Surtees Avenue, Bowburn, Durham

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£106,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£85,400
10 sales
Price range
£55k – £106k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Feb 2026
DH6 5DZ

At a glance

House prices£85k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 13 min walkDurham station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

10 property sales on Surtees Avenue, Bowburn, Durham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £106,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £88,625. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Surtees Avenue compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £55,000 (1 sales)2016£55k2017: £85,000 (2 sales)2017£85k2018: £92,000 (2 sales)2018£92k2019: £95,000 (1 sales)2019£95k2021: £84,000 (1 sales)2021£84k2022: £81,000 (1 sales)2022£81k2023: £79,000 (1 sales)2023£79k2026: £106,000 (1 sales)2026£106k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached8£88,6256 Feb 2026
Terraced2£72,5009 Jan 2017

Sold prices on Surtees Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
45, Surtees Avenue DH6 5DZ 6 Feb 2026£106,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Surtees Avenue DH6 5DZ 9 Jan 2026£80,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Surtees Avenue DH6 5DZ 15 Dec 2025£93,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Surtees Avenue DH6 5DZ 4 Apr 2025£63,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Surtees Avenue DH6 5DZ 12 Aug 2024£92,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Surtees Avenue DH6 5DZ 10 Jul 2023£79,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Surtees Avenue DH6 5DZ 21 Jan 2022£81,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Surtees Avenue DH6 5DZ 19 Feb 2021£84,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, Surtees Avenue DH6 5DZ 3 Jul 2020£8,250,000 OtherFreehold
12, Surtees Avenue DH6 5DZ 30 May 2019£95,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63 - 65, Surtees Avenue DH6 5DZ 25 Jan 2019£160,000 OtherFreehold
22, Surtees Avenue DH6 5DZ 31 Oct 2018£103,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Surtees Avenue DH6 5DZ 26 Jan 2018£81,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Surtees Avenue DH6 5DZ 23 Jan 2017£80,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Surtees Avenue DH6 5DZ 9 Jan 2017£90,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Surtees Avenue DH6 5DZ 12 Sep 2016£55,000 TerracedFreehold

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
45, Surtees Avenue £63,500 (Apr 2025) → £106,000 (Feb 2026) +67%
over under a year
51, Surtees Avenue £79,000 (Jul 2023) → £93,000 (Dec 2025) +18%
over 2 yrs
16, Surtees Avenue £55,000 (Sep 2016) → £92,000 (Aug 2024) +67%
over 8 yrs
53, Surtees Avenue £81,000 (Jan 2018) → £84,000 (Feb 2021) +4%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Surtees Avenue

Crime

37 crimes were reported within about a mile of Surtees Avenue in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences13
Anti-social behaviour7
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

Surtees Avenue 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 Surtees Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Bowburn Primary School 438 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Strawberry Lane 26 pupils Other independent special school 11–19 Report 0.3 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 3.7 mi · 1 hr 13 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Surtees Avenue (NE-bound, Surtees Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Surtees Avenue (SW-bound, Surtees Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Surtees Av - Burn Street (SW-bound, Bede Terrace) 2 min walk
  • Edward Avenue (NW-bound, Edward Avenue) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bowburn Medical Centre
    Bow Street, Bowburn, Durham · 0.1 mi
  • Coxhoe Medical Practice
    1 Lansdowne Road, Coxhoe, Durham · 1.8 mi
  • West Cornforth Medical Centre
    Reading Street, West Cornforth, Ferryhill · 2.4 mi
  • Claypath & University Medical Group
    26 Gilesgate, Durham · 3.3 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 2 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 3 of 10 · Crime: decile 3 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned49.3%62.5%
Private rented11.9%20.3%
Social rented38.7%17.1%
Households714

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.8%64.1%
Aged 65+17.4%18.6%
Residents1,457

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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