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AREA GUIDES
Durham Area Guide
DH1 4SH · County Durham · England
A clearer picture of local life, the housing market and the things that shape your day.
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WEATHER
Weather this week
Forecast for DH1 4SH.
OVERVIEW
Overview
A concise snapshot before the detail below.
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE
Around Durham
DH1 4SH is in the County Durham local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Durham, about 0.2 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.
HOUSING MARKET
Explore house prices →Housing market
Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.
16 Sep 2025 – 24 Jul 2026
June 2026
June 2026 compared with a year earlier
The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.
What could that cost each month?
Take a recorded price into the mortgage calculator. Adjust the property price, deposit, rate and term for the home you have in mind.
PLANNING
View all planning →Planning
Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.
Durham University Palace Green Durham DH1 3RLT1. Conifer - fellAwaiting decision›H M Prison Durham 19B Old Elvet Durham DH1 3HUTargeted intrusive investigations to the Grade II* listed Tythe Barn (No. 1120616) and Grade II listed, Barns West (Officers Club (No. 1323279)), Barns east (Dojo (No. 1323279)), Link Building (No. 1323279) and the courtyard wall. Intrusive investigations include: 1. Trial pit to existing foundations 2. Timber core investigation 3. Mortar and stone sampling 4. Brick and mortar sampling 5. Localised opening-up to expose structure 6. Temporary access to roof void 7. Wall lining opening and plaster sampling 8. Internal partition asbestos investigation. The investigation works will be used to inform repair strategies for the roof, masonry, structural and architectural timber, windows and doors, internal fabric and the courtyard wall.Awaiting decision›7 Atherton Street Durham DH1 4DJDischarge of condition 13 (materials) of planning permission DM/25/02827/FPAAwaiting decision›Land To The South Of 7 Leazes Place Durham DH1 1REFelling and removal of 7no LeylandiiAwaiting decision›
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LOCAL LIFE
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What’s around here?
A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.
Food & drink
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Pubs & bars
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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.
Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL.
LIVING HERE
Living here
Schools, population, reported crime and employment.
- Neville's Cross Primary School and NurseryPrimary · Ages 2–110.7 mi
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–71.4 mi
- Langley Moor Nursery SchoolNursery · Ages 2–51.7 mi
- Langley Moor Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–111.7 mi
Population of the small statistical area surrounding DH1 4SH—not the whole town. 2024.
What area does this cover?
County Durham 030A (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.
Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.
Unemployment estimate for County Durham · Latest available period.
REPRESENTATION
Who represents this area?
Current representation and recent general-election history for City of Durham.
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.
GETTING AROUND
Getting around
Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.
NEARBY CAR PARKS
View all →Nearby car parks
The closest useful mapped car parks.
- 0.9 miView car park →
- 2.1 miView car park →
- Brandon Lane →Brandon Cricket Club2.2 miView car park →
- The Links →Free2.3 miView car park →
Nearby fuel prices
View allUp to four forecourts within 5 miles of DH1 4SH, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.
Official UK Fuel Finder data
EV CHARGING
View all →Nearby EV charging
Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.
No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.
NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT
Newcastle Airport
About 18.6 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.
No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.
View airport map & nearby parking →NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS
Nearby places & outdoors
Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.
Useful nearby places
His Majesty's Prison Durham0.5 miles away
Green space and walks
- Cassop4.0 mi
- Waldridge Fell4.1 mi
- Whitworth Hall4.5 mi
- Hadrian's Wall Path12.7 mi
- Pennine Way22.9 mi
- Coast To Coast26.1 mi
Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.
Vets near this area
Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around DH1 4SH.
- Abbey Veterinary Centre – DurhamStockton-on-Tees DH1 4HZAbout 0.7 miles away
- Dunelm Veterinary GroupDurham DH1 1JAAbout 0.9 miles away
- Gilmoor Vets, DurhamDarlington DH1 2LGAbout 1.3 miles away
- Vets for Pets – DurhamDarlington DH1 5GBAbout 2.1 miles away
- Vets 2 Your Pets – DurhamChester-le-Street DH2 3PXAbout 3.2 miles away
- Langley Park Vets LtdDurham DH7 9XEAbout 3.9 miles away
Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.
Find and compare vets near DH1 4SHCoverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around DH1 4SH
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Three
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O2
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Vodafone
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UTILITIES & BROADBAND
Utilities & broadband
BIN DAYS
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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources
Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.
How to read the figures
Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.
Dataset dates
- Weather: 12 Sep 2026, 22:44
- Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 24 Jul 2026
- Reported crime: 2026-07