Property market
The five-year median is £165,000 from 2,469 recorded sales in DH3. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.
DH3 postcode district
Property prices and recorded sales
DH3: 14,582 recorded property sales with dates, prices and address history. HM Land Registry records, not current valuations.
- Latest recorded sale
- 31 July 2026
- All recorded sales
- 14,582 Since 6 January 1995
- Five-year median
- £165,000
- Sales in five-year window
- 2,469
Five-year sales by property type
Detached 490
Semi-detached 823
Terraced 815
Flats 222
Other 119
Annual property market
Bars show recorded Price Paid sales. Lines show median sale prices. Hover or tap a year for exact values, or select a legend item to show or hide a series.
| Year | Recorded sales | All property types median sale price | Detached median sale price | Semi-detached median sale price | Terraced median sale price | Flat or maisonette median sale price | Other median sale price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 394 | £145,000 | £225,000 | £152,250 | £100,000 | £86,500 | £290,000 |
| 2016 | 403 | £130,000 | £225,000 | £149,000 | £89,250 | £79,000 | £130,000 |
| 2017 | 416 | £155,000 | £230,000 | £155,200 | £95,500 | £73,000 | £137,500 |
| 2018 | 497 | £148,000 | £260,000 | £162,000 | £87,000 | £82,000 | £250,000 |
| 2019 | 575 | £160,000 | £279,995 | £160,000 | £100,000 | £81,500 | £84,000 |
| 2020 | 536 | £171,995 | £269,995 | £165,000 | £95,000 | £74,000 | £437,500 |
| 2021 | 624 | £161,250 | £279,995 | £166,750 | £105,000 | £74,000 | £120,000 |
| 2022 | 513 | £158,000 | £315,995 | £182,998 | £110,000 | £86,500 | £100,000 |
| 2023 | 453 | £150,000 | £287,995 | £177,500 | £104,000 | £89,000 | £119,000 |
| 2024 | 523 | £170,000 | £305,998 | £180,000 | £107,000 | £85,000 | £95,000 |
| 2025 | 572 | £185,000 | £313,496 | £196,675 | £125,000 | £77,750 | £150,000 |
| 2026 | 170 | £164,500 | £308,000 | £185,000 | £125,750 | £85,000 | £142,500 |
Every recorded sale
1-20 of 14,582 · DH3
July 2021 to July 2026
31 July 2026
£140,00077, Station Lane, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1DF
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
23 July 2026
£90,00013, Elm Street, Chester Le Street, DH3 3EA
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
16 July 2026
£209,0001, Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1AX
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
16 July 2026
£128,00015, Broadwood View, Chester Le Street, DH3 3NJ
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
13 July 2026
£190,00026, Cuthbert Park, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 2AQ
Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property
13 July 2026
£212,00033, Crathie, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1QJ
Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property
13 July 2026
£250,0008, Orchard Gardens, Chester Le Street, DH3 3JY
Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property
8 July 2026
£158,00017, Mount Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1BB
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
7 July 2026
£135,00046, Crathie, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1QJ
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
7 July 2026
£235,00072, Grosmont, Great Lumley, Chester Le Street, DH3 4NQ
Terraced, Leasehold, existing property
3 July 2026
£235,00037, Wanstead Crescent, Chester Le Street, DH3 2BN
Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property
3 July 2026
£410,0008, Red Rose Terrace, Chester Le Street, DH3 3LN
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
1 July 2026
£75,00029, Baden Street, Chester Le Street, DH3 3JQ
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
30 June 2026
£115,00025, Primrose Terrace, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1AL
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
29 June 2026
£187,00038, Nenthead Close, Great Lumley, Chester Le Street, DH3 4SP
Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property
26 June 2026
£220,0008, Bede Way, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 2BF
Detached, Freehold, existing property
26 June 2026
£175,00033a, Angel Way, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1GD
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
26 June 2026
£175,00019, Bede Court, Chester Le Street, DH3 3YJ
Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property
25 June 2026
£64,00018, Poplar Street, Chester Le Street, DH3 3DN
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
24 June 2026
£105,00035, Oliver Crescent, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1NG
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
Local property price history
1-12 of 378 monthly records
Average price trend
Latest 12 monthly UK House Price Index records for County Durham.
| Period | Average price |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | £133,972 |
| August 2025 | £134,117 |
| September 2025 | £134,537 |
| October 2025 | £135,650 |
| November 2025 | £138,385 |
| December 2025 | £139,962 |
| January 2026 | £137,322 |
| February 2026 | £136,632 |
| March 2026 | £135,260 |
| April 2026 | £137,319 |
| May 2026 | £137,773 |
| June 2026 | £138,148 |
| Month | Area | Average price | Index | Monthly change | Annual change | Sales volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | County Durham | £138,148 | 107.9 | 0.3% | 7.0% | Not supplied |
| May 2026 | County Durham | £137,773 | 107.6 | 0.3% | 4.8% | Not supplied |
| April 2026 | County Durham | £137,319 | 107.2 | 1.5% | 3.7% | 398 |
| March 2026 | County Durham | £135,260 | 105.6 | -1.0% | 0.2% | 500 |
| February 2026 | County Durham | £136,632 | 106.7 | -0.5% | 2.7% | 438 |
| January 2026 | County Durham | £137,322 | 107.2 | -1.9% | 3.6% | 432 |
| December 2025 | County Durham | £139,962 | 109.3 | 1.1% | 5.2% | 561 |
| November 2025 | County Durham | £138,385 | 108.1 | 2.0% | 4.8% | 570 |
| October 2025 | County Durham | £135,650 | 105.9 | 0.8% | 4.4% | 731 |
| September 2025 | County Durham | £134,537 | 105.0 | 0.3% | 5.0% | 666 |
| August 2025 | County Durham | £134,117 | 104.7 | 0.1% | 5.1% | 704 |
| July 2025 | County Durham | £133,972 | 104.6 | 3.8% | 5.5% | 734 |
Evidence in context
Local comparison
House prices in nearby postcode districts
Nearby districts are ranked by distance between their postcode centroids within 50 km. Prices are five-year medians from recorded HM Land Registry sales, not asking prices.