Southway, Lanchester, Durham

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£197,000

6 sales

Price range

£136k – £282k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

29 Sep 2023

DH7 0JL

At a glance

House prices£197k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% 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 broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

6 property sales on Southway, Lanchester, Durham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 29 Sep 2023. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £194,250. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Southway compared

DH7 postcode area£167,708

Durham£192,686

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Southway 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
Semi-detached	4	£194,250	29 Sep 2023
Detached	2	£202,500	25 Oct 2018

Sold prices on Southway

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
10, Southway DH7 0JL	29 Sep 2023	£282,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
10, Southway DH7 0JL	12 Nov 2019	£184,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
8, Southway DH7 0JL	25 Oct 2018	£225,000	Detached	Freehold
7, Southway DH7 0JL	20 Mar 2018	£175,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
7, Southway DH7 0JL	21 Apr 2017	£136,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
1, Southway DH7 0JL	30 Mar 2016	£180,000	Detached	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
10, Southway	£184,000 (Nov 2019) → £282,000 (Sep 2023)	+53% over 4 yrs
7, Southway	£136,000 (Apr 2017) → £175,000 (Mar 2018)	+29% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Southway

Flood risk

Southway 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 Southway

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester 165 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.1 mi
Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School 455 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Report	0.2 mi
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester 1,240 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Requires improvement Report	0.2 mi
Burnhope Primary School 69 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	1.7 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

Kitswell Rd - Cemetery (SE-bound, Kitswell Road) 1 min walk
Kitswell Rd - Cemetery (NW-bound, Kitswell Road) 1 min walk
Alderside Crescent (SW-bound, Alderside Crescent) 3 min walk
Front St Infants School (NE-bound, Front Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Lanchester Medical Centre
Durham Road, Lanchester, Durham · 0.6 mi
The Haven Surgery
The Haven, Burnhope, Durham · 1.5 mi
Annfield Plain Surgery
Durham Road, Annfield Plain, Stanley · 2.2 mi
Drs Lambert & Ng
West Road Surgery, 9 West Road, Stanley · 2.3 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 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 7 of 10 · Crime: decile 9 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	88.9%	62.5%
Private rented	8.3%	20.3%
Social rented	2.9%	17.1%
Households	628

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	53.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	31.6%	18.6%
Residents	1,385

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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