3, Howcroft Road
3, Howcroft Road
Description & Estimates
3, Howcroft Road, Houghton Le Spring is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 1,033 ft2 of internal area.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 3, Howcroft Road, Houghton Le Spring is £212,276 and its rental estimate is £1,145 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Howcroft Road, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 falls within the DH4 postal district, in the borough of Sunderland.
Our Data Sources
3, Howcroft Road, Houghton Le Spring has a single entry in the Land Registry from August 2021 and a single entry in the EPC database dated August 2021.
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 3, Howcroft Road, Houghton Le Spring, we estimate a market value of £222,890 and a rental value of £1,202 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £197,417 and £1,065 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 3, Howcroft Road, Houghton Le Spring has seen its estimated sale value rise by £564 (0.3%) and its estimated rental value move up by £34 per month (3.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.5%.
Energy Efficiency
3, Howcroft Road, Houghton Le Spring has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of B. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 04 Aug 2021.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has high performance glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 3, Howcroft Road, Houghton Le Spring completed on 26th August 2021 at £185,995 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 risen by 34.5% over the period since August 2021.
- Sold Aug 2021£185,995
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 3, Howcroft Road, Houghton Le Spring have sold within a radius of 790 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 7th April 2025, was 5, Alderson Road, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6FX, a freehold house which sold for £210,000.
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 25 addresses on Howcroft Road, Houghton Le Spring, DH4, 3, Howcroft Road, Houghton Le Spring comes out as the 2nd largest and the 2nd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £51k more expensive than the average property across the DH4 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 700mDubmire Primary
- 1.1kmWoodlea Primary School
- 1.2kmBurnside Academy Inspires
- 1.9kmKepier
- 4.2kmHetton Academy
- 4.5kmSt Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
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Public Transport Nearby
From 3, Howcroft Road, Houghton Le Spring, the nearest station is Chester-le-Street, 5.1 kilometres away.
- 5.1kmChester-le-Street
- 9.4kmDurham
- 9.7kmSunderland
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
