DH1 1QH
Last sold £285,000 in October 2003
171, Gilesgate, Durham
- Property type
- Terraced
- Bedrooms
- 7 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 1,561 sq ft / 145 sq m
- EPC rating
- C
- Elevation
- About 76m
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Price history in context
- Oct 2003 — £285,000 · +124.4% · 17 pts ahead of the UK market
- Jul 1997 — £127,000 · +13.4% · 3 pts behind the UK market
- Dec 1995 — £112,000
What this home might be worth today
£618,000
Estimate range £587,000–£649,000
+117.0% since October 2003 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid well above the local norm at the time
vs 19 nearby sales within a year · 7-bed (est.) terraced within 1 km
The life around it
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School 15-min walk crosses a major road
- Durham Sixth Form Centre 16-min walk
- Durham station 19-min walk crosses a major road
- Pelaw Wood 184m
- The coast (coastline) 9.8km
- Lake 262m
- Pond 200m
- Canal 21.7km
- River Wear 284m
- Public Park 199m
- Play Area 408m
- Sainsbury's Local 498m
- Magdalene Street (Sw-Bound) 200m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 94.1% of premises — not all
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 94.1% of premises — not all
- 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, 1.2km 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
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3 St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School · Primary · Church of England 0.6 miles State
Flood risk
Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map
Sunshine and hills
Sunshine: about 1,510 hours a year — sunnier than 30% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.
Hills: on a gentle west-facing slope; surrounding hills hide about 6% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.
Planning
- In the Durham City conservation area — external changes usually need consent.
From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.
Crime
Among the highest for England & Wales — 550 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 169, Gilesgate, Durham £316,750 · 2013
- 65, Gilesgate, Durham £135,000 · 2002
- 66, Gilesgate, Durham £249,950 · 2007
- 62, Gilesgate, Durham £218,000 · 2015
- The Beeches, Grove House Drive, Durham £648,000 · 2022
- 68a, Gilesgate, Durham £38,000 · 1997
Planning activity nearby
- Permitted T1 (Conifer) - Reduce the height by 4m May 2026 source
- Permitted T1 Quercus rubra (Northern Red Oak) - crown reduction of approximately 20% (by branch… Apr 2026 source
- Permitted Felling and Removal of 1no Birch (T4458) and 1no Ash (WT4500), Monolith 1no Sycamore… Jun 2026 source
- Undecided Replacement of defective timber windows and timber lintels repair of external stucco… Jul 2026 source
- Undecided Replacement of defective timber windows and timber lintels repair of external stucco… Jul 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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