Room for postgrad in dog-friendly house

Updated September 29, 2025
👉 One room available for this academic year.

Room available in this popular postgrad student house as follows:
-Room 1 (Taken)
-Room 2 (Available from October 2025)
-Room 3 (Taken)
-Room 4 (Taken)
See captions in ad images for pictures of the available rooms.

IMPORTANT
Rooms are for postgraduate students or post-docs only: mature undergraduates and recent postgraduates can be considered. No couples are accepted for single-room occupancy. These rules are for the sake of houseshare dynamics and for council tax reasons.

Fortnightly cleaning of common areas by a professional cleaning company is included in the rent.

All bills are covered. This includes heating, water rates, electricity, fiber-optic internet, TV license, and fortnightly cleaning (dusting/vacuuming of common areas, cleaning of the toilets and shower). You will not be slapped by any hidden extras.

The house is welcoming: nicely furnished and tastefully decorated. Apart from the stow-away foozball table it hardly looks like a student dig! There is also a dishwasher, which is good to avoid kitchen conflicts. Downstairs bathroom, and a small toilet upstairs. The separation of the dining room and living room ensures plenty of space and even separate gatherings! All bedrooms are on the first floor. A washing machine (no dryer) is on the ground floor.

The house is situated in Bowburn, a short bus ride from Durham. Bowburn is at biking distance from Durham, and being on the bus route between Queen's campus (Stockton) and Durham campus, there is an express bus service (X12) to get you to either campus. The X12 bus, which stops 100m from the house, takes 10 minutes to get to the Durham university library/Palatine center, passing the university sports grounds (Maiden Castle) on the way. A few other local services also operate on the same route, thus increasing frequency (albeit with more stops).

Durham University has a deal with the local bus service company, Arriva, which means you get great deals on bus tickets.

Free parking is practically always available within meters of the front door and you can be on the A1 motorway within a minute (Durham South junction).

There is a supermarket (Coop) 50 meters up the road, and a pharmacy and an NHS medical center can be found within a five-minute walk. There's even a village library! ;)

Rent is 370 pounds a month provided a 10-month contract (or longer) is signed. Shorter-term tenancies can be negotiated (the price will depend on the period, typically 450 pounds per month).

Couples are NOT accepted for single-room occupancy. For tax purposes, the house can be let only to students.

Tenants are liable for council tax (valuation band A, roughly 130 pounds per month for the whole house). Full-time students are exempt from paying this.

This is a dog-friendly house, although there are currently none at the property (and it's been many years since a four-legged creature lived there). There is a field nearby where dogs can run freely and there are public footpaths in small forests along abandoned train lines which is great for running (with or without dogs:)).

Other relevant changes made the last 5 years: new heating/hot water boiler system , new fridge/freezer, new dishwasher, new washing machine, renewal of kitchen worktop, hob and sink, shower cabinet, new front door and front window, general electric and structural maintenance. In short, things are taken care of!

Thanks for reading to the end. Do get in touch if you are interested. Please help me to choose compatible flatmates by introducing yourself and letting me know what you are after. 😊
Looking forward to hearing from you!

John