Durham

Area Guide For Durham

Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county. It lies to the south of Newcastle upon Tyne, Chester-le-Street and Sunderland and to the north of Darlington. Durham is well known for its Norman cathedral and 11th-century castle, both designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986. The castle has been the home of Durham University since 1832. HM Prison Durham is also located close to the city centre. The name "Durham" comes from the Old English "dun", meaning hill, and the Old Norse "holme", which translates to island. The Lord Bishop of Durham takes a Latin variation of the city's name in his official signature, which is signed "N. Dunelm." Some attribute the city's name to the legend of the Dun Cow and the milkmaid who in legend guided the monks of Lindisfarne carrying the body of Saint Cuthbert to the site of the present city in 995 AD. Dun Cow Lane is said to be one of the first streets in Durham, being directly to the east of Durham Cathedral and taking its name from a depiction of the city's founding etched in masonry on the south side of

 
 

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Estimated Price: £161,380
Average Asking Price: £167,274
Price change in last one year: £8,031
Average Price Paid: £143,369
Average Rent Rates: £735

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Durham

Average Price for property in Durham is around £161,380 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £245,418 for detached house to around £138,592 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £127,555 and a flat is worth £152,275. Values have been changing and have risen £1,014 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £3,411 in last 6 months, £8,031 in last 1 year, £10,056 in last 2 years, £15,543 in last 3 years, £12,921 in last 4 years and £11,805 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Durham is around £167,274 based on approximately 1,281 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 447 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £735 per month.

Estimated property value in Durham is £161,380. Average asking price is £167,274 while average price paid is £146,842 which is up by £8,031 and Avg. asking rent £735.Based on an Online Survey

Buyers are willing to pay high dollar prices to grab these properties because of the recent trend in real estate investment especially in Durham area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £146,842 based on approximately 1,281 sales in Durham area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 3,898 properties where buyers paid around £143,786. It has been same for some time now for e.g. if you take an average of amount paid in last 5 years, it comes to around £143,369 for 6,337 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 8,837 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £142,765 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Durham

 
 

Breakdown of asking prices for homes of different sizes show that price varies clearly based on no of bedrooms and type of house. Asking price for a house with 1 bedroom is around £98,667, £87,057 for a 2 bedroom house, £128,749 for a 3 bedroom house, £259,535 for a 4 bedroom house and £458,632 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £102,492 for a single bedroom to £160,846 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £177,794. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Durham it comes to around average £101,344 for 1 bedroom property, £98,271 for 2 bedroom, £129,535 for 3 bedroom, £259,535 for 4 bedroom and £458,632 for a 5 bedroom property.

Rent per calendar month varies similarly based on type and size of the house. If you look at the rents per month for houses alone it can vary from £449 for 1 bedroom to £446 for 2 bedrooms, £511 for 3 bedrooms, £792 for 4 bedrooms and £861 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £492. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £582, £299 for 3 bedroom, £1,286 for 4 bedroom and around £1,521 for 5 bedroom flat. You should be generally be expecting around average £479 rent per month for single bedroom property, £488 for 2 bedroom, £509 for 3 bedroom, £823 for 4 bedroom and approximately £905 for a 5 bedroom property in Durham area.

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Disclaimer : Location real estate estimates and values are based on House price index background data and Sales data provided by United Kingdom Land registry Records available as public records from their website. This information is updated monthly on our website and may not reflect all public transactions. This information is based on estimated calculation generated from our developed algorithms. We are striving to make this information as accurate and useful as possible. This data covers the transactions received at Land Registry in the period 1/1/1995 to 9/1/2014. © Crown copyright 2014. Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2014.

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