Durham Road West, Bowburn, Durham

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH6 5AU.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£148,000
6 sales
Price range
£70k – £255k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Jan 2025
DH6 5AU

At a glance

House prices£148k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 19 min walkDurham station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

6 property sales on Durham Road West, Bowburn, Durham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 6 Jan 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £217,667. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Durham Road West compared

DH6 postcode area£146,497
Durham£192,686
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Durham Road West has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £208,000 (1 sales)2017£208k2018: £85,000 (1 sales)2018£85k2019: £70,000 (1 sales)2019£70k2022: £167,500 (2 sales)2022£168k2025: £190,000 (1 sales)2025£190k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached3£217,6676 Jan 2025
Terraced3£78,3339 Jun 2022

Sold prices on Durham Road West

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
28, Durham Road West DH6 5AU 6 Jan 2025£190,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Durham Road West DH6 5AU 15 Jan 2024£64,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Durham Road West DH6 5AU 3 May 2023£90,000 TerracedFreehold
The Brambles, 27, Durham Road West DH6 5AU 19 Jul 2022£255,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Durham Road West DH6 5AU 9 Jun 2022£80,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Durham Road West DH6 5AU 16 Dec 2020£154,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Durham Road West DH6 5AU 12 Feb 2020£43,000 TerracedFreehold
Wellsprings Business Centre, Durham Road West DH6 5AU 12 Dec 2019£450,000 OtherFreehold
19, Durham Road West DH6 5AU 3 Jul 2019£35,250 TerracedFreehold
20A, Durham Road West DH6 5AU 14 Jun 2019£70,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Durham Road West DH6 5AU 16 Mar 2018£85,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Durham Road West DH6 5AU 16 Feb 2018£85,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Durham Road West DH6 5AU 31 Mar 2017£208,000 DetachedFreehold

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
19, Durham Road West £35,250 (Jul 2019) → £43,000 (Feb 2020) +22%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Durham Road West

Crime

38 crimes were reported within about a mile of Durham Road West in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences13
Anti-social behaviour8
Criminal damage & arson5
Shoplifting4
Burglary2
Other theft2

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

Flood risk

Durham Road West 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 Durham Road West

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Strawberry Lane 26 pupils Other independent special school 11–19 Report 0.1 mi
Bowburn Primary School 438 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Coxhoe Primary School 309 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.6 mi
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School 195 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 1.6 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 4.0 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Co-op Store (SE-bound, A177 Durham Road) 1 min walk
  • Oxford Terrace (E-bound, Crow Trees Lane) 1 min walk
  • Oxford Terrace (W-bound, Crow Trees Lane) 1 min walk
  • Co-op Store (NW-bound, A177 Durham Road) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bowburn Medical Centre
    Bow Street, Bowburn, Durham · 0.3 mi
  • Coxhoe Medical Practice
    1 Lansdowne Road, Coxhoe, Durham · 1.5 mi
  • West Cornforth Medical Centre
    Reading Street, West Cornforth, Ferryhill · 2.1 mi
  • Ferryhill And Chilton Medical Practice
    The Surgery, Durham Road, Ferryhill · 3.3 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 5 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 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.2%62.5%
Private rented28.8%20.3%
Social rented4.1%17.1%
Households685

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.1%64.1%
Aged 65+18.4%18.6%
Residents1,535

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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