld Place, Houghton Le Spring as measuring 264 m2.
That makes it the 4th largest plot in the postcode, where 18 of the 19 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
23, Thirkeld Place, Houghton Le Spring has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 28 Apr 2025.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 23, Thirkeld Place, Houghton Le Spring completed on 29th August 2025 at £123,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 28.3% over the period since August 2025.
- Sold Aug 2025£123,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 23, Thirkeld Place, Houghton Le Spring have sold within a radius of 550 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 9th August 2024, was 35, Thirkeld Place, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7RF, a leasehold house which sold for £160,000.
Read more about house prices in DH4.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 38 addresses on Thirkeld Place, Houghton Le Spring, DH4, 23, Thirkeld Place, Houghton Le Spring comes out as the 28th largest and the 30th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £16k less expensive than the average property across the DH4 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 100mBarnwell Academy
- 300mOur Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw
- 400mNew Penshaw Academy
- 2.3kmSt Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
- 2.5kmBiddick Academy
- 3.9kmKepier
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Public Transport Nearby
From 23, Thirkeld Place, Houghton Le Spring, the nearest station is Chester-le-Street, 5.7 kilometres away.
- 5.7kmChester-le-Street
- 8.0kmSunderland
- 9.5kmHeworth
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
