HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 31, Ellesmere, Houghton Le Spring as measuring 491 m².

That makes it the 7th largest plot in the postcode, where 31 of the 33 other houses have recorded plot data.

31, Ellesmere, Houghton Le Spring has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 02 Apr 2015.

The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

The most recent sale of 31, Ellesmere, Houghton Le Spring completed on 6th July 2015 at £123,950 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 83.7% over the period since July 2015.

• Sold Jul 2015£123,950

Since 2015 102 properties similar to 31, Ellesmere, Houghton Le Spring have sold within a radius of 1.2 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.

The latest, on the 12th December 2025, was 43, Ellesmere, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EA, a freehold house which sold for £177,500.

Read more about house prices in DH4.

• Sold Dec 2025£177,500 | 3 Bed House43, Ellesmere, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EA43, Ellesmere, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EA
• Sold Jun 2025£174,000 | 3 Bed House89, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU89, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU
• Sold Feb 2025£160,000 | 3 Bed House10, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU10, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU
• Sold Sep 2024£200,000 | 3 Bed House16, Beaumaris, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EB16, Beaumaris, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EB
• Sold Mar 2024£190,000 | 4 Bed House64, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU64, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU
• Sold Aug 2023£270,000 | 3 Bed House44, The Meadows, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HG44, The Meadows, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HG
• Sold Mar 2023£175,000 | 3 Bed House43, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6ET43, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6ET
• Sold Jul 2022£191,000 | 4 Bed House20, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU20, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU
• Sold Jun 2022£165,000 | 3 Bed House61A, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU61A, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU
• Sold Jun 2022£125,000 | 3 Bed House20, Beaumaris, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EB20, Beaumaris, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EB
• Sold Feb 2022£194,000 | 3 Bed House23, The Meadows, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HG23, The Meadows, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HG
• Sold Oct 2020£128,500 | 3 Bed House45, Ellesmere, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EA45, Ellesmere, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EA
• Sold May 2020£140,000 | 3 Bed House22, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU22, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU
• Sold Nov 2019£150,000 | 3 Bed House85, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU85, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU
• Sold Sep 2019£130,000 | 3 Bed House14, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU14, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU
• Sold Aug 2019£147,000 | 3 Bed House56, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU56, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU
• Sold Feb 2019£155,000 | 3 Bed House24, The Meadows, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HG24, The Meadows, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HG
• Sold Jul 2018£149,000 | 3 Bed House36, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU36, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU
• Sold Sep 2015£185,000 | 3 Bed House50, The Meadows, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HG50, The Meadows, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HG
• Sold Jul 2015£125,000 | 3 Bed House16, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU16, St. Barnabas, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6EU

Of the 49 addresses on Ellesmere, Houghton Le Spring, DH4, 31, Ellesmere, Houghton Le Spring comes out as the 33rd largest and the 33rd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.

It is also £47k more expensive than the average property across the DH4 district.

• Bournmoor Primary School

  400 m away
• Woodlea Primary School

  900 m away
• Dubmire Primary

  2.0 km away

• Park View School

  3.1 km away
• Kepier

  3.5 km away
• St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington

  3.6 km away

• Chester-le-Street

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  3.6 km away
• Durham

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  9.3 km away
• Sunderland

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  10.5 km away

The flood risk here is rated Very Low, based on Environment Agency data.