Estate agents in Durham
Durham is a North East town with about 50,502 residents. HM Land Registry records 432 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, with a median price paid of £225,000.
How estate agents in Durham compare
Durham at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 446 sales in Durham from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £230,000.
37.5% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.1 years and sold for a median of 21.3% more than they paid.
The median price was £170,000 in 2016 and £220,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Durham
Median sale price in Durham: £230,000
| All homes | 446 sales, median £230,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 113 sales, median £360,000 |
| Semi-detached | 184 sales, median £210,000 |
| Terraced | 90 sales, median £221,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 59 sales, median £115,000 |
Across County Durham the average price was £136,971 in June 2026, up 6.1% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £170,000 (607 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £175,000 (689 sales) |
| 2018 | £173,000 (593 sales) |
| 2019 | £187,000 (606 sales) |
| 2020 | £194,950 (495 sales) |
| 2021 | £205,002 (738 sales) |
| 2022 | £192,250 (562 sales) |
| 2023 | £200,000 (499 sales) |
| 2024 | £220,000 (555 sales) |
| 2025 | £220,000 (586 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Durham station sits about 0.1 miles from the centre, with Chester-le-Street about 5 miles away, Bishop Auckland about 9 miles and Seaham about 10 miles. By road, the A690, A691, A167, A177 and A181 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway access is A1(M) junction 62 (Carrville Interchange), about 2 miles away, while A194(M) junction 65 (Birtley) is about 8 miles away. Newcastle International Airport is about 19 miles away and Teesside International Airport about 20 miles. Central London is about 234 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Durham
Durham has 15 primary schools within about 2.2 miles of the centre. The nearest are St Margaret's Church of England Primary School at about 0.4 miles and St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School at about 0.6 miles, followed by Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery at about 0.7 miles. For secondary education, St Leonard's Catholic School is an academy with a sixth form at about 0.4 miles and Durham Johnston Comprehensive School, also with a sixth form, is about 0.6 miles away. Independent options include Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation at about 0.4 miles. Durham Trinity School and Sports College, a special school, is about 0.8 miles away. For further study there are Durham Sixth Form Centre at about 0.4 miles and New College Durham at about 1.3 miles, while the University of Durham is about 0.8 miles from the centre.
Living in Durham
Durham is an urban city of around 50,000 residents, with semi-detached houses making up the largest share of homes and about 63% of households owning their home. There are more than 450 shops, including at least 10 supermarkets, 30 convenience stores and Durham Indoor Market about 0.4 miles from the centre. Food and drink includes around 35 pubs, more than 75 cafés, over 65 restaurants and over 70 takeaways. Seven doctors' surgeries are mapped, the nearest being Claypath Medical Centre at about 0.4 miles, along with at least 9 pharmacies and 10 dentists. University Hospital of North Durham, with an emergency department, is about 0.9 miles away. Durham Clayport Library and Durham Post Office are both about 0.4 miles from the centre. Eight named parks include Wharton Park at about 0.5 miles and Aykley Woods Local Nature Reserve is about 0.4 miles away.
A short history of Durham
People have settled the area since roughly 2000 BC. In 995 monks from Lindisfarne brought the body of Saint Cuthbert to a high peninsula within a bend of the River Wear, having previously kept it at Chester-le-Street. Their name for the site combined a Brythonic word for hill fort with an Old Norse word for island. A stone church was dedicated there in September 998 and was later replaced by the Norman cathedral. In 1070 William I began building a castle. From the 1070s until 1836 the city belonged to the County Palatine of Durham, ruled by the prince bishops. The Battle of Neville's Cross took place half a mile west of the city in 1346 and ended in an English victory. In 1650 Scottish prisoners taken at Dunbar were held in the cathedral. Coal mining later spread across the surrounding area. The centre has 447 listed buildings, 43 of them Grade I, including the Gatehouse and the Castle West Range.
Sport and leisure
Durham has Freeman's Quay Leisure Centre and Freeman's Quay Pool, along with Abbey Leisure Centre and Maiden Castle Sports Centre. Club facilities include Durham City Rugby F.C., Durham City Cricket Club, Green Lane Cricket Ground, Durham Moor Tennis Club, Durham Amateur Rowing Club and Durham University Canoe Club. Bowls is played at Durham City Bowling Club, Belmont Bowling Club and Durham Indoor Bowling Club, while Soccarena, Lane 7 and Top Gear Karting cover soccer, 10pin and karting. Several football, rugby and hockey pitches are mapped, including New Ferens Park and Sheraton Park sports field. Open spaces include Wharton Park, Gilesgate Park, Canterbury Road Park, Cross Fields, The Sands and Durham University Playing Fields, with a number of children's playgrounds across the area.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Durham?
- The median price paid in Durham over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £225,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £360,000 for detached houses, £215,000 for semi-detached houses, £201,000 for terraced houses and £110,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Durham in the last year?
- HM Land Registry recorded 432 standard sales in Durham in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. Of these, 105 were detached houses, 189 were semi-detached houses, 83 were terraced houses and 55 were flats.
- What are the transport links in Durham?
- Durham railway station is about 0.4 miles from the centre and A1(M) junction 62 (Carrville Interchange) is about 2 miles away. Newcastle International Airport is about 18 miles away and Teesside International Airport is about 20 miles away.
- Which schools are near the centre of Durham?
- There are 14 primary schools within about 2.2 miles of the centre and the nearest is St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School at about 0.8 miles. The nearest secondary school is St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham at about 0.6 miles and the University of Durham is about 1.0 miles away.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Durham?
- There are 18 estate agent sales branches with an office in Durham.
Areas near Durham
- High Shincliffe
- Ushaw Moor and Bearpark
- Sherburn
- Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth
- Brandon
- Witton Gilbert
- New Brancepeth
- Sacriston
Durham is in County Durham.
Estate agents near Durham
- Igomove County DurhamDurham0.3 miles
- Ben Charles Durham Estate Agent / Lettings AgentDurham DH1 1RG0.3 miles
- BridgfordsDurham DH1 3AA0.3 miles
- Stuart Edwards Estate AgentsDurham DH1 1RF0.4 miles
- Your Move Estate Agents Chris Stonock DurhamDurham DH1 3AG0.4 miles
- Elvet EstatesDurham DH1 3AQ0.4 miles
- Reeds Rains Estate AgentsDurham DH1 3AQ0.5 miles
- Robinsons Estate AgentsDurham DH1 3HL0.5 miles
- Rise Estate AgentsDurham DH1 3AQ0.5 miles
- Dowen Estate & Letting AgentsDurham DH1 3HL0.5 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Durham.