31, Best View
31, Best View
Description & Estimates







31, Best View, Houghton Le Spring is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 957 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 93.5 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 31, Best View, Houghton Le Spring is £106,247 and its rental estimate is £722 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Best View, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 falls within the DH4 postal district, in the borough of Sunderland.
Our Data Sources
31, Best View, Houghton Le Spring has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in December 2022 and a single entry in the EPC database dated August 2022.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 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 31, Best View, Houghton Le Spring, we estimate a market value of £111,559 and a rental value of £759 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £98,810 and £672 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 31, Best View, Houghton Le Spring has seen its estimated sale value increase by £282 (0.3%) and its estimated rental value grow by £21 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 31, Best View, Houghton Le Spring as measuring 94 m2.
That makes it the 33rd largest plot in the postcode, where all 33 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
31, Best View, Houghton Le Spring has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 22 Aug 2022.
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 31, Best View, Houghton Le Spring completed on 16th December 2022 at £93,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 24.3% over the period since December 2022.
- Sold Dec 2022£93,000
- Sold Sep 2007£95,000
- Sold Mar 1998£28,700
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 31, Best View, Houghton Le Spring have sold within a radius of 560 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 12th April 2024, was 27, Best View, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7QW, a freehold house which sold for £120,000.
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 33 addresses on Best View, Houghton Le Spring, DH4, 31, Best View, Houghton Le Spring comes out as the 8th largest and the 9th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £55k less expensive than the average property across the DH4 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mBarnwell Academy
- 400mShiney Row Primary School
- 400mOur Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw
- 2.7kmSt Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
- 2.9kmBiddick Academy
- 3.5kmKepier
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Public Transport Nearby
From 31, Best View, Houghton Le Spring, the nearest station is Chester-le-Street, 5.8 kilometres away.
- 5.8kmChester-le-Street
- 8.1kmSunderland
- 10.0kmHeworth
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.

