8 Forge Close

DH6 5FLDetachedFreehold

Last sold

£189,950

December 2022 New build

Previous sales

Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.

December 2022 Freehold New build £189,950

What is around it

Size, energy rating, walls and flood risk.

Broadband

Gigabit for 90%

90% of homes in this postcode can get gigabit broadband. Every home can get at least 30 Mb.

As of July 2025, for the whole postcode. What you can actually get depends on the provider.

Schools nearby

The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.

Primary schools

Bowburn Primary School Ages 2 to 11 · 438 pupils

Good, 2024

0.3 miles

Coxhoe Primary School Ages 4 to 11 · 309 pupils

Report card, 2026

1.5 miles

Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School Ages 4 to 11 · 195 pupils · Church of England

Report card, 2026

1.8 miles

Secondary schools

Belmont Community School Ages 11 to 16 · 887 pupils

No grade

3.7 miles

Ferryhill School Ages 11 to 16 · 727 pupils

No grade

3.8 miles

Whitworth Park Academy Ages 11 to 16 · 996 pupils

Good, 2022

4.4 miles

Distance is a straight line, not the walk. Being close is not a promise of a place: each school has its own admissions rules.

What’s nearby

Shops, places to eat, things to do and getting about.

Supermarkets

Co-op0.2 mi · 4 min walk

Londis1.0 mi · 26 min walk

Spar2.1 mi · 56 min walk

Within a 15-minute walk

Restaurants

Cafés

Costa

Pubs and bars

Takeaways

Bowburn Spice, McDonald's, Dragon Chinese, Greggs…

Everyday

GPBowburn Medical Centre 0.3 mi · 9 min walk

ChemistBowburn Pharmacy Ltd 0.2 mi · 6 min walk

DentistBurgess & Hyder 0.2 mi · 5 min walk

GymOneGym 2.4 mi · 62 min walk

ParkDoorstep Green 0.4 mi · 10 min walk

Things to do

Photo: David M Clark · CC BY-SA Attraction · 4.1 miCrook Hall Gardens Visit website ↗

Photo: Roger Smith · CC BY-SA Golf · 3.2 miDurham City Golf Course Visit website ↗

Nature Kingswood Nature Reserve 1.8 mi

Family Adventure Valley ↗ 5.3 mi

Museum The Story ↗ 3.2 mi

Theatre Amphitheatre 3.5 mi

Cinema Gala ↗ 3.9 mi

Library Bowburn Library 0.3 mi

Getting about

StationDurham 4.1 mi · 107 min walk

Distances are as the crow flies; walking times are rough, by the streets.

Recently sold nearby

Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.

22 Peat Edge Court

August 2026

£169,950

79 Wheatley Close

August 2026

£282,000

45 Hill Top View

August 2026 Leasehold

£73,000

21 Peat Edge Court

July 2026

£165,000

Flipometer

Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.

Nothing on the map was bought and sold on again. Move the map, or zoom out a little.

A gap between two sale prices does not prove work was done, and a planning application near a sale does not prove the two are connected. Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.

How this area has changed

Typical prices for detached houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to September 2026 against the same twelve months back then.

Area	Now	5 years ago	10 years ago	15 years ago	20 years ago
Forge Close	–	Not enough sales	Not enough sales	Not enough sales	Not enough sales
Postcode sector DH6 5	£272,500	£221,250 +23% since	£184,950 +47% since	Not enough sales	£170,500 +60% since
County Durham	£270,000	£232,500 +16% since	£185,000 +46% since	£185,000 +46% since	£211,500 +28% since

The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.

Sector DH6 5 County Durham Typical price each year, detached houses. A gap is a year with too few sales.

House prices across DH6 →

How homes change hands in DH6 5, over the last five years (838 sales):

What sells: 36% terraced, 34% semi-detached, 27% detached, 2% other.
2% sold leasehold, and 25% were new builds.
119 sales in the last twelve months, against 195 in the same twelve months five years ago.

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Buying it Price £ Stamp duty at second-home rates £

Includes a £500 survey and £1,500 legal fees — Detailed to change them.

Total to buy£0

Paying for it

75% mortgage at 5.5%, interest only, 25 years — Detailed to change it.

Mortgage needed£0

Monthly payment£0

Your money in£0

Doing it up

Refurb cost £ Months empty while it’s done months

Mortgage while it’s empty£0

Refinancing

Turn on to buy, do up and refinance, then keep it with any exit.

Sale price £

Total cost to pay£0

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