Detached
£236,666
98% above the Shadforth average
12.8% of sales
What is the average house price in Shadforth? £119,634
The average house price in Shadforth is £119,634, based on 33 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 18.8% (£27,735) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −18.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 33
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Shadforth?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£103,437
14% below the Shadforth average
46.1% of sales
Terraced
£110,196
8% below the Shadforth average
39.7% of sales
Are house prices in Shadforth going up or down?
House prices in Shadforth are falling: down 18.8% (£27,735) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 3.9% (£4,482).
Past 12 months
−18.8%
−£27,735From £147,369 to £119,634
£154,720£119,634
Past 10 years
+3.9%
+£4,482From £115,152 to £119,634
£147,369£102,514
Quick answers for Shadforth
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£446,500
Highest average, reached in March 2018
How many homes sold?
33
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
46.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£50k - £100k
34.6% of sales
How many people live in Shadforth?
2,196
449 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 Shadforth?
1,016
208 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 Shadforth?
47 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 6.6 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.8% 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 Shadforth?
118 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +42.9% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, 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 Shadforth rank?
114th most expensive area of County Durham.
Compared with 133 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Shadforth?
The highest recorded sale prices in Shadforth, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Shadforth compare with nearby areas?
Shadforth compared with the 6 nearest other areas in County Durham.
Shadforth vs Thornley
- Shadforth
- £119,634
- Thornley
- £164,854+£45,220
Open comparison
Shadforth vs Haswell
- Shadforth
- £119,634
- Haswell
- £139,849+£20,215
Open comparison
Shadforth vs Pittington
- Shadforth
- £119,634
- Pittington
- £288,613+£168,979
Open comparison
Shadforth vs Sherburn Village
- Shadforth
- £119,634
- Sherburn Village
- £158,391+£38,757
Open comparison
Shadforth vs Wheatley Hill
- Shadforth
- £119,634
- Wheatley Hill
- £103,586−£16,048
Open comparison
Shadforth vs Shotton
- Shadforth
- £119,634
- Shotton
- £125,261+£5,627
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 (September 2026). The Shadforth dataset covers 74 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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