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What is the average house price in County Durham?
£151,798

Average price per property type

Detached house illustration

Detached

£281,347

Semi-detached house illustration

Semi-Detached

£151,947

Terraced house illustration

Terraced

£102,379

Flats illustration

Flats

£99,076

Are prices going up or down?

Short term 📈

Prices increased by £6,393 (4.40%) over the past year

Long term 📈

Prices increased by £30,946 (25.61%) over the past 10 years

Quick answers for County Durham

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When did average house prices in County Durham reach their peak?

Prices peaked at £180,390 in MAR 2025.

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How many properties are being sold in County Durham?

7,427 properties sold in the last 12 months, -2,438 (-24.7%) vs the previous 12 months.

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What type of properties are sold in County Durham?

Terraced houses are most common at 47.7% of sales.

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Property price ranges in County Durham

The most common price range is £50k - £100k at 48.9% of sales.

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What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of County Durham?

Most expensive: Brignall (£767,624). Cheapest: Eldon (£45,307).

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Most expensive houses in County Durham 👀

eastwood hall , durham

Sold in OCT 2007

£2,550,000

augusta , county durham

Sold in OCT 2021

£2,100,000

cornsay house farm , county durham

Sold in JUN 2018

£2,000,000

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Data sources

Location boundary data sourced from OpenStreetMap and price information is from HM Land Registry

Last updated at 29 March 2026 at 17:42 with the latest Land Registry data (February 2026). The County Durham dataset covers 20,263 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.