Property market | £127,852 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Newcastle (19.1 miles) | |
Broadband | 44.3mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 96.8% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 3.1% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 370 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 285 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (City of Durham level) | |
Community | Median age is 43.4 | Happiness is Below Average for Durham, Low for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (County Durham) | |
Commute (approx) | - York (44 mins) - Leeds (73 mins) | |
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£127,852 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Newcastle (19.1 miles) | |
44.3mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 43.4 | Happiness is Below Average for Durham, Low for UK | |
Ranked 370 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 285 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (City of Durham level) | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (County Durham) | |
- York (44 mins) - Leeds (73 mins) | |
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Dragonville Estate has a good numbers of stores nearby to choose from, including: Aldi Belmont Durham, Iceland Dragonville, Lidl Dragonville, Sainsburys Durham Broomside Lane Local, Sainsburys Gilesgate Local, Tesco Durham Extra. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Broomside Park, Gilesgate Moor Hotel, Stirks Italian Steakhouse at The Belmont, The Queens Head, The Shoes. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, we found many nearby, including: Amaani at The Pump House, Belmont Parish Hall, Chapter Two, Infinite Air, KFC, Lickity Split, Mcdonalds, Pizza Hut Restaurant, Treats2Go, Zest Kitchen... (see map below for more). There is a wide range of cafes and coffee shops in the area, including: Brambles Coffee Shop, Cafe 38, Cafe Dafte @ Pulman, Cafe Pausa at Dunelm, Coffee At Chesneys, Daisy Rose Coffee House, Extra Time Cafe Bar, The Cafe, ... (see map below for more). Dragonville Estate has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Dragonville Estate has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £220,652, which is up 1.7% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £127,852 (down -0.8% on last year) , a terraced house £103,612 (down -1.5% on last year) and a flat £77,277. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £430 per month. Property prices in Dragonville Estate are similar to the average property prices across Durham and are much lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Dragonville Estate, prices have had a greater decrease than the annual average price decrease seen across the Durham region.
Property data is based on County Durham level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Dragonville Estate, or click here to browse the longer list of Dragonville Estate property transactions from 2023.
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Dragonville Estate has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Belmont Community School (Maintained school) which is a secondary school based in Buckinghamshire Road, Durham. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Durham Gilesgate Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | No |
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | No |
St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Durham | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Belmont Community School | Secondary school Community school - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Belmont Community School Save school | Secondary school Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (2/13/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Durham | |
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (12/11/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Durham | |
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (4/27/2022) | 78 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Durham |
St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (5/1/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Durham | |
Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (9/11/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Durham | |
Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (10/13/2021) | Ofsted Report Link | Durham | |
Durham Gilesgate Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (6/6/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Durham | |
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Belmont | |||
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Durham Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Durham |
Station | Distance from Dragonville Estate | Commute options |
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Durham A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- York (50 mins - CrossCountry - £446 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (76 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (148 mins - CrossCountry - £636 monthly fare) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 144 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Glasgow Queen Street (1 change(s) - 177 mins - ScotRail) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 178 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 178 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £1958 monthly fare) View details |
South Hylton | 12 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 116 mins - Grand Central) View details |
Newton Aycliffe A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +5% from the previous year. | 15 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 58 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 84 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 155 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 155 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 177 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (County Durham) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of County Durham residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 96.8% | 81.7% |
Asian | 1.5% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 0.9% | 2.9% |
Other | 0.4% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.3% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the City of Durham consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 9.8% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 6.7% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 11.5% | 370 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 17.4% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 4.9% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 9.6% | |
Routine occupations | 11.2% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 7.8% | 285 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 21.1% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Durham is average (54mbps). Dragonville Estate is slower than this, with average download speeds of 44.3mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the City of Durham level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 44.3 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 94.3% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.4% |
Crime stats were found at the County Durham level:
Type | County Durham | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 91 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 9 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 36 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Dragonville Estate.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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North East | Brier Dene Burn, Castle Eden Burn | Coastal rivers within Tyneside and Wearside from Brier Dene to Castle Eden Burn |
North East | River Wear, Moors Burn, Smallhope Burn | Lower River Wear from Escomb to Sunderland including the Rivers Browney, Cong Burn and Lumley Park Burn |
North East | River Wear | Properties along Durham Riverside including Houghall, Elvet Bridge, High Street and the access road below The Gates Shopping Centre |
North East | River Wear | Properties and land around Old Elvet, Orchard House, Sylvan House and Keiper Farm |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Dragonville Estate, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 8Secondary: 1 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Darlington, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £162,767 Detached: £281,748 | 102 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 9.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Bishop Auckland, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 8Secondary: 4 | 8.4% residents in higher managerial positions 11.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Chilton (County Durham), Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 1Secondary: 2 | N/A |
Gilesgate, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 11Secondary: 1 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Brancepeth, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Consett, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 8Secondary: 3 | 9.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Durham, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 12Secondary: 7 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Seaham, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 10Secondary: 1 | 6.5% residents in higher managerial positions 14.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Burnopfield, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 5Secondary: | 9.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.1% residents long-term unemployed |
West Rainton, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Dragonville Estate, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 8Secondary: 1 |
Darlington, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £162,767 Detached: £281,748 | 102 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Bishop Auckland, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 8Secondary: 4 |
Chilton (County Durham), Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 1Secondary: 2 |
Gilesgate, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 11Secondary: 1 |
Brancepeth, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Consett, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 8Secondary: 3 |
Durham, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 12Secondary: 7 |
Seaham, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 10Secondary: 1 |
Burnopfield, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 5Secondary: |
West Rainton, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
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