Porter Close, Aykley Heads, Durham

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH1 5ZL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£308,750
4 sales
Average price (since 2018)
£287,482
57 sales
Price range
£160k – £435k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Mar 2026
DH1 5ZL

At a glance

House prices£309k average60% above the Durham average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station16 min walkDurham station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

57 property sales on Porter Close, Aykley Heads, Durham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £308,750. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £330,013. Average sale prices rose from £322,950 in 2018 to £362,500 in 2026 (+12%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 60% above the Durham average of £192,686 over the same period. 15 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 14 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Porter Close compared

Porter Close£308,750
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

2018: £322,950 (5 sales)2018£323k2019: £252,185 (24 sales)2019£252k2020: £315,746 (12 sales)2020£316k2021: £314,907 (7 sales)2021£315k2022: £297,000 (3 sales)2022£297k2024: £300,000 (2 sales)2024£300k2025: £255,000 (2 sales)2025£255k2026: £362,500 (2 sales)2026£363k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached38£330,01325 Mar 2026
Semi-detached10£229,17512 Dec 2025
Terraced9£172,69412 Aug 2021

Sold prices on Porter Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
41, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 26 Jun 2026£325,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 25 Mar 2026£385,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 26 Jan 2026£340,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 12 Dec 2025£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 8 Dec 2025£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 28 Mar 2025£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 12 Jul 2024£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 13 Mar 2024£320,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 18 Nov 2022£372,500 DetachedFreehold
11, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 30 May 2022£323,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 14 Apr 2022£296,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 11 Mar 2022£222,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 20 Dec 2021£224,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 30 Sep 2021£367,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 13 Sep 2021£424,950 Detached New buildFreehold
40, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 12 Aug 2021£168,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 25 Jun 2021£429,950 Detached New buildFreehold
38, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 25 Jun 2021£160,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 17 Jun 2021£429,950 Detached New buildFreehold
17, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 18 Dec 2020£412,950 Detached New buildFreehold
26, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 18 Dec 2020£254,950 Detached New buildFreehold
29, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 18 Dec 2020£199,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 18 Dec 2020£165,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 27 Nov 2020£369,950 Detached New buildFreehold
18, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 30 Sep 2020£434,950 Detached New buildFreehold
21, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 25 Sep 2020£264,950 Detached New buildFreehold
32, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 30 Jun 2020£254,950 Detached New buildFreehold
27, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 19 Jun 2020£259,950 Detached New buildFreehold
25, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 26 May 2020£327,450 Detached New buildFreehold
24, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 12 Mar 2020£369,950 Detached New buildFreehold
37, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 10 Feb 2020£279,950 Detached New buildFreehold
20, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 7 Feb 2020£254,950 Detached New buildFreehold
8, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 31 Jan 2020£234,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
23, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 15 Jan 2020£359,950 Detached New buildFreehold
29, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 29 Nov 2019£182,500 Terraced New buildFreehold
30, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 29 Nov 2019£174,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
31, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 29 Nov 2019£179,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
33, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 29 Nov 2019£329,950 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 11 Oct 2019£239,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
41, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 20 Sep 2019£294,950 Detached New buildFreehold
40, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 12 Sep 2019£164,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
22, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 6 Sep 2019£324,950 Detached New buildFreehold
19, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 29 Jul 2019£324,950 Detached New buildFreehold
39, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 19 Jul 2019£159,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
1, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 15 Jul 2019£254,950 Detached New buildFreehold
38, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 28 Jun 2019£164,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
42, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 28 Jun 2019£199,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
43, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 28 Jun 2019£204,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
44, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 28 Jun 2019£204,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
45, Porter Close DH1 5ZL 28 Jun 2019£204,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
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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
41, Porter Close £294,950 (Sep 2019) → £325,000 (Jun 2026) +10%
over 7 yrs
19, Porter Close £324,950 (Jul 2019) → £385,000 (Mar 2026) +18%
over 7 yrs
3, Porter Close £279,950 (Dec 2018) → £340,000 (Jan 2026) +21%
over 7 yrs
45, Porter Close £204,950 (Jun 2019) → £224,500 (Dec 2021) → £240,000 (Mar 2025) → £230,000 (Dec 2025) +12%
over 6 yrs
8, Porter Close £234,950 (Jan 2020) → £280,000 (Dec 2025) +19%
over 6 yrs
7, Porter Close £239,950 (Oct 2019) → £280,000 (Jul 2024) +17%
over 5 yrs
4, Porter Close £245,950 (May 2019) → £320,000 (Mar 2024) +30%
over 5 yrs
16, Porter Close £369,950 (Nov 2020) → £372,500 (Nov 2022) +1%
over 2 yrs
11, Porter Close £284,950 (Dec 2018) → £323,000 (May 2022) +13%
over 3 yrs
48, Porter Close £249,950 (Apr 2019) → £296,000 (Apr 2022) +18%
over 3 yrs
44, Porter Close £204,950 (Jun 2019) → £222,500 (Mar 2022) +9%
over 3 yrs
23, Porter Close £359,950 (Jan 2020) → £367,000 (Sep 2021) +2%
over 2 yrs
40, Porter Close £164,950 (Sep 2019) → £168,000 (Aug 2021) +2%
over 2 yrs
38, Porter Close £164,950 (Jun 2019) → £165,000 (Dec 2020) → £160,000 (Jun 2021) -3%
over 2 yrs
29, Porter Close £182,500 (Nov 2019) → £199,000 (Dec 2020) +9%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Porter Close

Crime

197 crimes were reported within about a mile of Porter Close in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences73
Anti-social behaviour39
Public order25
Shoplifting16
Criminal damage & arson9
Other theft9

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

Flood risk

Porter Close is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Wear at 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 Porter Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Durham Trinity School & Sports College 254 pupils Community special school 2–19 Report 0.1 mi
Framwellgate Moor Primary School 375 pupils Primary 2–11 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Framwellgate School Durham 1,204 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham 1,293 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Durham Newton Hall Infants' School 110 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 mi
Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School 214 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham 212 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Durham Sixth Form Centre 1,747 pupils 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.8 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 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Chester-le-Street station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Happy Wanderer (SW-bound, Finchale Road) 4 min walk
  • Happy Wanderer (NE-bound, Finchale Road) 5 min walk
  • High Carr Road (S-bound, High Carr Road) 6 min walk
  • Aykley Heads - for University Hospital (N-bound, B6532) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Chastleton Medical Group
    Newton Drive, Durham · 0.4 mi
  • Claypath & University Medical Group
    26 Gilesgate, Durham · 1.1 mi
  • Dunelm Medical Practice
    Kelvin House, 1-2 Victor Terrace, Durham · 2.2 mi
  • Belmont & Sherburn Medical Group
    Broomside Lane, Belmont, Durham · 2.2 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 10 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned72.4%62.5%
Private rented25.2%20.3%
Social rented2.4%17.1%
Households1,021

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.6%64.1%
Aged 65+17.2%18.6%
Residents2,743

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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