NE38 0ET
Last sold £150,000 in December 2022
3, Lapwing Close, Washington
- Property type
- Semi-detached
- Bedrooms
- 2 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 743 sq ft / 69 sq m
- EPC rating
- D
- Elevation
- About 82m — higher than about 80% of homes in Washington
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Price history in context
- Dec 2022 — £150,000 · +25.0% · 45 pts behind the UK market
- Jun 2006 — £120,000 · +150.3% · 65 pts ahead of the UK market
- Jul 2000 — £47,950 · +15.5% · 39 pts behind the UK market
- Sep 1996 — £41,500
What this home might be worth today
£154,000
Estimate range £146,000–£162,000
+2.6% since December 2022 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid in line with the local norm
vs 49 nearby sales within a year · 2-bed (est.) semi-detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Oxclose Primary Academy 853m
- Holley Park Academy 374m
- Chester-le-Street station 4.6km
- Cherry Banks 2.0km
- The coast (coastline) 2.8km
- Lake 1.5km
- Pond 1.4km
- Canal 26.0km
- Biddick Burn 1.7km
- Public Park 301m
- Play Area 482m
- H&M Store 618m
- Fulmar Drive - Turnstone Drive (Se-Bound) 104m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Chester-le-Street, 4.6km away
- 10 min Newcastle
- 76 min Leeds
- 112 min Edinburgh
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Schools nearby
Sunshine and hills
Sunshine: about 1,500 hours a year — sunnier than 20% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.
Hills: on a gentle south-east-facing slope; surrounding hills hide about 3% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.
Crime
Below average for England & Wales — 101 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 1, Lapwing Close, Washington £140,000 · 2025
- 8, Lapwing Close, Washington £53,500 · 2020
- 7, Lapwing Close, Washington £95,000 · 2020
- 11, Lapwing Close, Washington £63,500 · 2001
- 2, Lapwing Close, Washington £125,000 · 2004
- 6, Lapwing Close, Washington £95,000 · 2012
Planning activity nearby
- Undecided Erection of single storey extensions to the side, rear, bow windows to front with render… Apr 2026 source
- Permitted Change of use from class C3 (dwelling house) to F1 (learning and non-residential… Jan 2026 source
- Permitted Erection of front porch extension including render finish (Part retrospective) Jan 2026 source
- Rejected Change of use from storage (B8) to indoor sports facility (E(d)) including door and… Feb 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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