Detached
£378,333
20% below the Bolam average
75.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Bolam? £472,000
The average house price in Bolam is £472,000, based on 5 homes sold in the 12 months to November 2025. Prices are down 49.9% (£470,550) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −49.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 5
- Data up to
- November 2025
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Bolam?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£385,000
18% below the Bolam average
12.5% of sales
Terraced
£840,000
78% above the Bolam average
12.5% of sales
Are house prices in Bolam going up or down?
House prices in Bolam are falling: down 49.9% (£470,550) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 33.0% (£117,000).
Past 12 months
−49.9%
−£470,550From £942,550 to £472,000
£942,550£315,000
Past 10 years
+33.0%
+£117,000From £355,000 to £472,000
£1,246,000£145,000
Quick answers for Bolam
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,246,000
Highest average, reached in November 2023
How many homes sold?
5
Recorded so far for the 12 months to November 2025
What sells most often?
Detached houses
75.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
37.5% of sales
How many people live in Bolam?
87
55 people per square mile · Very Low (Census 2021)
Population density is Very Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Bolam?
42
26 households per square mile · Low (Census 2021)
Household density is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Bolam?
19 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 2.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.0% of the area · 0 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Bolam?
10 crimes
+400.0% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Bolam rank?
14th most expensive area of County Durham.
Compared with 133 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Bolam?
The highest recorded sale prices in Bolam, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
bolam grange farm , darlington
£1,510,100
Sold December 2023
View house details
How do house prices in Bolam compare with nearby areas?
Bolam compared with the 6 nearest other areas in County Durham.
Bolam vs Hilton
- Bolam
- £472,000
- Hilton
- £352,769−£119,231
Open comparison
Bolam vs Ingleton
- Bolam
- £472,000
- Ingleton
- £291,800−£180,200
Open comparison
Bolam vs Headlam
- Bolam
- £472,000
- Headlam
- £620,000+£148,000
Open comparison
Bolam vs Wackerfield
- Bolam
- £472,000
- Wackerfield
- £225,000−£247,000
Open comparison
Bolam vs West Auckland
- Bolam
- £472,000
- West Auckland
- £106,173−£365,827
Open comparison
Bolam vs Etherley
- Bolam
- £472,000
- Etherley
- £159,084−£312,916
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:27 with the latest Land Registry data (November 2025). The Bolam dataset covers 4 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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