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Land North Of Sunderland Road, Newbottle, Houghton Le Spring, DH4

Land size
0.5 acres

Key Features

  • Land For Sale
  • Measuring approximately 0.5 acre
  • Existing access
  • Located In Conservation Area

Description

Measuring approximately just under half an acre, this parcel of land is available for sale. the access to the site is via an existing road, over which the land enjoys a right of way.

The site lies within the Newbottle conservation area but outside of the green belt allocated land.
The site could be suitable for a variety of uses subject to planning consent.

The site has restrictive covenants and clawback clauses registered to the title in favour of the Lambton estate.

The Village centre lies not far away, and Newbottle itself is well located being a short distance from Chester Le Street, Sunderland, Houghton Le Spring and indeed Durham further away.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Newbottle Primary Academy897 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    437
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Burnside Academy Inspires1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    174
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Shiney Row Primary School1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    249
    Type
    Community school
  • Bernard Gilpin Primary School1.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    417
    Type
    Community school
  • Gillas Lane Primary Academy1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    134
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Kepier1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,131
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Farringdon Community Academy1.9 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    712
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Sandhill View Academy2.6 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    743
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Hetton Academy2.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    681
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Christ's College2.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 18
    Pupils
    796
    Type
    Free schools

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Aldi Philadelphia Lane, Houghton le Spring, Shiney Row892 metres
Tesco Houghton Le Spring Superstore, Houghton-le-Spring0.8 miles
Heron Houghton-le-Spring, Houghton-le-Spring1 mile

GP surgery

Herrington Medical Centre0.8 miles

Pharmacy

Herrington Medical Centre Pharmacy0.8 miles

Hospital

Sunderland Royal Hospital3.8 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden735 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Chester-le-Street Rail Station4.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Sunderland Road-Willowbrae98 metres

Typical drive times

Washington9 min · 4.8 miles
Hetton-le-Hole9 min · 3.3 miles
Chester-le-Street10 min · 5.3 miles
Sunderland (city)13 min · 5.2 miles
Houghton-le-Spring4 min · 1.4 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

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