Devonshire Road Durham
185 addresses across 5 postcodes (DH1), about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 11706251.
- Sales: 181 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £231,750 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 91 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 1, C: 25, D: 51, E: 13).
- Flood: 21 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in County Durham costs £2,622 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Durham, about 3.4 km (2.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 86 to 95 m above sea level.
- Noise: 31 of its 185 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cheveley Park Medical Ctr, about 560 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,040 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 21 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £231,750 | £225,000 | £238,500 |
| 2025 | 5 | £200,000 | £180,000 | £310,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | £205,000 | £180,000 | £225,000 |
| 2023 | 4 | £207,500 | £140,000 | £240,000 |
| 2022 | 4 | £226,250 | £200,000 | £270,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £170,000 | £152,000 | £275,000 |
| 2020 | 7 | £188,000 | £155,000 | £260,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | £206,000 | £185,000 | £240,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £159,000 | £152,000 | £166,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | £169,000 | £132,650 | £265,000 |
| 2016 | 6 | £205,000 | £138,500 | £259,950 |
| 2015 | 9 | £190,000 | £124,800 | £310,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | 178 DH1 2BL | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2026 | 4 DH1 2BQ | Semi-detached | £238,500 | |
| 24 Oct 2025 | 49 DH1 2BJ | Semi-detached | £205,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Aug 2025 | 28 DH1 2BQ | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2025 | 108 DH1 2BH | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 13 Jun 2025 | 21 DH1 2BJ | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2025 | 89 DH1 2BL | Detached | £261,050 | |
| 17 Jan 2025 | 131 DH1 2BL | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2024 | 170 DH1 2BL | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 13 Sep 2024 | 89 DH1 2BL | Detached | £245,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Apr 2024 | 35 DH1 2BJ | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 22 Mar 2024 | 130 DH1 2BH | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2023 | 64 DH1 2BH | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2023 | 111 DH1 2BL | Semi-detached | £213,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2023 | 51 DH1 2BJ | Semi-detached | £202,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 63 DH1 2BJ | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2023 | 111 DH1 2BL | Semi-detached | £198,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Dec 2022 | 49 DH1 2BJ | Semi-detached | £212,500 | |
| 5 Sep 2022 | 17 DH1 2BJ | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2022 | 105 DH1 2BL | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2022 | 150 DH1 2BL | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 27 Aug 2021 | 164 DH1 2BL | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2021 | 86 DH1 2BH | Semi-detached | £152,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2021 | 73 DH1 2BJ | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2020 | 44 DH1 2BQ | Semi-detached | £187,500 | |
| 24 Nov 2020 | 125 DH1 2BL | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2020 | 4 DH1 2BQ | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2020 | 43 DH1 2BJ | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 3 Apr 2020 | 48 DH1 2BQ | Semi-detached | £260,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2020 | 107 DH1 2BL | Detached | £228,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2020 | 60 DH1 2BH | Semi-detached | £188,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2019 | 154 DH1 2BL | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2019 | 128 DH1 2BH | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2019 | 15 DH1 2BJ | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 7 Jun 2019 | 61 DH1 2BJ | Semi-detached | £187,000 | |
| 18 Apr 2018 | 53 DH1 2BJ | Semi-detached | £166,000 | |
| 16 Feb 2018 | 23 DH1 2BJ | Semi-detached | £152,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2017 | 91 DH1 2BL | Semi-detached | £178,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2017 | 91 DH1 2BL | Semi-detached | £180,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Jul 2017 | 129 DH1 2BL | Semi-detached | £132,650 | |
| 13 Apr 2017 | 146 DH1 2BL | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2017 | 123 DH1 2BL | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2016 | 44 DH1 2BQ | Semi-detached | £169,260 | |
| 2 Dec 2016 | 14 DH1 2BQ | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 17 Jun 2016 | 113 DH1 2BL | Detached | £259,950 | |
| 26 May 2016 | 55 DH1 2BJ | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 26 May 2016 | 138 DH1 2BL | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2016 | 148 DH1 2BL | Semi-detached | £138,500 | |
| 6 Nov 2015 | 26 DH1 2BQ | Semi-detached | £128,000 | |
| 5 Nov 2015 | 91 DH1 2BL | Semi-detached | £177,000 |
Energy performance certificates
91 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 97 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (59); House, detached (27); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (67); 1950-1966 (18); 1976-1982 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (68); rented (private) (3).
Council tax
What each band costs in County Durham in 2026-27: Band D £2,622 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,748 | £2,039 | £2,331 | £2,622 | £3,205 | £3,788 | £4,370 | £5,244 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (51% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 22 September 2026: Netomnia Limited, Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 16 September 2026: BT, New service connection, give and take, on the footway, carriageway (minor works)
- 14 September 2026 to 16 September 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 14 September 2026: Netomnia Limited, Utility asset works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 2 September 2026 to 8 September 2026: NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 27 August 2026: Netomnia Limited, Utility asset works, give and take, on the footway (minor works)
- 24 August 2026 to 28 August 2026: NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC, Utility asset works, give and take, on the footway, carriageway (standard works)
- 20 August 2026: Netomnia Limited, Utility asset works, no carriageway incursion, on the footpath (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 14 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 25 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH1 2BL | not in 2 or 3 | 11 / 6 / 14 | unlikely |
| DH1 2BH | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
| DH1 2BJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
| DH1 2BQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH1 2BN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 185 addresses are between 86 m and 95 m above sea level (89 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH1 2BH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH1 2BJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH1 2BL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH1 2BN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH1 2BQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Durham 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Seaham 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Devonshire Road - south Belmont | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Stand L Durham | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Belmont Park and Ride | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 30.4 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cheveley Park Medical Ctr | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mydentist St Andrews Park | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Durham Community Hospital | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Sherburn Police Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,930 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,140 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Belmont Allotments 9,200 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sherburnhouse Bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sherburnhouse Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Old Durham Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | World Heritage Site | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
| Battle of Neville's Cross 1346 | Registered battlefield | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sherburnhouse Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Pelaw Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Kepier Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Frankland Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Whinney Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Mallygill Turn | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 154 | 185 |
31 of the street's 185 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for County Durham: see them on the County Durham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 370 m | No published inspection |
| Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Durham Gilesgate Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Laurel Avenue Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sherburn Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Gear Karting DH1 2RS | Retailers - other | 350 m | 4 Good | 23 Jan 2025 |
| Belmont Community School DH1 2AG | School/college/university | 370 m | 5 Very good | 12 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Oxfordshire Drive (6); On or near Nottinghamshire Road (5); On or near Cheshire Drive (3); On or near Cambridgeshire Drive (3); On or near Shropshire Drive (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- DH1 2BL: 63 addresses of 68 in the postcode
- DH1 2BH: 42 addresses of 45 in the postcode
- DH1 2BJ: 35 addresses of 37 in the postcode
- DH1 2BQ: 31 addresses of 34 in the postcode
- DH1 2BN: 14 addresses of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Herefordshire Drive · Shropshire Drive · Warwickshire Drive · Nottinghamshire Road · Gloucestershire Drive · Bedfordshire Drive · Cheshire Drive · Minster Court · Cambridgeshire Drive · Yorkshire Drive · Lincolnshire Close · Cornwall Walk
All the streets in DH1 and across County Durham.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.