Local authority · data to August 2026
House prices in County Durham
Homes in County Durham sold for an average £140,788, up 4.9% on a year ago. That is more than in 3% of UK councils. Over the last six months prices moved at +6.7% a year, faster than the +5.0% a year of the past two years.
- Average sale price
- £140,788
- Change in a year
- +4.9%
- +1.3% after inflation
- Pricier than
- 3%
- of UK councils
County Durham: +18.4% in 5 years
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- County Durham
- North East
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Month | County Durham | North East | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £149,823 (£140,424–£159,221) | £170,953 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £149,070 (£140,151–£157,988) | £170,510 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £148,317 (£139,890–£156,744) | £170,068 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £147,564 (£139,643–£155,485) | £169,625 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £146,811 (£139,414–£154,209) | £169,182 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £146,058 (£139,205–£152,912) | £168,739 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £145,305 (£139,022–£151,589) | £168,297 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £144,552 (£138,874–£150,231) | £167,854 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £143,800 (£138,772–£148,827) | £167,411 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £143,047 (£138,738–£147,356) | £166,968 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £142,294 (£138,813–£145,775) | £166,526 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £141,541 (£139,106–£143,976) | £166,083 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £140,788 | £165,640 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £139,978 | £166,689 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £136,971 | £164,851 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £137,336 | £164,023 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £137,010 | £162,482 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £135,260 | £161,405 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £136,311 | £163,237 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £136,921 | £159,778 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £139,210 | £161,468 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £138,109 | £162,975 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £135,627 | £160,446 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £134,726 | £159,290 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £134,230 | £160,535 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £134,083 | £159,160 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £129,112 | £158,700 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £131,403 | £154,763 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £132,482 | £148,461 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £135,056 | £163,542 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £133,074 | £157,310 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £132,518 | £154,863 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £133,069 | £158,022 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £132,005 | £155,962 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £129,900 | £155,424 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £128,087 | £156,297 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £127,643 | £153,371 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £127,014 | £151,703 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £124,320 | £151,871 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £122,340 | £149,642 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £123,001 | £146,629 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £124,449 | £147,221 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £125,048 | £148,690 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £124,237 | £147,973 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £125,647 | £151,215 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £124,857 | £150,866 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £125,255 | £150,966 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £124,749 | £151,607 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £123,791 | £154,429 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £121,742 | £150,021 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £120,457 | £149,448 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £119,425 | £146,913 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £119,339 | £147,442 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £121,877 | £144,993 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £125,194 | £147,783 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £128,073 | £150,814 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £129,401 | £152,252 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £129,312 | £153,022 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £129,172 | £153,663 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £127,897 | £152,937 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £126,131 | £151,747 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £123,773 | £151,552 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £121,286 | £147,826 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £119,723 | £145,424 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £119,004 | £144,411 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £117,091 | £143,435 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £116,984 | £140,762 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £115,920 | £140,576 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £116,631 | £140,230 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £119,425 | £138,405 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £119,954 | £136,801 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £118,871 | £146,908 | £245,371 |
Reports for County Durham
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £140,424 and £159,221 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £149,823
- Chance of a rise
- 89%
At the average sale price, a home costs £140,788. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £650 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 12%
- Payment, one income
- 23%
Owning and renting the average home cost about the same each month. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £653
- Owning per month
- £663
17.5% more homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 1,820
- Per 1,000 residents
- 3.4
Figures for United Kingdom: County Durham has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 9 times since 1995. The deepest began in October 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −25.8%
- Recovery from the low
- 90 months
In 2025 the population grew by 2,238 while 1,420 homes were finished: 1.6 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.6
- Population change, 2025
- +2,238
5.1% of the 248,104 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 5.1%
- Empty homes
- 12,705
In 2025, 0% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 0%
Other councils in North East
Average price
- £400,000 and over
- £300,000 to £400,000
- £250,000 to £300,000
- £200,000 to £250,000
- £150,000 to £200,000
- Under £150,000
- No published price
| Local authority | Average price | In a year |
|---|---|---|
| Northumberland | £213,113 | +4.5% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | £211,255 | +5.8% |
| North Tyneside | £205,554 | +3.7% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | £172,698 | +3.1% |
| South Tyneside | £160,518 | +2.5% |
| Darlington | £159,770 | +1.9% |
| Gateshead | £156,036 | +4.4% |
| Sunderland | £147,763 | +4.6% |
| Redcar and Cleveland | £146,259 | −3.0% |
| Middlesbrough | £142,868 | +3.7% |
| County Durham | £140,788 | +4.9% |
| Hartlepool | £136,625 | +4.7% |