St Johns Crescent, Bowburn, Durham

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH6 5AQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2018)
£91,400
5 sales
Price range
£72k – £125k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Feb 2024
DH6 5AQ

At a glance

House prices£91k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 12 min walkDurham station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on St Johns Crescent, Bowburn, Durham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 1 Feb 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £95,500. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on St Johns Crescent compared

DH6 postcode area£146,497
Durham£192,686
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. St Johns Crescent has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2018: £75,000 (1 sales)2018£75k2019: £72,000 (1 sales)2019£72k2020: £75,000 (1 sales)2020£75k2023: £110,000 (1 sales)2023£110k2024: £125,000 (1 sales)2024£125k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced4£95,5001 Feb 2024
Semi-detached1£75,00012 Apr 2018

Sold prices on St Johns Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, St Johns Crescent DH6 5AQ 1 Feb 2024£125,000 TerracedFreehold
6, St Johns Crescent DH6 5AQ 16 Nov 2023£110,000 TerracedFreehold
5, St Johns Crescent DH6 5AQ 6 Mar 2023£103,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, St Johns Crescent DH6 5AQ 9 Jun 2022£76,750 TerracedFreehold
3, St Johns Crescent DH6 5AQ 8 Nov 2021£85,000 TerracedFreehold
4, St Johns Crescent DH6 5AQ 30 Oct 2020£75,000 TerracedFreehold
3, St Johns Crescent DH6 5AQ 18 Dec 2019£72,000 TerracedFreehold
5, St Johns Crescent DH6 5AQ 12 Apr 2018£75,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
4, St Johns Crescent £75,000 (Oct 2020) → £76,750 (Jun 2022) → £125,000 (Feb 2024) +67%
over 3 yrs
5, St Johns Crescent £75,000 (Apr 2018) → £103,000 (Mar 2023) +37%
over 5 yrs
3, St Johns Crescent £72,000 (Dec 2019) → £85,000 (Nov 2021) +18%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near St Johns Crescent

Crime

35 crimes were reported within about a mile of St Johns Crescent in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences12
Anti-social behaviour6
Criminal damage & arson5
Shoplifting4
Burglary2
Other theft2

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

Flood risk

St Johns Crescent 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 St Johns Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Bowburn Primary School 438 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Strawberry Lane 26 pupils Other independent special school 11–19 Report 0.4 mi
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School 195 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 1.3 mi
Coxhoe Primary School 309 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 2.0 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 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Tweddle Terrace (S-bound, A177 Durham Road) 1 min walk
  • Surtees Av - Burn Street (NE-bound, Bede Terrace) 1 min walk
  • Surtees Av - Burn Street (SW-bound, Bede Terrace) 2 min walk
  • Surtees Avenue (NE-bound, Surtees Avenue) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bowburn Medical Centre
    Bow Street, Bowburn, Durham · 0.1 mi
  • Coxhoe Medical Practice
    1 Lansdowne Road, Coxhoe, Durham · 1.9 mi
  • West Cornforth Medical Centre
    Reading Street, West Cornforth, Ferryhill · 2.4 mi
  • Claypath & University Medical Group
    26 Gilesgate, Durham · 3.2 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 5 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 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.2%62.5%
Private rented28.8%20.3%
Social rented4.1%17.1%
Households685

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.1%64.1%
Aged 65+18.4%18.6%
Residents1,535

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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