Advice needed on places to live in Durham

Gooner Leroy

Gooner Leroy

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Hello wise gentlefolk of GD.

I will be moving up to County Durham in April and would like any advice from the locals on areas that are nice to live and places to avoid.

I'm looking to rent at the moment and budget is around £500pm. I'll be working south of Durham near Ferryhill (not a place I intend on living :p) but not too bothered about commuting.

What I'm after really is a place that's close to pubs/bars or have good access to these holiest of facilities and possibly a supermarket. I'd rather not be too far out in the sticks though.
 
Most of the houses I've seen which like alright are mainly in Langley Park, Bearpark, Sherburn Village, Brandon and Bowburn.

there seemed to be a lot of availability in Consett but I think that'll be to far out
 
I'd love to live in Newcastle but I've experienced what its like driving around there during the rush hour. I'd probably be willing to commute 30-40mins each way (to Ferryhill/Coxhoe area). Morning rush hour shouldn't be a problem as I'll probably be working at 7am just hitting the traffic on the way home
 
Is there much going on south of the Tyne? I honestly have no idea about the area other than drinking in Newcastle city centre and going to St James Park
 
Egon said:
Darlington isn't too far from Ferryhill, simple enough commute. Nice town centre and it's OK for a night out... it's not Durham or Newcastle but it's not bad. Like any town it has its good and not so good places to live.

Durham is nicer City and has more going on, it isn't actually that much bigger than Darlington, but given it is a city it does have a bit more to offer in terms of bars, night life and shopping.

If I was making the choice, I'd be opting for Durham. I live and work in Darlington, but Durham is nice. Plus you're much closer to Newcastle.
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I was thinking about Darlington at one point as I know a couple of people there but I'd probably enjoy being closer to Newcastle like you say.

Thompson_NCL said:
Well it's all relative I suppose, but South Shields has a pretty good selection of stuff going on: pubs, bars, restaurants and even a few clubs. And the connections to Newcastle and Sunderland make it entirely viable to head there for a night out.
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Will my car be left in one piece in South Shields??

Binmilk said:
I live in Gateshead (near Metrocentre) and it's a 10 min journey into Newcastle. I personally only go to the Central Pub in Gateshead center, the others are awful. I would look at Durham itself if I were you. Cracking night out, loads to do and less of a commute. Its also only 15mins away on the train to Newcastle if you fancied a change.
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What is there to do in Durham other than drinking of course and harassing charming young students?
 
arknor said:
I wouldn't pay much attention to people saying stuff about rough areas.

I live in newcastles west end (arthurs hill area) which people constantly tell me is a dangerous area and you shouldn't walk around at night...
I've never had a problem with the local teenagers or rough looking adults.

I pay 320pm for a 1bed flat and can see stjames park from my window.
Whilst my neighbours are fairly rough looking they always say hello when they see me.
I think you would be worse off living in a student area which attracts the criminal elements rather than living where the criminals do.

I've gone for walks around the local area at 3-4 in the morning sometimes and walked straight past loads of rough people that are walking home from the city centre after a night out drinking and the worst thing that happened to me so far was 2 guys asking if I wanted to buy some weed lol.
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That begs the question, how rough do you look?? :D

I'm not that arsed about little chavvy ***** just more of a general ambience and not having to check my car and all its wheels are still intact every couple of hours :p
 
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Metallifux said:
I'm from South Shields though I don't live there anymore. Easy commute to Durham. Shields isn't the party centre it used to be thanks to the recession but if you are a fan of indian food then you'd be in for a treat.
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I do love a good curry! What's the commute time roughly? Shields not being the party centre won't be that much of a problem I guess since Newcastle is just up the road
 
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