Ruecroft, Durham
Ruecroft, Durham
Description & Estimates
Ruecroft, Durham is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 1,151 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 465 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Ruecroft, Durham is £217,097 and its rental estimate is £1,076 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Pesspool Lane, Haswell, Durham, DH6 falls within the DH6 postal district.
Our Data Sources
Ruecroft, Durham has a single entry in the Land Registry from November 2018 and a single entry in the EPC database dated August 2018.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low 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 Ruecroft, Durham, we estimate a market value of £227,952 and a rental value of £1,130 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £201,900 and £1,000 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Ruecroft, Durham has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £1,922 (0.9%) and its estimated rental value grow by £27 per month (2.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.9%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Ruecroft, Durham as measuring 465 m2.
That makes it the 4th largest plot in the postcode, where 4 of the 5 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Ruecroft, Durham has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 22 Aug 2018.
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 Ruecroft, Durham completed on 15th November 2018 at £175,000 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 83.3% over the period since November 2018.
- Sold Nov 2018£175,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Ruecroft, Durham have sold within a radius of 2.0 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 25th June 2025, was 30, Kestrel Way, Durham, DH6 2BF, a freehold house which sold for £205,000.
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 12 addresses on Pesspool Lane, Haswell, Durham, DH6, Ruecroft, Durham comes out as the 9th largest and the 8th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £80k more expensive than the average property across the DH6 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 1.5kmSouth Hetton Primary
- 2.2kmOur Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton
- 2.6kmShotton Primary School
- 3.5kmEasington Academy
- 5.0kmHetton Academy
- 5.0kmSt Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
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Public Transport Nearby
From Ruecroft, Durham, the nearest station is Seaham, 7.2 kilometres away.
- 7.2kmSeaham
- 7.3kmHorden
- 11.1kmDurham
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.
