DH1 5DD, Durham
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Average sold price
£259,100
10 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£230,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in DH1 5DD
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Mere Drive | 7 Aug 2026 | £230,000 | Detached |
| 18, Mere Drive | 6 Feb 2025 | £315,000 | Detached |
| 29, Mere Drive | 10 Mar 2023 | £290,000 | Detached |
| 2, Mere Drive | 23 Sep 2022 | £350,000 | Detached |
| 13, Mere Drive | 26 Mar 2021 | £250,000 | Detached |
| 4, Mere Drive | 17 Feb 2020 | £257,500 | Detached |
| 29, Mere Drive | 18 Oct 2019 | £251,000 | Detached |
| 20, Mere Drive | 1 Nov 2018 | £251,000 | Detached |
| 5, Mere Drive | 21 Mar 2017 | £190,000 | Detached |
| 31, Mere Drive | 19 Aug 2016 | £206,500 | Detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 90% freehold, 10% leasehold.
Streets in DH1 5DD
- Mere Drive£230k
Schools near DH1 5DD
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Framwellgate School Durham | Secondary | – | 0.3 mi |
| St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham | Primary | Good | 0.4 mi |
| Framwellgate Moor Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.4 mi |
| Durham Newton Hall Infants' School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| Durham Trinity School & Sports College | Community special school | – | 0.7 mi |
Living in DH1 5DD
Nearest stations
- Durham station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
- Chester-le-Street station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk
Supermarkets
- Aldi 0.4 mi
- Sainsburys Local 0.4 mi
- The Food Warehouse 0.4 mi
- Heron 0.5 mi
Pharmacies
- Leak Chemists 0.3 mi
- Newton Hall Pharmacy 0.5 mi
- Boots 0.5 mi
Dentists
- Dental Surgery 0.4 mi
- Front Street Dental Surgery 0.4 mi
- Dental Department 0.9 mi
GP surgeries
- Chastleton Medical Group 0.3 mi
- Claypath & University Medical Group 1.7 mi
- Sacriston Medical Centre 2.1 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 84% of homes in County Durham (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 10 of 10 |
| Employment | 9 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 10 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 6 of 10 |
| Crime | 7 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 10 of 10 |
| Living environment | 5 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in DH1 5DD
Ethnic group
| Here | Durham | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 86.1% | 96.8% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 9.1% | 1.5% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 2% | 0.9% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 1.9% | 0.3% |
| Other ethnic group | 1% | 0.4% |
Religion
| Here | Durham | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 56.2% | 54.6% |
| No religion | 32.5% | 38.6% |
| Not answered | 4.2% | 5.1% |
| Muslim | 3% | 0.6% |
| Hindu | 2.5% | 0.2% |
| Buddhist | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| Sikh | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Other religion | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Country of birth
| Here | Durham | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 84% | 95.6% |
| Born outside the UK | 16% | 4.4% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Durham | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 57.1% | 26.7% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 12.9% | 19.9% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 10.7% | 14.2% |
| No qualifications | 8.4% | 20.9% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 4.2% | 9.5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9% | 6.2% |
| Other qualifications | 2.7% | 2.4% |
General health
| Here | Durham | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 52.5% | 43% |
| Good health | 33.6% | 33.9% |
| Fair health | 10.3% | 15.6% |
| Bad health | 2.9% | 5.8% |
| Very bad health | 0.7% | 1.7% |
Occupation
| Here | Durham | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 44% | 16.7% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 14.7% | 10.1% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 12.5% | 12.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 6.3% | 11.7% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 5.8% | 10.4% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 5.6% | 9.5% |
| Elementary occupations | 4.2% | 11.3% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 4% | 8.7% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 2.9% | 9.2% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Durham | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 42.9% | 42.3% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 26.3% | 25.5% |
| No cars or vans in household | 22.9% | 24.1% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 7.9% | 8% |
Economic activity
| Here | Durham | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 55.4% | 52.4% |
| Economically inactive | 43.3% | 45.7% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.3% | 1.9% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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