DH1 2PQ

Last sold £960,000 in December 2025

1, Hillcrest, Durham

Property type: Detached
Bedrooms: 10 (est.)
Tenure: Leasehold
Floor area: 3,068 sq ft / 285 sq m
EPC rating: C

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Price history in context

Date	Price	Change	Base rate at sale	vs UK market
Today	Show me today's estimate
December 2025	£960,000	+108.7%	3.75%	+35 pts
April 2012	£460,000	+695.1%	0.5%	+563 pts
November 1998	£57,853		6.75%

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Dec 2025 — £960,000 · +108.7% · 35 pts ahead of the UK market
Apr 2012 — £460,000 · +695.1% · 563 pts ahead of the UK market
Nov 1998 — £57,853

The life around it

Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School 201m
University of Durham 2.3km
Durham station 3.6km
Hett Wood 327m
The coast (coastline) 12.2km
Lake 758m
Pond 1.4km
Canal 22.9km
River Wear 773m
Public Park 2.1km
Playing Field 302m
Londis 1.5km
High Street (W-Bound) 201m

Broadband

Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises

Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data

Commute by train

From Durham, 3.6km away

12 min Newcastle
69 min Leeds
96 min Sheffield
104 min Edinburgh

Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.

Schools nearby

1 Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School · Primary · Church of England 0.1 miles State
2 Laurel Avenue Community Primary School · Primary 1.4 miles State Ofsted Good
3 University of Durham 1.4 miles State
4 St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School · Primary · Church of England 1.5 miles State
5 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate · Primary · Roman Catholic 1.6 miles State
6 St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham · Primary · Church of England 1.6 miles State
7 Durham High School 1.8 miles
8 Bowburn Primary School · Primary 1.8 miles State Ofsted Good
9 Strawberry Lane 1.8 miles State
10 Durham Gilesgate Primary School · Primary 1.8 miles State Ofsted Good

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Planning

In the Shincliffe conservation area — external changes usually need consent.

From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.

Crime

Below average for England & Wales — 119 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

Map

Location: exact

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Nearby sold homes

3, Hillcrest, Durham £310,000 · 2021
8, Hillcrest, Durham £128,000 · 1998
Old School House, 1, Hillcrest, Durham £75,000 · 1998
5, Hillcrest, Durham £240,000 · 2004
High Meadows, Hillcrest, Durham £305,000 · 2009
6, Hillcrest, Durham £274,000 · 2016

Planning activity nearby

Undecided Proposed alterations and extensions. May 2026 source
Undecided Felling of holly trees Mar 2026 source
Permitted Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00757/FPA comprising the… Jun 2026 source

Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.

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