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Guide Price£700,000

Plot 2, Fernhill, Crossgate Moor, Durham, DH1

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4

Key Features

  • Build your own home, with outline planning permission already granted
  • Rare opportunity to create a bespoke individual house
  • Generous approved floor area of up to 4,220 sq ft over two storeys
  • Set within the private grounds of a period Durham manor house
  • Close to Durham city centre yet enjoys a rural outlook

Description

An exceptional and incredibly rare opportunity has arisen to acquire a prime building plot within the distinguished private grounds of a magnificent period manor house in Fernhill, Durham. This offering presents a discerning buyer with the chance to create a truly bespoke, individual residence, perfectly tailored to their exact specifications and desires.

The plot benefits significantly from outline planning permission already being granted, streamlining the initial stages of your self-build project. The approved plans allow for a generous floor area of up to 4,220 square feet, thoughtfully distributed over two storeys. This substantial footprint provides ample scope for a magnificent family home, designed with modern living in mind, yet harmoniously integrated into its historic surroundings. The proposed dwelling includes four spacious bedrooms and four well-appointed bathrooms, alongside a versatile reception area, ensuring comfort and luxury for all occupants.

One of the most compelling aspects of this property is its enviable location. While enjoying a serene, rural outlook, the plot remains remarkably close to the vibrant heart of Durham city centre. This provides the perfect balance of peaceful country living with convenient access to the city's extensive amenities, including its renowned university, historic cathedral, diverse shopping, dining, and cultural attractions. Commuting is made easy, with excellent transport links nearby.

Privacy is a genuine feature here, with mature trees screening much of the plot's boundary to create a secluded and tranquil setting for the garden beyond. This natural screening, combined with the position within Fernhill's grounds, gives future residents a strong sense of seclusion while remaining just a short drive from the centre of Durham City.

This guide price of £700,000 reflects the unique nature and significant potential of this offering. It is an ideal prospect for those who have always dreamed of designing and building their own home, without the usual complexities of securing initial planning consent. The existing outline permission provides a solid foundation, allowing you to focus on the architectural details and interior design that will make this house truly your own.

Opportunities like this, combining a prestigious location, substantial approved build area, and the freedom to create a custom home, are few and far between. We highly recommend an early viewing to fully appreciate the scope and potential of this remarkable building plot. This is more than just land; it is the canvas for your future dream home in one of Durham's most desirable settings.

Disclaimer: These particulars are for guidance only, do not form part of any contract, and their accuracy is not guaranteed. Measurements, areas and distances are approximate, and no appliance, service or fixture is confirmed as included, tested or in working order unless stated. Purchasers should satisfy themselves on all points by inspection and through their solicitor or surveyor.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-09-07

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Garden
Private Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    277
    Type
    Community school
  • St Margaret's Church of England Primary School0.9 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    397
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Framwellgate Moor Primary School1 mileOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    375
    Type
    Community school
  • St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    212
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Durham Newton Hall Infants' School1.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    110
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Durham Johnston Comprehensive School496 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,667
    Type
    Community school
  • St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham681 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,293
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Framwellgate School Durham1 mileOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,204
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Durham Academy1.6 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    405
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Belmont Community School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    887
    Type
    Community school

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Sainsburys Durham Newcastle Road Local, Durham827 metres
Co-op Durham - Framwellgate Moor, Durham0.7 miles
Tesco Durham North Rd Express, Durham0.8 miles

GP surgery

Chastleton Medical Group0.9 miles

Pharmacy

Leak Chemists0.9 miles

Hospital

University Hospital Of North Durham558 metres

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces467 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Durham Rail Station0.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Whitesmocks98 metres

Typical drive times

Ferryhill11 min · 7.1 miles
Spennymoor12 min · 7.8 miles
Durham (city)3 min · 0.8 miles
Chester-le-Street10 min · 6.4 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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