What is the most expensive house sold in City of Durham? £1,560,000
Observatory House Potters Bank, County Durham is the most expensive house sold in City of Durham, at £1,560,000 in April 2019. The 100 highest recorded sales start at £750,000.
- Sold
- April 2019
- 10th highest sale
- £1,250,000
- 100th highest sale
- £750,000
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
All house prices in City of Durham
How much do the most expensive houses in City of Durham sell for?
The 100 most expensive houses sold in City of Durham went for between £750,000 and £1,560,000.
The City of Durham, located in County Durham, has seen plenty of high-end property activity. The most expensive house ever sold there fetched an impressive £1,560,000, with that record sale taking place in 2019. At the other end of the list, the least expensive home among the priciest sales still cost a substantial £750,000. Overall, there have been 7,810 sales in the area since 1995, with the most recent house sale on the list recorded in 2026 — showing the local property market remains active to this day.
What are the 100 most expensive houses sold in City of Durham?
Observatory House Potters Bank, County Durham tops the list at £1,560,000, followed by Hillcrest Potters Bank, County Durham at £1,525,000. Select a house to see where it is and what it sold for before.
- Top 10
- 11 to 50
- 51 to 100
View on Google Street View (opens in a new tab)Sale history Year Sold for Change on previous sale 2020 £1,525,000 +£1,030,000 1999 £495,000 First recorded sale
How does City of Durham compare with the rest of County Durham?
City of Durham has the 11th highest recorded sale of the 133 areas in County Durham.
- 9
£1,700,000
- 10
£1,600,000
- 11
City of Durham (this area)
£1,560,000
- 12
£1,510,100
- 13
£1,400,000
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:27 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The City of Durham dataset covers 927 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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