Overman Street, High Shincliffe, Durham

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH1 2PU.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£184,250

4 sales

Price range

£140k – £275k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

11 Feb 2022

DH1 2PU

At a glance

House prices£184k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) 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 station50 min walkDurham station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

4 property sales on Overman Street, High Shincliffe, Durham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 11 Feb 2022. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £184,250. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Overman Street compared

DH1 postcode area£271,630

Durham£192,686

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Overman Street 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
Terraced	4	£184,250	11 Feb 2022

Sold prices on Overman Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1A, Overman Street DH1 2PU	18 Feb 2022	£110,000	Other	Freehold
1, Overman Street DH1 2PU	11 Feb 2022	£177,000	Terraced	Freehold
1, Overman Street DH1 2PU	25 Jun 2021	£145,000	Terraced	Freehold
1A, Overman Street DH1 2PU	7 Jun 2019	£72,600	Other	Freehold
4, Overman Street DH1 2PU	11 Sep 2018	£275,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Overman Street DH1 2PU	10 Aug 2017	£140,000	Terraced	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
1A, Overman Street	£72,600 (Jun 2019) → £110,000 (Feb 2022)	+52% over 3 yrs
1, Overman Street	£145,000 (Jun 2021) → £177,000 (Feb 2022)	+22% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Overman Street

Crime

6 crimes were reported within about a mile of Overman Street 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).

Criminal damage & arson	1
Other theft	1
Public order	1
Theft from the person	1
Violence & sexual offences	1
Other crime	1

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

Flood risk

Overman Street 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 Overman Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School 195 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
Bowburn Primary School 438 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	1.3 mi
Strawberry Lane 26 pupils	Other independent special school	11–19	Report	1.5 mi
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School 114 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	1.7 mi
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School 137 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Report	1.8 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate 86 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	1.8 mi
St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham 167 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Report	1.9 mi
Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation 661 pupils	Other independent school	3–18	Report	2.2 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 2.5 mi · 50 min walk

Nearest bus stops

The Avenue (SE-bound, Avenue Street) 1 min walk
The Avenue (N-bound, Avenue Street) 1 min walk
Chapel Place (S-bound, Avenue Street) 2 min walk
Shincliffe Station (SE-bound, A177) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Bowburn Medical Centre
Bow Street, Bowburn, Durham · 1.2 mi
Claypath & University Medical Group
26 Gilesgate, Durham · 2.1 mi
Cheveley Park Medical Ctr
The Links, Belmont, Durham · 2.3 mi
Belmont & Sherburn Medical Group
Broomside Lane, Belmont, Durham · 2.4 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

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	83.5%	62.5%
Private rented	8.0%	20.3%
Social rented	8.5%	17.1%
Households	1,046

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.3%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	59.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	24.9%	18.6%
Residents	2,365

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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