8, Sancroft Drive
8, Sancroft Drive
Description & Estimates
8, Sancroft Drive, Houghton Le Spring is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 914 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 204 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 8, Sancroft Drive, Houghton Le Spring is £184,800 and its rental estimate is £949 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Sancroft Drive, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 falls within the DH5 postal district, in the borough of Sunderland.
Our Data Sources
8, Sancroft Drive, Houghton Le Spring has a single entry in the Land Registry from October 2019 and a single entry in the EPC database dated November 2018.
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 8, Sancroft Drive, Houghton Le Spring, we estimate a market value of £194,040 and a rental value of £997 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £171,864 and £883 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 8, Sancroft Drive, Houghton Le Spring has seen its estimated sale value move up by £788 (0.4%) and its estimated rental value increase by £30 per month (3.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.2%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 8, Sancroft Drive, Houghton Le Spring as measuring 204 m2.
That makes it the 22nd largest plot in the postcode, where 23 of the 30 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
8, Sancroft Drive, Houghton Le Spring has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 06 Nov 2018.
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 8, Sancroft Drive, Houghton Le Spring completed on 14th October 2019 at £93,000 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 34.3% over the period since October 2019.
- Sold Oct 2019£93,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 8, Sancroft Drive, Houghton Le Spring have sold within a radius of 690 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 27th June 2025, was 4, Sancroft Drive, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8NE, a freehold house which sold for £165,200.
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 30 addresses on Sancroft Drive, Houghton Le Spring, DH5, 8, Sancroft Drive, Houghton Le Spring comes out as the 23rd largest and the 23rd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £53k more expensive than the average property across the DH5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mSt Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton
- 500mBernard Gilpin Primary School
- 800mGillas Lane Primary Academy
- 500mKepier
- 2.1kmHetton Academy
- 4.9kmFarringdon Community Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From 8, Sancroft Drive, Houghton Le Spring, the nearest station is Chester-le-Street, 7.3 kilometres away.
- 7.3kmChester-le-Street
- 8.2kmSeaham
- 9.5kmSunderland
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.
