Elvet Bridge Durham
76 addresses across 5 postcodes (DH1), about 210 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 11712996.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £505,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2, E: 1).
- Flood: 15 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 B; Band D in County Durham costs £2,622 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Durham, about 680 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 560 m (0.3 miles) away, and Wharton Park (5.0 hectares) is about 730 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 31 to 48 m above sea level.
- Noise: 19 of its 76 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Claypath & University Medical Group, about 490 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 1,110 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 14% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 466 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £505,000 | £505,000 | £505,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £249,000 | £249,000 | £249,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2025 | 11 DH1 3AA | Other | £625,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Aug 2024 | 12A DH1 3AA | Flat or maisonette | £505,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2023 | 15 DH1 3AA | Other | £525,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Oct 2023 | 23 DH1 3AA | Other | £300,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Oct 2022 | 26 DH1 3AA | Other | £54,999 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Jul 2016 | 10 DH1 3AA | Other | £7,266,750 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Feb 2016 | 22 DH1 3AA | Terraced | £322,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Oct 2000 | 12A DH1 3AA | Flat or maisonette | £249,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 89 m². Most common: Flat (3); Maisonette, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1900-1929 (2); before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: 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 B (38% of about 1,830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Durham City. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 37.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 18, ELVET BRIDGE, grade I
- BASTION BEHIND NO. 50 AND WALL ATTACHED, grade I
- ELVET BRIDGE, grade I
- 45 and 46, Saddler Street, grade II*
- SALVATION ARMY CITADEL, grade II*
- 10, 11 AND 11A, ELVET BRIDGE, grade II
- 12, ELVET BRIDGE, grade II
- 16, ELVET BRIDGE, grade II
- 17, ELVET BRIDGE, grade II
- 21, ELVET BRIDGE, grade II
- 24, ELVET BRIDGE, grade II
- 25, ELVET BRIDGE, grade II
- 26, ELVET BRIDGE, grade II
- 36, SADDLER STREET, grade II
- 37, SADDLER STREET, grade II
- 38 and 39, Saddler Street, grade II
- 40, SADDLER STREET, grade II
- 41 AND 42, SADDLER STREET, grade II
- 43, 43A AND 44, SADDLER STREET, grade II
- 62, Saddler Street, grade II
- 68, SADDLER STREET, grade II
- 70, SADDLER STREET, grade II
- 71 AND 72, SADDLER STREET, grade II
- 73-75, SADDLER STREET, grade II
- 76, SADDLER STREET, grade II
- 78, SADDLER STREET, grade II
- 8, ELVET BRIDGE, grade II
- 87, 87A AND 87B, ELVET BRIDGE, grade II
- 88, ELVET BRIDGE, grade II
- 9, Saddler Street, grade II
And 7 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- HOLLY STREET, DH1 4ER: up to 27 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 17 September 2026 to 18 September 2026: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 20 August 2026 to 21 August 2026: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 20 August 2026 to 21 August 2026: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 10 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 16 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH1 3AA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 6 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH1 3AG | zone 3 | 3 / 3 / 4 | unlikely |
| DH1 3AF | zone 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH1 3NP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| DH1 3UL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 76 addresses are between 31 m and 48 m above sea level (39 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH1 3AA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH1 3AF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH1 3AG | 100% | 10% | 10% | 0% |
| DH1 3NP | 100% | 90% | 90% | 0% |
| DH1 3UL | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Durham 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Bishop Auckland 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 47 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest New Elvet - Three Tuns Durham | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Stand L Durham | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Prince Bishops Car Park | 70 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 30.1 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Claypath & University Medical Group | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 150 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Of North Durham | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Durham Police Station | 190 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 19 Market Place Lloyds Bank | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,380 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Wharton Park 5.0 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Margarets Allotments 2.3 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 5.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Elvet Bridge, a scheduled monument, 20 m. 411 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 40 of them Grade I and 23 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Elvet Bridge | Scheduled monument | 20 m |
| Elvet Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 30 m |
| 18, Elvet Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m north-west |
| 45 and 46, Saddler Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m west |
| Castle Wall Behind No.3 | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m south-west |
| Framwellgate Bridge | Scheduled monument | 320 m west |
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | World Heritage Site | 340 m south-west |
| The Water Gate | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Old Durham Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Battle of Neville's Cross 1346 | Registered battlefield | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Count's Corner | Lake or reservoir | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Whinney Hill | Hill | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Windy Hill | Hill | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Maiden Castle Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Pelaw Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Deerness Valley | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 57 | 76 |
19 of the street's 76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Sixth Form Centre | 16 plus | 16–19 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Feb 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: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Laurel Avenue Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Durham Johnston Comprehensive School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Durham Gilesgate Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notch Americano DH1 3AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 20 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Waffley Good Company DH1 3AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Swan and Three Cygnets DH1 3AG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 30 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jul 2024 |
| Durham River Trips & Elvet Ices DH1 3AF | Other catering premises | 50 m | 4 Good | 26 Nov 2025 |
| Half Moon Inn DH1 3AQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 50 m | 5 Very good | 15 Aug 2025 |
| Zaps Burrito Bar DH1 3AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Klute DH1 3AA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 60 m | 5 Very good | 16 Dec 2019 |
| Paddy's Pizza DH1 3AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2026 |
| The City DH1 3AQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jan 2019 |
| Saints Bar DH1 3UJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 5 Very good | 15 Aug 2025 |
| Cooplands DH1 3AQ | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 26 May 2026 |
| Jimmy Allens DH1 3AA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 4 Good | 14 Jun 2022 |
| The Tin of Sardines DH1 3AA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2026 |
| The Greek Guy DH1 3AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Zizzi DH1 3NU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 172 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 79 |
| Shoplifting | 71 |
| Public order | 56 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 25 |
| Other theft | 20 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Market Place (171); On or near Nightclub (83); On or near Saddler Lane (63); On or near Shopping Area (41); On or near Police Station (26).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 79% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 15% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 20% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 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 | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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 3AA: 51 addresses of 54 in the postcode
- DH1 3AG: 20 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- DH1 3AF: 3 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- DH1 3NP: 1 address of 77 in the postcode
- DH1 3UL: 1 address of 24 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Saddler Street · Market Place · Elvet Waterside · New Elvet · Owengate · Territorial Lane · Claypath · Market Place · Blue Coat Court · Palace Green · Claypath · Leazes Court
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.