6, Downs Lane
6, Downs Lane
Description & Estimates
6, Downs Lane, Houghton Le Spring is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 764 ft2 of internal area.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 6, Downs Lane, Houghton Le Spring is £153,583 and its rental estimate is £869 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Downs Lane, Hetton-Le-Hole, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 falls within the DH5 postal district, in the borough of Sunderland.
Our Data Sources
6, Downs Lane, Houghton Le Spring has 41 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in August 2025 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 6, Downs Lane, Houghton Le Spring, we estimate a market value of £161,262 and a rental value of £913 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £142,832 and £808 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 6, Downs Lane, Houghton Le Spring has seen its estimated sale value climb by £655 (0.4%) and its estimated rental value rise by £28 per month (3.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.8%.
Energy Efficiency
6, Downs Lane, Houghton Le Spring has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of B. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 06 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 6, Downs Lane, Houghton Le Spring completed on 27th August 2025 at £144,950 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 4 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 22.1% over the period since August 2025.
- Sold Aug 2025£144,950
- Sold Aug 2021£140,995
- Sold Mar 2009£45,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 6, Downs Lane, Houghton Le Spring have sold within a radius of 760 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 7th August 2025, was 73, Blossom Street, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 9GE, a freehold house which sold for £160,000.
Read more about house prices in DH5.
- Sold Aug 2025£160,000 | 3 Bed House73, Blossom Street, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 9GE73, Blossom Street, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 9GE
- Sold Sep 2022£153,995 | 3 Bed House12, Downs Lane, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 9EA12, Downs Lane, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 9EA
- Sold Nov 2021£153,995 | 3 Bed House8, Downs Lane, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 9EA8, Downs Lane, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 9EA
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 16 addresses on Downs Lane, Hetton-Le-Hole, Houghton Le Spring, DH5, 6, Downs Lane, Houghton Le Spring comes out as the 13th largest and the 13th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £22k more expensive than the average property across the DH5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 600mEppleton Academy Primary School
- 1.2kmHetton Primary School
- 1.3kmHetton Lyons Primary School
- 1.3kmHetton Academy
- 2.2kmKepier
- 5.3kmFarringdon Community Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From 6, Downs Lane, Houghton Le Spring, the nearest station is Seaham, 7.0 kilometres away.
- 7.0kmSeaham
- 8.9kmChester-le-Street
- 9.7kmSunderland
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
