28, Ruskin Crescent
28, Ruskin Crescent
Description & Estimates







28, Ruskin Crescent, Durham is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 1,097 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 366 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 28, Ruskin Crescent, Durham is £97,451 and its rental estimate is £658 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Ruskin Crescent, Thornley, Durham, DH6 falls within the DH6 postal district.
Our Data Sources
28, Ruskin Crescent, Durham has a single entry in the Land Registry from October 2013 and a single entry in the EPC database dated December 2016.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 28, Ruskin Crescent, Durham, we estimate a market value of £102,323 and a rental value of £691 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £90,629 and £612 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 28, Ruskin Crescent, Durham has seen its estimated sale value move down by £830 (0.9%) and its estimated rental value increase by £19 per month (2.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 8.1%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 28, Ruskin Crescent, Durham as measuring 366 m2.
That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where 13 of the 48 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
28, Ruskin Crescent, Durham has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 13 Dec 2016.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 28, Ruskin Crescent, Durham completed on 29th October 2013 at £44,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 59.1% over the period since October 2013.
- Sold Oct 2013£44,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 28, Ruskin Crescent, Durham have sold within a radius of 1.5 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 30th May 2025, was 81, Gore Hill Estate, Durham, DH6 3DT, a freehold house which sold for £74,000.
Read more about house prices in DH6.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 48 addresses on Ruskin Crescent, Thornley, Durham, DH6, 28, Ruskin Crescent, Durham comes out as the largest and the most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £39k less expensive than the average property across the DH6 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mThornley Academy
- 1.3kmSt Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley
- 1.4kmWheatley Hill Community Primary School
- 4.4kmWellfield School
- 5.4kmThe Academy at Shotton Hall
- 5.8kmSt Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
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Public Transport Nearby
From 28, Ruskin Crescent, Durham, the nearest station is Horden, 8.6 kilometres away.
- 8.6kmHorden
- 9.8kmDurham
- 11.3kmSeaham
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.

