Sold £1,625/m² · Median sold £147,070 (5,661 sales) · Index +2.8% y/y · Turnover 2.2% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is County Durham?
EPC A or B
11%
EPC D or worse
48%
What does County Durham cost?
County Durham: sold price per m² £1,625/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 5,661 sales). +2.8% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price per m²
£1,625/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
5,661 sales
+2.8% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 5,661 sales.
Sold price
£147,070 12 months to Jun 2026
5,661 sales
+2.8% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 5,661 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£164,764 12 months to Sep 2026
14,563 listings
+0.5% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 14,563 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £1,284/m² in Sep 2016 to £1,618/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £122,442 in Sep 2016 to £143,622 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £130,000 in Jan 2022 to £165,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £1,747/m² in Aug 2025 to £1,767/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 100% in Jan 2022 to 97% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 98.1 in Jan 2022 to 112.4 in Sep 2026.
What does County Durham earn?
County Durham: asking rent £810/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 4,742 lets).
Asking rent
£810/month 12 months to Sep 2026
4,742 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,742 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
6,251 lets
+5.9% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,251 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £707/month in Aug 2025 to £725/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 5.0% in Jan 2022 to 4.9% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 84.7 in Jan 2022 to 113.2 in Sep 2026.
How does County Durham vary by home size?
Asking price in County Durham runs from £71,420 for 1 bedroom to £475,577 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in County Durham. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£71,420
12 months to Sep 2026
+4% on the previous 12 months
221
2 bedrooms
£94,563
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.2% on the previous 12 months
4321
3 bedrooms
£166,230
12 months to Sep 2026
+3.1% on the previous 12 months
6479
4 bedrooms
£294,078
12 months to Sep 2026
-1% on the previous 12 months
2725
5+ bedrooms
£475,577
12 months to Sep 2026
-7.8% on the previous 12 months
727
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is County Durham?
County Durham: turnover 2.2% (12 months to Mar 2026, 5,679 sales). -25% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.2% 12 months to Mar 2026
5,679 sales
-25% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 5,679 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
10,388 12 months to Sep 2026
10,388 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 10,388 listings.
New listings
10,128 12 months to Sep 2026
10,128 listings
+11.5% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 10,128 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.2% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 839 in Aug 2025 to 1,054 in Sep 2026.New listings: 871 in Jan 2022 to 1,010 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 174 in Jan 2022 to 405 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 2,941 in Sep 2026 to 9,937 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 152 days in Jan 2022 to 144 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in County Durham?
178 agents listed homes for sale in County Durham; the three largest took 11% of the listings.
Agents active
178
Top three agents’ share
11%
New homes among listings
8.2%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns County Durham?
Corporate landlords hold 87% of the 14,312 units in County Durham whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords87% of classified · 12,450 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)8.0% of classified · 1,139 units
Housing associations3.1% of classified · 439 units
RMC2.0% of classified · 284 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does County Durham rank?
County Durham ranks 61st of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £1,625/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in England
County Durham ranks 61st of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £1,625/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in England, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
Homes in County Durham sold for a median £147,070 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 5,661 sales. Per square metre that is £1,625/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in County Durham changed?
+2.8% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
What is the average rent in County Durham?
Homes to let in County Durham asked a median £810/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,742 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in County Durham?
5.3% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,251 lets. +5.9% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in County Durham?
2.2% of the homes in County Durham changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 5,679 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.