DH1 1QZ
Last sold £155,000 in July 2018
The Chains, 8, Claypath, Durham
- Property type
- Flat
- Tenure
- Leasehold
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Price history in context
- Jul 2018 — £155,000 · +24.0% · 3 pts behind the UK market
- Jun 2008 — £125,000
What this home might be worth today
£197,000
Estimate range £187,000–£206,000
+26.8% since July 2018 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid below the local norm at the time
vs 42 nearby sales within a year · flat within 1 km
The life around it
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School 1.2km
- Durham Sixth Form Centre 313m
- Durham station 822m
- Pelaw Wood 518m
- The coast (coastline) 9.8km
- Lake 230m
- Pond 231m
- Canal 21.3km
- River Wear 248m
- Public Park 522m
- Play Area 24m
- Tesco Express 299m
- The Chains - Woodman (E-Bound) 18m
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, 822m 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 55–59 dB (Lden, DEFRA 2022) — audible traffic.
Modelled annual average at this point, not a measurement on the doorstep. Below 55 dB is not mapped.
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 — 956 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: approximate (postcode)
Nearby sold homes
- The Chains, 21, Claypath, Durham £35,000 · 1998
- The Chains, 12, Claypath, Durham £165,000 · 2018
- The Chains, 24, Claypath, Durham £220,000 · 2025
- The Chains, 1, Claypath, Durham £99,950 · 2006
- The Chains, 20, Claypath, Durham £130,000 · 2008
- The Chains, 2, Claypath, Durham £44,750 · 2000
Planning activity nearby
- Undecided Reduce central leader with dieback by 4m, reduce sides and all other growth by upto 3m,… Jun 2026 source
- Permitted T1 Sycamore- reduce and reshape by 2-3m T2 Ash- reduce and reshape by 2-3m Jun 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
- Permitted Removal of the gable chimney stack and flues and reinstatement to match existing, various… May 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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