DH7 6SL
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Property report — DH7 6SL
Open-data due diligence for DH7 6SL and the area around it.
DH7 6SL in brief: 66 recorded sales (£52,995–£190,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DH7 6SL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DH7 6 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£160,748
Population
16,325
Crimes recorded
74
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
85%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DH7 6, 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 (37 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | £190,000 | 18 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2024-10-23 | £141,500 | 19 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2023-09-29 | £138,000 | 10 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2023-06-09 | £155,000 | 9 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2023-05-24 | £161,000 | 8 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2022-11-11 | £162,500 | 30 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2021-10-21 | £162,500 | 21 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2020-01-22 | £145,000 | 29 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2019-04-15 | £94,000 | 11 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2019-03-29 | £113,000 | 19 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2019-01-14 | £154,000 | 17 ACORN CROFT | Detached |
| 2017-12-01 | £115,000 | 21 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2017-09-15 | £170,000 | 1 ACORN CROFT | Detached |
| 2017-05-26 | £112,500 | 15 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2016-06-24 | £155,000 | 7 ACORN CROFT | Detached |
| 2016-05-06 | £139,950 | 27 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2015-07-24 | £166,000 | 18 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2015-06-15 | £140,000 | 21 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2014-08-05 | £125,000 | 29 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2013-09-27 | £99,500 | 14 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2013-02-25 | £122,500 | 8 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2009-02-12 | £100,000 | 30 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2008-04-11 | £108,000 | 5 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2008-03-10 | £124,950 | 10 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2007-09-07 | £149,950 | 21 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2007-09-07 | £113,500 | 15 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2007-07-04 | £179,950 | 24 ACORN CROFT | Detached |
| 2007-01-12 | £105,000 | 5 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2006-11-06 | £175,000 | 6 ACORN CROFT | Detached |
| 2006-11-06 | £124,500 | 3 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2006-09-29 | £112,000 | 12 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2005-07-22 | £117,000 | 10 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2005-06-24 | £140,000 | 27 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2004-04-23 | £99,950 | 12 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2004-03-24 | £148,000 | 6 ACORN CROFT | Detached |
| 2003-11-14 | £129,000 | 21 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-12-13 | £69,950 | 3 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-06-05 | £84,500 | 30 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-04-22 | £68,995 | 9 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-04-12 | £58,995 | 10 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-04-12 | £58,995 | 11 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-04-05 | £53,995 | 12 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-04-05 | £53,995 | 15 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-03-25 | £79,995 | 16 ACORN CROFT | Detached |
| 2002-03-22 | £77,995 | 17 ACORN CROFT | Detached |
| 2002-03-15 | £79,995 | 7 ACORN CROFT | Detached |
| 2002-03-15 | £68,995 | 8 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-03-12 | £79,995 | 6 ACORN CROFT | Detached |
| 2002-03-05 | £52,995 | 14 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-02-22 | £53,995 | 5 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-02-21 | £52,995 | 4 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-02-15 | £53,995 | 3 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-02-15 | £58,995 | 18 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-02-01 | £58,995 | 19 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-01-18 | £68,995 | 21 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-01-18 | £81,995 | 1 ACORN CROFT | Detached |
| 2001-12-20 | £68,995 | 20 ACORN CROFT | Detached |
| 2001-12-20 | £72,495 | 27 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2001-12-14 | £82,995 | 23 ACORN CROFT | Detached |
| 2001-12-14 | £68,995 | 30 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2001-12-14 | £68,995 | 29 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2001-11-16 | £74,995 | 2 ACORN CROFT | Detached |
| 2001-11-02 | £82,995 | 24 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2001-10-19 | £58,995 | 25 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2001-01-04 | £68,995 | 28 ACORN CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2000-12-20 | £82,995 | 22 ACORN CROFT | Detached |
66 recorded sales on DH7 6SL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witton Gilbert Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Sacriston Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston | 1.0 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Bearpark Primary School | 1.5 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Langley Park Primary School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Durham Academy | 1.8 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2022) |
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: SACRISTON MEDICAL CENTRE (0.9 mi) · BROWNEY HOUSE SURGERY (1.4 mi) · DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: AMH - NORTH COUNTY HOSPITAL 3 (1.1 mi) · LANCHESTER ROAD HOSPITAL (1.1 mi) · LANCHESTER ROAD HOSPITAL APLETREE VILLA (1.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Witton Gilbert War Memorial (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · FORMER SMITHY TO WEST OF NO 29 (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · Barn at Witton Hall Farm (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: SACRISTON PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · BOOTS (0.9 mi) · WELL (1.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Durham (2.9 mi) · Chester-le-Street (4.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Heron Foods (0.9 mi) · Co-op Food (1.6 mi) · The Co-operative Food (2.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 33%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 7,298
Owned 66% · Social rent 20% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DH7 6.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DH7 6 (May 24–Apr 26, average 62/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DH7 6SL in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — 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 | DistrictDH7 | SectorDH7 6 | PostcodeDH7 6SL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £167,390 | £160,748 | £105,145 |
| Population | 50,090 | 16,325 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 304 | 74 | — |
| Schools | 23 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 67% | 85% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 90% | 91% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DH7 6); 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 2 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.