40, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring occupies a 451 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 40 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 29th largest.

40, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 18 Jun 2021.

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

40, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring last changed hands on 25th March 2022, selling for £322,500. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

In total it has sold twice since 1995.

The market for similar properties has risen by 10.6% since March 2022.

• Sold Mar 2022£322,500
• Sold Apr 2010£249,999

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 88 sales of comparable properties within 1.4 kilometres of 40, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring since 2015.

Most recently, 16, Rectory Green, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DZ, a freehold house, sold at £370,000 on the 17th December 2025.

Read more about house prices in DH4.

• Sold Dec 2025£370,000 | 4 Bed House16, Rectory Green, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DZ16, Rectory Green, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DZ
• Sold Aug 2025£394,995 | 4 Bed House15, Chartershaugh Square, Chester Le Street, DH3 4ED15, Chartershaugh Square, Chester Le Street, DH3 4ED
• Sold Mar 2025£429,995 | 4 Bed House4, Chartershaugh Square, Chester Le Street, DH3 4ED4, Chartershaugh Square, Chester Le Street, DH3 4ED
• Sold Jan 2025£357,000 | 4 Bed House3, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH3, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH
• Sold Oct 2024£350,000 | 4 Bed House9, Orchid Square, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6BZ9, Orchid Square, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6BZ
• Sold Sep 2024£356,250 | 4 Bed House19, Rectory Green, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DZ19, Rectory Green, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DZ
• Sold Sep 2024£350,550 | 4 Bed House5, Rectory Green, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DZ5, Rectory Green, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DZ
• Sold Aug 2024£389,950 | 4 Bed House14, Rectory Green, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DZ14, Rectory Green, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DZ
• Sold Jun 2024£385,000 | 4 Bed House7, Cornriggs Road, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DX7, Cornriggs Road, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DX
• Sold May 2024£370,453 | 4 Bed House7, Rectory Green, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DZ7, Rectory Green, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DZ
• Sold Mar 2024£370,453 | 4 Bed House21, Rectory Green, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DZ21, Rectory Green, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DZ
• Sold Sep 2023£320,000 | 4 Bed House36, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH36, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH
• Sold Jun 2023£380,000 | 4 Bed House20, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH20, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH
• Sold May 2023£419,950 | 4 Bed House9, Cornriggs Road, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DX9, Cornriggs Road, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DX
• Sold Apr 2023£365,000 | 4 Bed House2, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH2, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH
• Sold Oct 2022£345,000 | 4 Bed House19, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH19, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH
• Sold Aug 2022£341,000 | 4 Bed House22, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH22, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH
• Sold Dec 2021£370,000 | 4 Bed House6, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH6, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH
• Sold Oct 2021£325,000 | 4 Bed House11, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH11, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH
• Sold Sep 2015£272,500 | 4 Bed House35, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH35, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HH

Our analysis of the public data ranks 40, Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring as the 34th largest and the 33rd most expensive of the 63 addresses on Castlefields, Houghton Le Spring, DH4.

Against the DH4 postcode district average, it is £200k more expensive than the typical property.

• Bournmoor Primary School

  700 m away
• Woodlea Primary School

  1.1 km away
• Lumley Infant and Nursery School

  2.1 km away

• Park View School

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

  3.6 km away
• Kepier

  3.8 km away

• Chester-le-Street

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  3.3 km away
• Durham

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  9.2 km away
• Sunderland

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  10.7 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.