Detached
£386,827
60% above the Lanchester average
26.6% of sales
What is the average house price in Lanchester? £241,817
The average house price in Lanchester is £241,817, based on 70 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 4.1% (£10,355) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −4.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 70
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Lanchester?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£230,484
5% below the Lanchester average
40.5% of sales
Terraced
£194,986
19% below the Lanchester average
27.2% of sales
Flats
£143,748
41% below the Lanchester average
5.7% of sales
Are house prices in Lanchester going up or down?
House prices in Lanchester are falling: down 4.1% (£10,355) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 34.2% (£61,671).
Past 12 months
−4.1%
−£10,355From £252,172 to £241,817
£269,148£241,817
Past 10 years
+34.2%
+£61,671From £180,146 to £241,817
£252,430£164,982
Quick answers for Lanchester
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£563,316
Highest average, reached in June 2022
How many homes sold?
70
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
40.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
32.3% of sales
How many people live in Lanchester?
4,071
260 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Lanchester?
1,905
122 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Lanchester?
23 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.2% of the area · 1 public park. 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 Lanchester?
48 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · +18.1% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Lanchester rank?
51st most expensive area of County Durham.
Compared with 133 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Lanchester?
The highest recorded sale prices in Lanchester, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
woodlea manor browney bank, county durham
£1,350,000
Sold January 2022
View house details
How do house prices in Lanchester compare with nearby areas?
Lanchester compared with the 6 nearest other areas in County Durham.
Lanchester vs Satley
- Lanchester
- £241,817
- Satley
- £319,423+£77,606
Open comparison
Lanchester vs Healeyfield
- Lanchester
- £241,817
- Healeyfield
- £184,372−£57,445
Open comparison
Lanchester vs Cornsay
- Lanchester
- £241,817
- Cornsay
- £147,508−£94,309
Open comparison
Lanchester vs Greencroft
- Lanchester
- £241,817
- Greencroft
- £413,750+£171,933
Open comparison
Lanchester vs Hedleyhope
- Lanchester
- £241,817
- Hedleyhope
- £154,250−£87,567
Open comparison
Lanchester vs Consett
- Lanchester
- £241,817
- Consett
- £157,980−£83,837
Open comparison
Thinking of buying in Lanchester?
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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 (August 2026). The Lanchester dataset covers 188 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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