House prices in DH1 3 (Durham)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'DH1 3' (Durham) - statistics were last calculated on 30 June 2024.

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Defining 'DH1 3'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "DH1 3", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Durham.

You can click on the map labels to change to a neighbouring sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Durham is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 26 Clements Wharf, Back Silver Street, Durham, sold for £235,000 on May-2024. Given the internal area of 81 square metres, the price per sqm is £2,901.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £2,800-£3,000, £3,000-£3,200, £3,200-£3,400 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 70 sales in Durham (DH1 3) that took place in the last two years.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Durham (DH1 3). Of the 70 transactions, half were sold for between £2,580 and £3,780 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'DH1 3' is £3,120. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £3,780 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Durham

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Durham. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Durham

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'DH1 3' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
DH1 1 Durham	£1,700 sqm	£2,090 sqm	£2,640 sqm
DH1 2 Durham	£1,670 sqm	£2,120 sqm	£2,600 sqm
DH1 3 Durham	£2,580 sqm	£3,120 sqm	£3,780 sqm
DH1 4 Durham	£2,440 sqm	£2,890 sqm	£3,500 sqm
DH1 5 Durham	£1,790 sqm	£2,190 sqm	£2,710 sqm

Will Durham house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for DH1 3 (Durham) compared with both the wider area DH1 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Durham to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Durham and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	Recent sales
New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3D	47 sqm	£1,852	12
Hastings Avenue, Durham, DH1 3Q	99 sqm	£2,530	10
Illingworth Grove, Durham, DH1 3B	97 sqm	£2,753	9
Whinney Hill, Durham, DH1 3B	97 sqm	£4,435	9
Back Silver Street, Durham, DH1 3R	76 sqm	£3,642	9
Hallgarth Street, Durham, DH1 3A	132 sqm	£2,884	8
New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3A	80 sqm	£3,283	7
Roundhaven, Durham, DH1 3T	98 sqm	£2,487	7

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New build activity

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	New build sales
Muirfield, Durham, DH1 3W	133 sqm	£3,025	10

Muirfield, Durham, DH1 3W has seen 10 new build sales in the last 4 years (average price £408,749). These new build homes typically have an internal area of 133 sqm, with an average price of £3,025 sqm. This £sqm average is £-95 below the average for DH1 3. New builds typically command a £ per sqm premium. In the case of Muirfield the premium seems not to exist. Without more info we can only speculate why this may be. Perhaps it may be greater density and smaller gardens, but this is just a guess.

Raw data

Our analysis of Durham is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqm	£/sqm
26 Clements Wharf, Back Silver St, Durham	£235,000 May-2024	81	2,901
2, Percy Square, Durham	£220,000 Apr-2024	64	3,437
19, Roundhaven, Durham	£173,000 Feb-2024	63	2,746

See the entire list of all sales in Durham (DH1 3) here.