Chester-le-Street East
A ward in County Durham. Rent, council tax, energy and water are set across County Durham, so they're the same here as anywhere in the borough; what's specific to Chester-le-Street East is its broadband and house prices.
Broadband in Chester-le-Street East
92% gigabit· 100% superfast
Ofcom Connected Nations 2024
Typical home in Chester-le-Street East
£116,250
Median price paid, feeds the buyer estimate below.
ONS HPSSA, year ending Mar 2023
House prices in Chester-le-Street East over time
Median house price: +6% over Dec 2013–Mar 2023
Dec 2013: £110,000; Dec 2014: £114,500; Dec 2015: £112,500; Dec 2016: £103,000; Dec 2017: £117,500; Dec 2018: £121,500; Dec 2019: £112,502; Dec 2020: £145,000; Dec 2021: £124,000; Dec 2022: £120,500; Mar 2023: £116,250
ONS HPSSA · median price paid by ward · year-ending, annual
The monthly cost across County Durham
The breakdown is the same for every ward in County Durham. The buyer view is seeded with Chester-le-Street East's median house price, so the mortgage estimate is local to here.
£537/mo less than the sample average
What's in that number
The detail
Rent
ONS — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statisticsas of 2026-04
Council tax
See all bands (A–H)Hide bands
| Band A | £141.73/mo |
| Band B | £165.35/mo |
| Band C | £188.98/mo |
| Band D (headline) | £212.60/mo |
| Band E | £259.84/mo |
| Band F | £307.09/mo |
| Band G | £354.33/mo |
| Band H | £425.20/mo |
MHCLG — Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England (Table 10)as of 2025-26
Energy
Octopus Energy 'Flexible' tariff (tracks the Ofgem price cap) + Ofgem TDCV (medium)as of 2026-06
Water
Water UK / CCW: average household billas of 2025-26
Broadband
Ofcom Connected Nations 2024 (ward-level coverage) + UK typical priceas of 2024-07
Insurance
IndicativeConfused.com/WTW (car) & ABI (home): regional averagesas of 2026-Q1
No surprises, promise.
These are estimates, not quotes. Real figures vary by property and provider. We show our sources so you can check our working.