Ornsby Hill, Lanchester, Durham

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH7 0QL.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£369,600

5 sales

Price range

£160k – £643k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

16 Apr 2025

DH7 0QL

At a glance

House prices£370k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest stationOver 5 miles awayBus stop 1 min walk SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on Ornsby Hill, Lanchester, Durham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 16 Apr 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £502,667. Average sale prices fell from £491,500 in 2019 to £342,500 in 2025 (-30%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Ornsby Hill compared

DH7 postcode area£167,708

Durham£192,686

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Ornsby Hill has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	3	£502,667	28 Mar 2025
Semi-detached	2	£170,000	16 Apr 2025

Sold prices on Ornsby Hill

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
2, Ornsby Hill DH7 0QL	16 Apr 2025	£160,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
8, Ornsby Hill DH7 0QL	28 Mar 2025	£525,000	Detached	Freehold
3, Ornsby Hill DH7 0QL	14 Dec 2020	£180,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Ornsby Hill House, Ornsby Hill DH7 0QL	26 Apr 2019	£643,000	Detached	Freehold
8, Ornsby Hill DH7 0QL	29 Mar 2019	£340,000	Detached	Freehold
Ornsby Hill House, Ornsby Hill DH7 0QL	2 Oct 2017	£420,000	Other	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
8, Ornsby Hill	£340,000 (Mar 2019) → £525,000 (Mar 2025)	+54% over 6 yrs
Ornsby Hill House, Ornsby Hill	£420,000 (Oct 2017) → £643,000 (Apr 2019)	+53% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Ornsby Hill

Crime

18 crimes were reported within about a mile of Ornsby Hill in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	11
Other theft	3
Anti-social behaviour	2
Criminal damage & arson	1
Vehicle crime	1

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

Flood risk

Ornsby Hill is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Smallhope Burn at Lanchester Flood warning area
Lower River Wear Flood alert area
Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries 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 Ornsby Hill

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester 1,240 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Requires improvement Report	0.2 mi
All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester 165 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School 455 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Report	0.5 mi
Burnhope Primary School 69 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	1.4 mi
Annfield Plain Infant School 106 pupils	Primary	2–7	Report	1.8 mi
Annfield Plain Junior School 99 pupils	Primary	7–11	Good Report	1.9 mi
Croft Community School 316 pupils	Community special school	4–16	Good Report	2.0 mi
Greenland Community Primary School 318 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	2.4 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

Nearest bus stops

Hospital (NE-bound, A6076) 1 min walk
Hospital (SW-bound, A6076) 2 min walk
Maiden View (SW-bound, Howden Bank) 3 min walk
Ornsby Hill (SW-bound, A6076) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Lanchester Medical Centre
Durham Road, Lanchester, Durham · 0.8 mi
The Haven Surgery
The Haven, Burnhope, Durham · 1.3 mi
Annfield Plain Surgery
Durham Road, Annfield Plain, Stanley · 1.8 mi
Drs Lambert & Ng
West Road Surgery, 9 West Road, Stanley · 1.9 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 8 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 8 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	83.0%	62.5%
Private rented	15.0%	20.3%
Social rented	2.0%	17.1%
Households	754

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	54.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	31.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,591

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	11%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	0%	80%
Gigabit-capable	0%	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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