DH1 1QN
Last sold £295,000 in June 2012
196, Gilesgate, Durham
- Property type
- Terraced
- Bedrooms
- 5 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 1,475 sq ft / 137 sq m
- EPC rating
- D
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Price history in context
- Jun 2012 — £295,000
What this home might be worth today
£509,000
Estimate range £483,000–£534,000
+72.5% since June 2012 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid well above the local norm at the time
vs 46 nearby sales within a year · 5-bed (est.) terraced within 1 km
The life around it
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School 1.1km
- Durham Sixth Form Centre 444m
- Durham station 951m
- Pelaw Wood 388m
- The coast (coastline) 9.8km
- Lake 218m
- Pond 137m
- Canal 21.4km
- River Wear 233m
- Public Park 422m
- Play Area 127m
- Tesco Express 416m
- The Chains - Woodman (W-Bound) 34m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 58.3% of premises — not all
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 58.3% of premises — not all
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 91.7% of premises — not all
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, 951m 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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2 St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School · Primary · Church of England 0.6 miles State
Noise
Road noise here is mapped at 65–69 dB (Lden, DEFRA 2022) — a main road close by.
Modelled annual average at this point, not a measurement on the doorstep. Below 55 dB is not mapped.
Planning
- Grade II listed — listed building consent is needed for most alterations. Historic England entry
- 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
Below average for England & Wales — 58 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 197, Gilesgate, Durham £250,000 · 2002
- 195, Gilesgate, Durham £300,000 · 2019
- 194, Gilesgate, Durham £550,000 · 2025
- 198, Gilesgate, Durham £665,000 · 2025
- 200, Gilesgate, Durham £210,000 · 2002
- 22, Gilesgate, Durham £215,000 · 2011
Planning activity nearby
- Permitted T1 Sycamore- reduce and reshape by 2-3m T2 Ash- reduce and reshape by 2-3m Jun 2026 source
- Undecided Reduce central leader with dieback by 4m, reduce sides and all other growth by upto 3m,… Jun 2026 source
- Permitted Removal of the gable chimney stack and flues and reinstatement to match existing, various… May 2026 source
- Permitted T1 (Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. Niphophila) - Removal of southeast facing limb with the… Apr 2026 source
- Undecided Beech in car park - remove one low branch overhanging/touching car port of number 4… Jun 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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