Average sale prices · HM Land Registry / UK HPI
The average property in County Durham sells for £138,267, up 4.3% over the past year. Prices have grown from around £38k in the mid-1990s.
House price ÷ median earnings · ONS data
A home in County Durham costs 4.3x the local median salary — relatively affordable, improving from a peak of 5.6x in 2006.
Average monthly rent · ONS Private Rental Index
Average monthly rent in County Durham is £629, up 6.6% year-on-year. Rents have risen consistently over the past five years.
Monthly residential transactions · HMRC (seasonally adjusted)
2yr fixed · 75% LTV · 25yr term · BoE avg. rate
Based on the average County Durham price of £138,267 with a 25% deposit (£35k), a 2-year fixed mortgage at 3.97% costs around £546 per month.
Monthly cost comparison based on current data
Monthly mortgage payments (£546) are £83 less than renting (£629). However, buying requires an upfront deposit of £35k — it would take around 7 years to recoup that cost compared to renting and investing the difference.
Latest transactions · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
| Address | Type | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
40, FIELDHOUSE LANE DH1 4LT | Semi-detached | £460,000 | 29 Jan 2026 |
1, RICHARDSON COURT, WILLINGTON DL15 0EB | Detached | £195,000 | 28 Jan 2026 |
27, BEECH GROVE TS29 6BQ | Semi-detached | £75,000 | 28 Jan 2026 |
46, GAIRLOCH DRIVE, PELTON DH2 1JA | Terraced | £138,000 | 27 Jan 2026 |
138, GUTHRUM PLACE DL5 4QE | Terraced | £60,000 | 27 Jan 2026 |
11, GILLSIDE VIEW DH8 8QZ | Semi-detached | £39,500 | 26 Jan 2026 |
142, COLLINGWOOD STREET, COUNDON DL14 8LL | Terraced |
Data sources (all free & public): HM Land Registry Price Paid Data & UK House Price Index · ONS Housing Affordability Ratios · ONS Private Rental Index · Bank of England Quoted Household Interest Rates · HMRC Monthly Property Transactions
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
There were 94,680 residential property transactions across the UK in January 2026 (seasonally adjusted), down 0.8% compared to a year ago. The highest monthly volume on record was 204,980 in June 2021.
| £61,000 |
| 26 Jan 2026 |
8, WINDSOR TERRACE, NEW KYO DH9 7JN | Terraced | £61,950 | 26 Jan 2026 |
36, STAINMORE DRIVE, GREAT LUMLEY DH3 4SH | Detached | £380,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
9, POTTERBURN CLOSE DH9 7EQ | Detached | £290,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
9, OWEN TERRACE, TANTOBIE DH9 9TP | Terraced | £60,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
9, DAVID TERRACE, CORONATION DL14 8SJ | Terraced | £68,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
5, CORONATION SQUARE, SOUTH HETTON DH6 2RS | Semi-detached | £67,375 | 23 Jan 2026 |
7, THWAITES CLOSE DL5 7QP | Detached | £180,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
9, HASLEWOOD ROAD DL5 4XF | Detached | £350,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
23, KARLES CLOSE DL5 4XH | Detached | £347,500 | 23 Jan 2026 |
6, PARKSIDE, HOWDEN LE WEAR DL15 8HE | Detached | £192,500 | 23 Jan 2026 |
42, BARLEY MILL CRESCENT DH8 8JX | Detached | £250,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
13, DALE STREET, ST HELEN AUCKLAND DL14 9BJ | Terraced | £55,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
48, TEMPERLEY WAY, SACRISTON DH7 6FH | Detached | £255,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
The most recent recorded sale in County Durham was a semi-detached property on Fieldhouse Lane for £460,000 in January 2026. Across the last 20 sales, the median price was £180,000.