5, Longlands Drive
5, Longlands Drive
Description & Estimates







5, Longlands Drive, Houghton Le Spring appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 246 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a modern house with 974 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 5, Longlands Drive, Houghton Le Spring is £176,731 and its rental estimate is £955 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Longlands Drive, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 falls within the DH5 postal district, in the borough of Sunderland.
Our Data Sources
5, Longlands Drive, Houghton Le Spring has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in June 2007 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the 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 5, Longlands Drive, Houghton Le Spring, we estimate a market value of £185,568 and a rental value of £1,002 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £164,360 and £888 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 5, Longlands Drive, Houghton Le Spring has seen its estimated sale value climb by £753 (0.4%) and its estimated rental value rise by £30 per month (3.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.5%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 5, Longlands Drive, Houghton Le Spring as measuring 246 m2.
That makes it the 20th largest plot in the postcode, where all 68 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 5, Longlands Drive, Houghton Le Spring completed on 22nd June 2007 at £167,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 14.8% over the period since June 2007.
- Sold Jun 2007£167,000
- Sold May 2000£59,950
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 5, Longlands Drive, Houghton Le Spring have sold within a radius of 660 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 31st March 2022, was 11, Longlands Drive, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8LR, a freehold house which sold for £200,000.
Read more about house prices in DH5.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 69 addresses on Longlands Drive, Houghton Le Spring, DH5, 5, Longlands Drive, Houghton Le Spring comes out as the 16th largest and the 25th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £45k more expensive than the average property across the DH5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mBernard Gilpin Primary School
- 400mSt Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton
- 800mGillas Lane Primary Academy
- 300mKepier
- 2.3kmHetton Academy
- 4.7kmFarringdon Community Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From 5, Longlands Drive, Houghton Le Spring, the nearest station is Chester-le-Street, 7.2 kilometres away.
- 7.2kmChester-le-Street
- 8.3kmSeaham
- 9.3kmSunderland
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.

