8, Tollgate Fields
8, Tollgate Fields
Description & Estimates
8, Tollgate Fields, Houghton Le Spring is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 818 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 286 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 8, Tollgate Fields, Houghton Le Spring is £220,597 and its rental estimate is £1,118 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Tollgate Fields, Rainton Gate, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 falls within the DH4 postal district.
Our Data Sources
8, Tollgate Fields, Houghton Le Spring has a single entry in the Land Registry from October 2019 and a single entry in the EPC database dated February 2019.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium 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, Tollgate Fields, Houghton Le Spring, we estimate a market value of £231,627 and a rental value of £1,174 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £205,155 and £1,040 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 8, Tollgate Fields, Houghton Le Spring has seen its estimated sale value increase by £586 (0.3%) and its estimated rental value grow by £33 per month (3.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.1%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 8, Tollgate Fields, Houghton Le Spring as measuring 286 m2.
That makes it the 9th largest plot in the postcode, where all 10 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
8, Tollgate Fields, Houghton Le Spring has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 25 Feb 2019.
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, Tollgate Fields, Houghton Le Spring completed on 11th October 2019 at £198,000 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 dropped by 10.2% over the period since October 2019.
- Sold Oct 2019£198,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 8, Tollgate Fields, Houghton Le Spring have sold within a radius of 2.1 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 12th September 2025, was 38, The Meadows, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6NP, a freehold house which sold for £123,750.
Read more about house prices in DH4.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 10 addresses on Tollgate Fields, Rainton Gate, Houghton Le Spring, DH4, 8, Tollgate Fields, Houghton Le Spring comes out as the 6th largest and the 6th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £60k more expensive than the average property across the DH4 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 400mWest Rainton Primary School
- 2.1kmEast Rainton Primary School
- 2.4kmPittington Primary School
- 2.9kmHetton Academy
- 3.3kmBelmont Community School
- 3.8kmKepier
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Public Transport Nearby
From 8, Tollgate Fields, Houghton Le Spring, the nearest station is Durham, 6.1 kilometres away.
- 6.1kmDurham
- 6.9kmChester-le-Street
- 10.8kmSeaham
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.
