DH1 1RB
Last sold £68,000 in May 1997
5, Hillcrest, Durham
- Property type
- Semi-detached
- Bedrooms
- 5 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 990 sq ft / 92 sq m
- EPC rating
- C
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Price history in context
- May 1997 — £68,000
What this home might be worth today
£321,000
Estimate range £305,000–£337,000
+372.6% since May 1997 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid below the local norm at the time
vs 32 nearby sales within a year · 5-bed (est.) semi-detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School 1.3km
- Durham Sixth Form Centre 215m
- Durham station 750m
- Pelaw Wood 629m
- The coast (coastline) 9.7km
- Lake 244m
- Pond 354m
- Canal 21.2km
- River Wear 260m
- Public Park 567m
- Play Area 99m
- Tesco Express 288m
- The Chains - Woodman (E-Bound) 140m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 65% of premises — not all
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 65% 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, 750m 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
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3 St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham · Secondary · Roman Catholic 0.7 miles State Attainment 8: 57.2 — top 20% nationally (2023)
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
Around average for England & Wales — 968 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 7, Hillcrest, Durham £189,000 · 2014
- 2, Hillcrest, Durham £215,000 · 2020
- Mellstock, Hillcrest, Durham £82,000 · 2000
- 4, Hillcrest, Durham £70,000 · 2001
- Longridge, Hillcrest, Durham £330,000 · 2012
- 6, Hillcrest, Durham £163,000 · 2013
Planning activity nearby
- Permitted T1 (Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. Niphophila) - Removal of southeast facing limb with the… Apr 2026 source
- Permitted T1 & T3 (Self-seeded Ash) - Remove T2 & T4 (Laburnam and Apple tree) - Reshape Mar 2026 source
- Undecided Reduce central leader with dieback by 4m, reduce sides and all other growth by upto 3m,… Jun 2026 source
- Undecided Beech in car park - remove one low branch overhanging/touching car port of number 4… Jun 2026 source
- Permitted T1 Sycamore- reduce and reshape by 2-3m T2 Ash- reduce and reshape by 2-3m Jun 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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