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2 bed flat for sale Chester le Street, Town Centre, DH3

Asking price

£86,000

Added on 30/09/2026

Retirement home

Type: Flat
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1
Size: £140 per sq ft
Tenure: Leasehold; 89 years left(from the agent's description)

Service charge £2,161 a year Council tax Band A £1,748 a year

* From the agent's description. Check it with them before you rely on it.

Key features

NO CHAIN
GROUND FLOOR
RETIREMENT APARTMENT
TWO BEDROOMS
ATTRACTIVE KITCHEN
ATTRACTIVE SHOWER ROOM
TOWN CENTRE LOCATION
OVER 55s DEVELOPMENT
VIEWING RECOMMENDED

About this property

Hallway
Lounge 4.60 x 3.43 (15'1" x 11'3")
Kitchen 3.40 x 1.80 (11'1" x 5'10")
Bedroom 4.17 x 3.05 (13'8" x 10'0")
Bedroom 3.48 x 1.98 (11'5" x 6'5")

Shower Room / WC 2.18 x 1.98 (7'1" x 6'5")

AGENT'S NOTES

Council Tax: Durham County Council, Band A
Tenure: Leasehold - The flat is held on a leasehold basis, with a 125-year term from 22nd June 1990,and a current service charge of £2,160.71 per annum, payable in quarterly instalments. £540.18 (to be confirmed).

Floorplan

Council tax

Band A £1,748 a year

Per year

Band A

This home: £1,748
Band B

£2,039
Band C

£2,331
Band D

£2,622
Band E

£3,205
Band F

£3,788
Band G

£4,370
Band H

£5,244

This home is in band A, which costs £1,748 a year in Durham for 2026/27. The band is from the agent's description, so check it before you rely on it.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Durham, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£140 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£195 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£111 / sq ft

£140 / sq ft

£273 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£140 per sq ft, below the middle of recent sales in DH3 (£111–£273, 10th–90th percentile, 835 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 835 homes sold in DH3 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in DH3 →

Location

Chester le Street, Town Centre, DH3

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £86,000

£43k £129k

Deposit10% £9,000

£0 £86k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £77,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £18,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
26, Union Court Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Oct 2025	570 sq ft £86/sq ft	570 sq ft	£86	£49,000
1, Union Court Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Sept 2025	452 sq ft £147/sq ft	452 sq ft	£147	£66,500
20, Union Court Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jul 2025	452 sq ft £111/sq ft	452 sq ft	£111	£50,000
27, Union Court Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Mar 2025	592 sq ft £106/sq ft	592 sq ft	£106	£62,500
18, Union Court Terraced	Terraced	Mar 2025	603 sq ft £143/sq ft	603 sq ft	£143	£86,000
25, Union Court Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Mar 2025	452 sq ft £132/sq ft	452 sq ft	£132	£59,500
30, Union Court Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Feb 2025	549 sq ft £100/sq ft	549 sq ft	£100	£55,000
2, Union Court Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Dec 2024	603 sq ft £111/sq ft	603 sq ft	£111	£67,000

All sales on Union Court → All sold prices in Chester-le-Street →

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