Paid house sitting jobs in Durham, a city of listed homes around the peninsula
Durham has more than 630 listed buildings, and owners who travel want someone living in the house with their pets while they are gone. House sitting in Durham runs £28 to £45 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Durham
Durham has a wet maritime climate with rain spread across the year, frosty spells in winter, and short winter days that leave a narrow window of daylight. Walkers who carry a raincoat and a towel, plan sheltered routes on the wettest days, and hold their slots through the drizzle keep the regulars that fair-weather walkers lose.
When owners travel
Demand peaks over the summer holidays and across Christmas and New Year, with a second wave on the February, May and October half-terms and the bank-holiday weekends. Boarding and house sitting lead when owners travel; walking, daycare and drop-in visits carry the commuting week.
Know your Durham areas
Most bookings cluster Gilesgate to Neville's Cross. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Durham
Owners here mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Cocker Spaniel, French Bulldog, Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Knowing how those breeds behave, and saying so on your profile, is what turns a first booking into a repeat client.
Paid house sits in Durham homes
Durham's centre is a conservation area holding 569 listed buildings, with residential districts such as Elvet and Gilesgate close by. A paid house sit means staying overnight in the owner's home, caring for the pets and keeping the house lived in. Owners flying from Newcastle or Teesside airports leave for a week or more.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Durham. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
House sitting
£28 to £45 per night
Overnight boarding
£22 to £36 per night
Drop-in visits
£10 to £16 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Dog walking
£10 to £16 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Durham areas you can cover
Durham's centre is a conservation area holding 569 listed buildings, with residential districts such as Elvet and Gilesgate close by.
Built for sitters in Durham
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Full schedule control
No assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Accept or decline each request and pause your profile whenever you need to.
Protected on every booking
£20,000 in Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
House Sitting Jobs in Durham
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House sitting jobs near Durham
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Durham
Set your own rate. £20,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
