How house prices are moving across County Durham, from all UK property sales, median-based.
Medians over the most recent 12 months of all UK property sales (to July 2026). Median is used, not mean — it isn't skewed by the odd very-high sale.
Across County Durham, the median sold price over the 12 months to July 2026 was £125,000 — it was little changed on the year before. That reflects 7,866 recorded sales. Detached homes are the priciest at a median of £260,000, while terraced homes are the most affordable at £86,000. Over the past year, other homes moved the most (+21.4%). Within County Durham, the DL4 district saw the strongest recent growth (+22%) and DL12 the softest (-13%).
New-build homes were 0.1% of recent sales, a share that is falling.
These figures track the median of prices actually paid, not a like-for-like index. A move can reflect a change in what sold — more new homes, or a different mix of house types and sizes — as much as any change in what a given home is worth.
| Type | Median | 12-month change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £86,000 | +4.9% | 3,582 |
| Semi-detached | £140,505 | +0.4% | 2,299 |
| Detached | £260,000 | -1.1% | 1,454 |
| Flat/Maisonette | £87,750 | +9.7% | 270 |
| Other | £170,000 | +21.4% | 261 |
Change compares the median for the last 12 months with the 12 months before.
| District | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH1 | -8% | +5.1% | +2.5% | +4.8% | +2.3% | £225,000 |
| DH2 | +13.6% | -8.3% | +9.1% | +0% | -3.3% | £145,000 |
| DH3 | -5.9% | -13.8% | +18.7% | +4.6% | -11.4% | £165,000 |
| DH4 | +14.7% | +33.6% | -10.2% | +1.3% | -4.6% | £145,000 |
| DH6 | +1.8% | -11.9% | +9% | +4.2% | -11.6% | £110,500 |
| DH7 | +3.4% | +0% | +6.6% | +3.8% | -3.3% | £130,500 |
| DH8 | -4.4% | +5.4% | +7.1% | -0.7% | -2.6% | £130,500 |
| DH9 | +11.3% | -4.5% | +2.4% | +9.2% | -1.1% | £94,000 |
| DL2 | -12.5% | +20.5% | -6.9% | +7.6% | -8.6% | £212,500 |
| DL4 | +12.5% | -1.6% | -9.7% | +11.6% | +21.6% | £76,000 |
| DL5 | +5.5% | -10% | +11.1% | +3.7% | -6.5% | £126,000 |
| DL12 | +1.4% | +10.1% | -3.9% | +8.4% | -13.2% | £217,000 |
| DL13 | +9.3% | -7.8% | +8.2% | -4.4% | -11.2% | £135,000 |
| DL14 | +5.4% | -9.8% | +5.7% | +5.9% | +10.2% | £108,000 |
| DL15 | -2.5% | -5.6% | -1.1% | +23.6% | -8.4% | £103,000 |
| DL16 | -6.1% | +2.5% | +8% | +3.7% | -3.6% | £134,975 |
| DL17 | +3.2% | +0% | +10% | +14% | -6.1% | £76,500 |
| NE16 | +4.4% | +16% | -2.2% | +4.7% | -10.4% | £150,000 |
| SR7 | -11.1% | -4% | +19.8% | -4.3% | +4.5% | £115,000 |
| SR8 | +2.8% | -7.9% | -3% | +9.6% | +12.3% | £80,000 |
Year-on-year change in the median sold price; green = up, red = down. Final column is the latest-year median. Tap a postcode district for its own sold prices.
New-build homes were 0.1% of sales in the latest year, and the share is ▼ falling over the period — a marker of how much new housing is being built here (not a price forecast). See the new-build chart above.
How these figures are calculated. Year-on-year change compares the median sold price over the most recent 12 months of data with the 12 months before it. We use the median, not the average, so a few unusually high or low sales don't distort it. Because HM Land Registry data lags — sales take time to be registered — the most recent month or two are provisional and tend to revise upward. Figures track the mix of what actually sold, so they are not a like-for-like index. The same method is used across this site, so an area's figure here matches its ranking in investment trends.
| Town | 12-mo change | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Shildon | +21.1% | £76,000 |
| Peterlee | +13.2% | £80,000 |
| Bishop Auckland | +7.7% | £115,000 |
| Seaham | +4.5% | £115,000 |
| Stockton-On-Tees | +0% | £172,500 |
| Stanley | -1.1% | £94,000 |
| Consett | -2.6% | £130,500 |
| Spennymoor | -3.6% | £134,975 |
| Houghton Le Spring | -4.6% | £145,000 |
| Ferryhill | -6.1% | £76,500 |
| Chester Le Street | -6.2% | £150,000 |
| Newton Aycliffe | -6.7% | £126,000 |
| Crook | -8.2% | £103,000 |
| Barnard Castle | -10.6% | £223,500 |
| Durham | -10.6% | £143,000 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | -14.3% | £150,000 |
| Trimdon Station | -20% | £80,000 |
| Hartlepool | -31.4% | £72,000 |
| Wingate | -38% | £97,599 |
Median sold price over the last 12 months and its change on the year before. Tap a town for its full breakdown.
Councils across County Durham received 1,931 planning applications in the year to 2026 Q1, -4% on the year before — a marker of how much development is in the pipeline, not a price forecast.
Source: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1), Open Government Licence.
Source: sold prices from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (updated monthly; the most recent 1–2 months are provisional). Median-based; figures track the mix of what sold, not a like-for-like index.