Cooper Square, Durham

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH1 1PT.

Average price (last 12 months)

£136,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2017)

£117,125

4 sales

Price range

£105k – £136k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

13 Mar 2026

DH1 1PT

At a glance

House prices£117k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station25 min walkDurham station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

4 property sales on Cooper Square, Durham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £136,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £119,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Cooper Square compared

DH1 postcode area£271,630

Durham£192,686

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Cooper Square has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	3	£119,500	13 Mar 2026
Terraced	1	£110,000	8 Sep 2017

Sold prices on Cooper Square

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Cooper Square DH1 1PT	13 Mar 2026	£136,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, Cooper Square DH1 1PT	29 Jan 2024	£150,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
38, Cooper Square DH1 1PT	13 Oct 2022	£160,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
46, Cooper Square DH1 1PT	29 Jul 2021	£97,451	Terraced	Freehold
2, Cooper Square DH1 1PT	21 Sep 2020	£129,950	Terraced	Freehold
28, Cooper Square DH1 1PT	8 Dec 2017	£105,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, Cooper Square DH1 1PT	8 Sep 2017	£110,000	Terraced	Freehold
38, Cooper Square DH1 1PT	31 Mar 2017	£117,500	Semi-detached	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
38, Cooper Square	£117,500 (Mar 2017) → £160,000 (Oct 2022)	+36% over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Cooper Square

Crime

189 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cooper Square in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences	60
Shoplifting	57
Anti-social behaviour	20
Public order	14
Criminal damage & arson	13
Vehicle crime	7

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

Flood risk

Cooper Square is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Wear at Durham Riverside Flood warning area
River Wear at Durham Flood warning area
River Wear at Upper Durham Flood warning area
Lower River Wear 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 Cooper Square

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Durham Gilesgate Primary School 164 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate 86 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham 167 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Report	0.3 mi
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School 114 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Durham Sixth Form Centre 1,747 pupils	16 plus	16–19	Report	0.9 mi
Belmont Community School 887 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	1.0 mi
Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School 261 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	1.0 mi
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School 137 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Report	1.1 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 1.3 mi · 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Bradford Cr-Roosevelt Rd (SE-bound, Bradford Crescent) 2 min walk
Musgrave Gardens (SE-bound, Musgrave Gardens) 3 min walk
Sunderland Road Musgrave Gardens (NE-bound, Sunderland Road) 3 min walk
Montgomery Road (NW-bound, Montgomery Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Claypath & University Medical Group
26 Gilesgate, Durham · 0.7 mi
Belmont & Sherburn Medical Group
Broomside Lane, Belmont, Durham · 0.9 mi
Cheveley Park Medical Ctr
The Links, Belmont, Durham · 1.0 mi
Chastleton Medical Group
Newton Drive, Durham · 1.7 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 3 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 3 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	35.7%	62.5%
Private rented	25.3%	20.3%
Social rented	38.7%	17.1%
Households	920

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	12.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	72.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	15.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,964

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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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