Bell Avenue, Bowburn, Durham

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH6 5PJ, DH6 5PE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£217,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£161,004
87 sales
Price range
£100k – £277k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Jul 2026
DH6 5PJ

At a glance

House prices£218k average13% above the Durham average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 5 min walkDurham station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

87 property sales on Bell Avenue, Bowburn, Durham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £217,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £136,413. Average sale prices rose from £142,775 in 2016 to £217,500 in 2026 (+52%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 13% above the Durham average of £192,686 over the same period. 20 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 14 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Bell Avenue compared

Bell Avenue£217,500
DH6 postcode area£146,497
Durham£192,686
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DH6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £142,775 (16 sales)2016£143k2017: £125,750 (4 sales)2017£126k2018: £175,363 (8 sales)2018£175k2019: £163,125 (12 sales)2019£163k2020: £132,833 (6 sales)2020£133k2021: £159,684 (16 sales)2021£160k2022: £194,688 (8 sales)2022£195k2023: £161,528 (6 sales)2023£162k2024: £164,125 (4 sales)2024£164k2025: £177,890 (5 sales)2025£178k2026: £217,500 (2 sales)2026£218k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced46£136,41317 Apr 2026
Detached27£216,75615 Jul 2026
Semi-detached14£134,28222 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Bell Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
58, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 15 Jul 2026£275,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 17 Apr 2026£160,000 TerracedFreehold
114, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 19 Mar 2026£130,000 TerracedFreehold
88, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 22 Aug 2025£147,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 21 Aug 2025£277,000 DetachedFreehold
63, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 25 Jul 2025£154,950 TerracedFreehold
100, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 19 May 2025£160,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 24 Jan 2025£150,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 8 Nov 2024£200,000 DetachedFreehold
78, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 8 Jul 2024£155,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 17 May 2024£145,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 17 May 2024£156,500 TerracedFreehold
80, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 18 Apr 2024£153,000 TerracedFreehold
120, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 20 Dec 2023£122,669 DetachedFreehold
95, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 28 Sep 2023£162,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 30 Jun 2023£160,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 10 Mar 2023£165,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 3 Mar 2023£245,000 DetachedFreehold
116, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 27 Jan 2023£119,500 TerracedFreehold
61, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 27 Jan 2023£155,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 11 Oct 2022£149,000 TerracedFreehold
110, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 7 Oct 2022£120,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 19 Aug 2022£260,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 26 Jul 2022£240,500 DetachedFreehold
99, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 27 May 2022£150,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 26 May 2022£240,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 16 Feb 2022£245,000 DetachedFreehold
59, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 14 Jan 2022£153,000 TerracedFreehold
92, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 20 Dec 2021£210,000 DetachedFreehold
79, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 17 Dec 2021£151,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
92, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 11 Dec 2021£213,000 DetachedFreehold
89, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 3 Dec 2021£148,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 15 Nov 2021£139,950 TerracedFreehold
56, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 29 Oct 2021£140,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 29 Oct 2021£155,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 11 Oct 2021£142,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 10 Sep 2021£135,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 30 Jul 2021£143,500 TerracedFreehold
90, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 30 Jul 2021£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 29 Jun 2021£152,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 25 Jun 2021£130,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 21 Jun 2021£227,500 DetachedFreehold
53, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 27 May 2021£183,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 21 May 2021£205,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 26 Mar 2021£106,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 29 Jan 2021£122,500 TerracedFreehold
84, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 11 Jan 2021£200,000 DetachedFreehold
116, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 10 Dec 2020£101,000 TerracedFreehold
74, Bell Avenue DH6 5PJ 7 Dec 2020£130,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Bell Avenue DH6 5PE 2 Nov 2020£124,500 TerracedFreehold
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Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
58, Bell Avenue £205,000 (May 2019) → £275,000 (Jul 2026) +34%
over 7 yrs
56, Bell Avenue £140,000 (Oct 2021) → £156,500 (May 2024) → £160,000 (Apr 2026) +14%
over 4 yrs
114, Bell Avenue £97,000 (Oct 2020) → £130,000 (Mar 2026) +34%
over 5 yrs
88, Bell Avenue £112,000 (Mar 2017) → £147,500 (Aug 2025) +32%
over 8 yrs
100, Bell Avenue £114,950 (Jun 2016) → £120,000 (Jan 2020) → £160,000 (May 2025) +39%
over 9 yrs
23, Bell Avenue £122,000 (Sep 2017) → £139,950 (Nov 2021) → £150,000 (Jan 2025) +23%
over 7 yrs
78, Bell Avenue £124,950 (Jun 2016) → £155,000 (Jul 2024) +24%
over 8 yrs
80, Bell Avenue £124,950 (Oct 2016) → £160,000 (Jun 2023) → £153,000 (Apr 2024) +22%
over 8 yrs
120, Bell Avenue £189,950 (Apr 2016) → £122,669 (Dec 2023) -35%
over 8 yrs
72, Bell Avenue £129,950 (Nov 2016) → £155,000 (Oct 2021) → £165,000 (Mar 2023) +27%
over 6 yrs
116, Bell Avenue £101,000 (Dec 2020) → £119,500 (Jan 2023) +18%
over 2 yrs
67, Bell Avenue £134,000 (Jul 2017) → £149,000 (Oct 2022) +11%
over 5 yrs
5, Bell Avenue £220,000 (Apr 2018) → £240,500 (Jul 2022) +9%
over 4 yrs
34, Bell Avenue £121,000 (Dec 2016) → £122,500 (Nov 2019) → £142,000 (Oct 2021) +17%
over 5 yrs
52, Bell Avenue £130,000 (Jun 2021) → £135,000 (Sep 2021) +4%
over under a year
27, Bell Avenue £123,000 (May 2016) → £119,000 (Jul 2019) → £122,500 (Jan 2021) +-0%
over 5 yrs
31, Bell Avenue £220,000 (Mar 2019) → £205,000 (Nov 2019) -7%
over under a year
29, Bell Avenue £195,000 (May 2019) → £182,000 (Sep 2019) -7%
over under a year
37, Bell Avenue £230,000 (Nov 2018) → £200,000 (May 2019) -13%
over under a year
28, Bell Avenue £130,000 (Sep 2016) → £119,995 (Nov 2016) -8%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Bell Avenue

Crime

34 crimes were reported within about a mile of Bell Avenue in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences12
Anti-social behaviour6
Criminal damage & arson5
Shoplifting4
Burglary2
Public order2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Bell Avenue is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Wear Flood alert area
  • Tyne and Wear coastal rivers Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Bell Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Bowburn Primary School 438 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Strawberry Lane 26 pupils Other independent special school 11–19 Report 0.7 mi
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School 195 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School 137 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 2.6 mi
Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation 661 pupils Other independent school 3–18 Report 2.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

  • Durham station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Dallymore Drive (NW-bound, A177 Durham Road) 3 min walk
  • Dallymore Drive (SE-bound, A177 Durham Road) 4 min walk
  • Mary Terrace (N-bound, A177 Durham Road) 4 min walk
  • Tail-upon-End Lane - Marlene Avenue (SW-bound, Tail-Upon-End-Lane) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bowburn Medical Centre
    Bow Street, Bowburn, Durham · 0.5 mi
  • Coxhoe Medical Practice
    1 Lansdowne Road, Coxhoe, Durham · 2.2 mi
  • West Cornforth Medical Centre
    Reading Street, West Cornforth, Ferryhill · 2.7 mi
  • Claypath & University Medical Group
    26 Gilesgate, Durham · 2.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 9 of 10 · Crime: decile 9 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.5%62.5%
Private rented8.0%20.3%
Social rented8.5%17.1%
Households1,046

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.8%64.1%
Aged 65+24.9%18.6%
Residents2,365

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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