DH1 — Durham
The DH1 board covers Durham in County Durham, built from 22,228 sales over 32 years of real Land Registry sales across 8 local areas.
The median sale here was £53,975 back in 1995. In 2026 it stood at £230,000, a 4.3× change. Peak momentum came in 2003, when the DH1 median climbed +44.1%. 2011 was the year the music stopped here: -8.3% on the median.
Median sold price in DH1
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £53,975 | 572 |
| 2000 | £65,000 | 866 |
| 2005 | £161,500 | 728 |
| 2010 | £163,500 | 495 |
| 2015 | £168,000 | 713 |
| 2020 | £194,950 | 611 |
| 2025 | £215,000 | 680 |
| 2026 | £230,000 | 106 |
The areas on the board
The game's reel draws from 8 areas, in proportion to how often property really changes hands there:
- Durham (DH1 5) (28% of local sales) — busiest streets: York Crescent, Canterbury Road, Featherstone Road
- Durham (DH1 1) (20% of local sales) — busiest streets: Gilesgate, Grinstead Way, Ferens Park
- Durham (DH1 4) (18% of local sales) — busiest streets: Kirkwood Drive, Highgate, Dalton Crescent
- Durham (DH1 2) (14% of local sales) — busiest streets: Devonshire Road, Broomside Lane, Habgood Drive
- Durham (DH1 3) (10% of local sales) — busiest streets: New Elvet, Whinney Hill, Hastings Avenue
- Pity Me (4% of local sales) — busiest streets: Front Street, Anvil Court, The Forge
- Framwellgate Moor (4% of local sales) — busiest streets: Bridgemere Drive, Harvey Avenue, High Carr Close
- Gilesgate (3% of local sales) — busiest streets: St Giles Close, Mackintosh Court, Shepherds Court
Think you could survive a decade here? Play the DH1 board and find out.
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.