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Front Street, Pity Me, Durham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Front Street, Pity Me, Durham · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/durham/front-street-pity-me/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH1 5DE, DH1 5DW, DH1 5DT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£117,800
5 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£111,600
37 sales
Price range
£58k – £188k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 May 2026
DH1 5DW

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At a glance

House prices£118k average39% below the Durham average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station34 min walkDurham station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

37 property sales on Front Street, Pity Me, Durham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 5 homes sold here for an average of £117,800. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £106,650. Average sale prices rose from £95,640 in 2016 to £116,333 in 2026 (+22%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 39% below the Durham average of £192,686 over the same period. 10 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 10 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Front Street compared

Front Street£117,800
DH1 postcode area£271,630
Durham£192,686
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DH1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £95,640 (5 sales)2016£96k2017: £73,167 (3 sales)2017£73k2018: £89,167 (3 sales)2018£89k2019: £127,000 (2 sales)2019£127k2020: £145,000 (1 sales)2020£145k2021: £100,500 (4 sales)2021£101k2022: £107,333 (3 sales)2022£107k2023: £134,167 (6 sales)2023£134k2024: £134,000 (3 sales)2024£134k2025: £121,250 (4 sales)2025£121k2026: £116,333 (3 sales)2026£116k

Tenure: 82% freehold and 18% leasehold across 45 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced28£106,6501 May 2026
Flat8£119,4386 Mar 2026
Semi-detached1£187,50025 Sep 2023

Sold prices on Front Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
48, Front Street DH1 5DW 1 May 2026£117,500 TerracedFreehold
22, Front Street DH1 5DT 14 Apr 2026£105,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Front Street DH1 5DE 20 Mar 2026£100,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Front Street DH1 5DT 6 Mar 2026£103,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Paxton Court, Front Street DH1 5DE 6 Mar 2026£126,500 FlatLeasehold
42, Front Street DH1 5DW 28 Nov 2025£115,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Front Street DH1 5DW 7 Nov 2025£125,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Front Street DH1 5DW 14 Oct 2025£132,500 TerracedFreehold
73, Front Street DH1 5DE 16 May 2025£112,500 TerracedFreehold
9, Front Street DH1 5DT 25 Oct 2024£120,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Front Street DH1 5DT 26 Jul 2024£100,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Front Street DH1 5DE 21 Jun 2024£172,000 TerracedFreehold
68, Front Street DH1 5DE 4 Apr 2024£105,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Front Street DH1 5DE 5 Mar 2024£110,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Paxton Court, Front Street DH1 5DE 15 Dec 2023£125,000 FlatLeasehold
89, Front Street DH1 5DH 25 Sep 2023£187,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Front Street DH1 5DT 25 Aug 2023£127,500 TerracedFreehold
69, Front Street DH1 5DE 24 Mar 2023£115,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Paxton Court, Front Street DH1 5DE 17 Feb 2023£120,000 FlatLeasehold
74, Front Street DH1 5DE 14 Feb 2023£85,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Paxton Court, Front Street DH1 5DE 6 Jan 2023£130,000 FlatLeasehold
39, Front Street DH1 5DW 31 Oct 2022£110,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Front Street DH1 5DT 26 May 2022£112,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Front Street DH1 5DW 29 Apr 2022£100,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Front Street DH1 5DW 18 Mar 2022£100,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Front Street DH1 5DT 26 Nov 2021£116,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Front Street DH1 5DT 8 Oct 2021£93,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Front Street DH1 5DW 10 Sep 2021£118,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Front Street DH1 5DW 1 Feb 2021£75,000 TerracedFreehold
60, Front Street DH1 5DE 30 Oct 2020£145,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Paxton Court, Front Street DH1 5DE 12 Dec 2019£121,000 FlatLeasehold
77, Front Street DH1 5DE 29 Mar 2019£133,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Front Street DH1 5DT 16 Jan 2019£85,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Front Street DH1 5DW 8 Jun 2018£87,000 OtherFreehold
13, Paxton Court, Front Street DH1 5DE 21 May 2018£104,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Front Street DH1 5DW 1 May 2018£65,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Front Street DH1 5DW 10 Jan 2018£98,500 TerracedFreehold
35, Front Street DH1 5DW 18 Aug 2017£58,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Front Street DH1 5DW 9 Aug 2017£65,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Front Street DH1 5DT 18 Jul 2017£96,500 TerracedFreehold
44, Front Street DH1 5DW 2 Nov 2016£83,500 TerracedFreehold
14, Front Street DH1 5DT 30 Aug 2016£68,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Paxton Court, Front Street DH1 5DE 1 Jul 2016£110,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Paxton Court, Front Street DH1 5DE 15 Apr 2016£119,000 FlatLeasehold
48, Front Street DH1 5DW 29 Mar 2016£97,700 TerracedFreehold

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
48, Front Street £97,700 (Mar 2016) → £117,500 (May 2026) +20%
over 10 yrs
18, Paxton Court, Front Street £120,000 (Feb 2023) → £126,500 (Mar 2026) +5%
over 3 yrs
29, Front Street £98,500 (Jan 2018) → £125,000 (Nov 2025) +27%
over 8 yrs
28, Front Street £118,000 (Sep 2021) → £132,500 (Oct 2025) +12%
over 4 yrs
9, Front Street £116,000 (Nov 2021) → £120,000 (Oct 2024) +3%
over 3 yrs
13, Paxton Court, Front Street £104,000 (May 2018) → £125,000 (Dec 2023) +20%
over 6 yrs
17, Paxton Court, Front Street £119,000 (Apr 2016) → £121,000 (Dec 2019) → £130,000 (Jan 2023) +9%
over 7 yrs
23, Front Street £96,500 (Jul 2017) → £112,000 (May 2022) +16%
over 5 yrs
38, Front Street £87,000 (Jun 2018) → £100,000 (Mar 2022) +15%
over 4 yrs
14, Front Street £68,000 (Aug 2016) → £93,000 (Oct 2021) +37%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Front Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Framwellgate School Durham 1,204 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham 212 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Framwellgate Moor Primary School 375 pupils Primary 2–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School 214 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.7 mi
Durham Newton Hall Infants' School 110 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.7 mi
Durham Trinity School & Sports College 254 pupils Community special school 2–19 Report 0.9 mi
Finchale Primary School 209 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham 1,293 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 1.3 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, shops and health

Train stations

  • Durham station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Chester-le-Street station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Front Street (S-bound, Front Street) 1 min walk
  • Front Street - Junction Woodbine Road (N-bound, Front Street) 1 min walk
  • Front Street (N-bound, Front Street) 1 min walk
  • Front Street - Junction Woodbine Road (S-bound, Front Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Chastleton Medical Group
    Newton Drive, Durham · 0.5 mi
  • Claypath & University Medical Group
    26 Gilesgate, Durham · 1.9 mi
  • Sacriston Medical Centre
    Front Street, Sacriston, Durham · 1.9 mi
  • Dunelm Medical Practice
    Kelvin House, 1-2 Victor Terrace, Durham · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi North Durham Retail Park, Durham · 0.4 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S Arnison Centre Durham · 0.4 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Durham Food Warehouse · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Living Asda Living Durham · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Leak Chemists · 0.5 mi
  • Newton Hall Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Front Street Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Department · 1.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned65.7%62.5%
Private rented21.2%20.3%
Social rented13.1%17.1%
Households788

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.5%64.1%
Aged 65+19.4%18.6%
Residents1,690

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.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks84%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across County Durham with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. 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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Who lives around Front Street

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White90.6%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.8%1.5%
Other ethnic group2.5%0.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%0.3%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian49.8%54.6%
No religion40.6%38.6%
Not answered5%5.1%
Muslim3.1%0.6%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Buddhist0.4%0.2%
Hindu0.4%0.2%
Sikh0.2%0.2%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK90.2%95.6%
Born outside the UK9.8%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above40.7%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications17.8%19.9%
No qualifications13.4%20.9%
Level 2 qualifications13.4%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%9.5%
Apprenticeship4.5%6.2%
Other qualifications2.2%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health46.7%43%
Good health35.6%33.9%
Fair health13.2%15.6%
Bad health3.6%5.8%
Very bad health1%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household46.9%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household26.5%25.5%
No cars or vans in household20.5%24.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Durham.

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