Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring house prices
The record shows a median of £62,500 for Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring, street by street and sale by sale. Over the past decade prices are +43% in cash — but +4% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £62,500
- 10 years · cash
- +43%
- 10 years · real
- +4%
Key facts
Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring prices since 2000
The cash line tells one story (+43%); the real-terms line, +4%, tells the truer one.
Recent sales in Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2025 | 4 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JH | Terraced Freehold | £70,000 | £933 |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 40 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JJ | Terraced Freehold | £73,000 | £1,090 |
| 26 May 2022 | 2 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JH | Terraced Freehold | £89,950 | £1,139 |
| 27 Oct 2021 | 44 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JJ | Terraced Freehold | £62,000 | £646 |
| 19 Mar 2021 | 2 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JH | Terraced Freehold | £75,000 | £949 |
| 15 Nov 2019 | 18 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JH | Terraced Freehold | £79,950 | £975 |
| 4 Oct 2019 | 14 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JH | Terraced Freehold | £72,000 | £900 |
| 16 Apr 2018 | 2 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JH | Terraced Freehold | £60,000 | £759 |
| 20 Jan 2017 | 12 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JH | Terraced Freehold | £83,995 | £1,050 |
| 6 Nov 2015 | 3 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JH | Terraced Freehold | £49,000 | £662 |
| 19 Dec 2014 | 25 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JJ | Terraced Freehold | £63,000 | £797 |
| 28 Feb 2014 | 46 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JJ | Terraced Freehold | £60,000 | £1,000 |
| 23 Nov 2012 | 14 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JH | Terraced Freehold | £75,000 | £938 |
| 14 Jun 2011 | 40 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JJ | Terraced Freehold | £50,000 | £746 |
| 24 Mar 2006 | 35 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JJ | Terraced Freehold | £75,000 | — |
| 11 Jun 2004 | 37 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JJ | Terraced Freehold | £56,000 | £778 |
| 4 Jun 2004 | 12 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JH | Terraced Freehold | £76,000 | £950 |
| 4 Jun 2004 | 6 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JH | Terraced Freehold | £64,950 | — |
| 19 Sep 2003 | 8 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JH | Terraced Freehold | £45,000 | — |
| 16 Apr 2003 | 25 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £50,000 | £633 |
| 31 Jan 2003 | 35 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JJ | Terraced Freehold | £35,500 | — |
| 19 Apr 2002 | 1 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JH | Terraced Freehold | £46,500 | £522 |
| 4 Aug 2000 | 25 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £29,450 | £373 |
| 2 Jun 2000 | 18 Shakespeare Street · DH5 8JH | Terraced Freehold | £26,000 | £317 |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring
Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.
| Address | First sold | Last sold | Times | Cash return | Real return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35, Shakespeare Street | £35,500 31 Jan 2003 | £75,000 24 Mar 2006 | 2 | +27% per year | +24% inflation-adjusted |
| 2, Shakespeare Street | £60,000 16 Apr 2018 | £89,950 26 May 2022 | 3 | +10% per year | +7% inflation-adjusted |
| 18, Shakespeare Street | £26,000 2 Jun 2000 | £79,950 15 Nov 2019 | 2 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 25, Shakespeare Street | £29,450 4 Aug 2000 | £63,000 19 Dec 2014 | 3 | +5% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 40, Shakespeare Street | £50,000 14 Jun 2011 | £73,000 30 Sep 2022 | 2 | +3% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
| 12, Shakespeare Street | £76,000 4 Jun 2004 | £83,995 20 Jan 2017 | 2 | +1% per year | −2% inflation-adjusted |
| 14, Shakespeare Street | £75,000 23 Nov 2012 | £72,000 4 Oct 2019 | 2 | −1% per year | −3% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
How Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring compares
Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring?
Homes in Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring have a median sold price of £62,500 — the middle of 24 recorded transactions.
What is the price range of homes sold in Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring?
Recorded sales in Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring range from £26,000 to £89,950. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring risen?
Over the past decade prices in Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring are +43% in cash terms but +4% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.
How much is a house per square metre in Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring?
In Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring the median price is £849 per square metre, from 20 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.
How up to date is this data?
HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Shakespeare Street, Houghton Le Spring was 6 May 2025.
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