DH1 1LA
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Property report — DH1 1LA
Open-data due diligence for DH1 1LA and the area around it.
DH1 1LA in brief: 59 recorded sales (£13,050–£590,000) · very low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DH1 1LA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DH1 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£225,680
Population
18,962
Crimes recorded
82
Schools
2
Flood risk
Very low
Gigabit broadband
73%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DH1 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (32 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | £440,000 | 10 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2025-08-11 | £410,000 | 15 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2025-03-26 | £350,000 | 28 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-08-14 | £420,000 | 14 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-08-01 | £281,000 | 44 ORCHARD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-07-23 | £305,000 | 22 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-11-23 | £325,000 | 41 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2020-12-18 | £305,000 | 34 ORCHARD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-02-12 | £350,000 | 3 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-07-01 | £347,000 | 53 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-06-14 | £347,000 | 51 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2018-11-07 | £325,000 | 15 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2018-10-25 | £260,000 | 22 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2018-10-22 | £285,000 | 12 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2018-09-13 | £265,000 | 22 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-12-15 | £300,000 | 18 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-09-29 | £325,000 | 6 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-07-30 | £260,000 | 16 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-03-03 | £266,350 | 12 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-01-17 | £280,000 | 29 ORCHARD DRIVE | Other |
| 2016-12-16 | £285,000 | 45 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2016-03-31 | £127,500 | 12 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-12-08 | £265,000 | 26 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-11-13 | £330,000 | 25 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-09-18 | £260,000 | 22 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-06-30 | £240,000 | 14 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-02-06 | £265,000 | 34 ORCHARD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-11-05 | £236,000 | 47 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2014-10-31 | £285,000 | 59 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2014-04-07 | £185,000 | 4 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2013-03-14 | £590,000 | 1 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2010-10-15 | £290,000 | 5 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2010-05-06 | £241,250 | 45 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2009-11-20 | £210,000 | 14 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2009-08-19 | £195,000 | 20 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2007-06-27 | £248,000 | 25 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2007-06-27 | £248,000 | 25 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2006-06-09 | £270,000 | 27 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2005-10-12 | £227,500 | 59 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2005-10-12 | £227,500 | 59 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2005-07-25 | £210,000 | 20 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2004-09-17 | £249,950 | 34 ORCHARD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-06-13 | £192,500 | 57 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-09-04 | £131,000 | 55 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-12-02 | £105,000 | 14 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-09-24 | £89,950 | 39 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-04-30 | £120,000 | 16 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-04-23 | £198,500 | 1 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1998-04-15 | £76,000 | 22 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1998-04-15 | £76,000 | 22 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1998-04-06 | £13,050 | 51 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1998-04-06 | £13,050 | 53 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-08-06 | £75,000 | 24 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-05-08 | £105,000 | 31 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-09-27 | £81,000 | 21 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-03-18 | £81,500 | 44 ORCHARD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-09-06 | £124,999 | 46 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1995-03-29 | £95,000 | 20 ORCHARD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1995-02-28 | £150,000 | 46 ORCHARD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
59 recorded sales on DH1 1LA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Avenue Community Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Durham Gilesgate Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham | 0.9 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP (0.2 mi) · CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP (1.4 mi) · BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP (1.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH DURHAM (1.3 mi) · HOSPITAL AT HOME UHND (1.3 mi) · DRYBURN HOSPITAL (1.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHAPEL OF ST MARY MAGDALENE (Grade I) (0.1 mi) · LOGGIA OF HEATH FAMILY MANSION EAST OF GREAT GATEWAY AT KEPIER HOSPITAL (Grade I) (0.1 mi) · GREAT GATEWAY TO KEPIER HOSPITAL (THAT PART WITHIN THE CIVIL PARISH OF BELMONT) (Grade I) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELL (0.2 mi) · BOOTS (0.6 mi) · M WHITFIELD LIMITED (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Durham (0.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco Extra (0.9 mi) · ALDI (0.9 mi) · Lidl (1.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 24
- One-person households
- 37%
- Households with children
- 17%
- Households
- 6,136
Owned 56% · Social rent 17% · Private rent 27%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DH1 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DH1 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 82/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictDH1 | SectorDH1 1 | PostcodeDH1 1LA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £262,591 | £225,680 | £234,908 |
| Population | 66,191 | 18,962 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 512 | 82 | — |
| Schools | 26 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 75% | 73% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 96% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DH1 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.