Durham property prices

The average property price in Durham postcode area is £169k, the median price is £140k. The average price declined by -£7.5k (-4%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £165k. The price of a newly built property is £258k. There were 4.5k property sales and sales dropped by 18.6% (-1.1k transactions). Most properties were sold in the £50k-£100k price range with 1121 (25.1%) properties sold, followed by £100k-£150k price range with 1077 (24.1%) properties sold.

Current residential property prices
June 2025 - May 2026Durham postcode areaEngland & Wales
Average price£169k£351k
Median price£140k£280k

Durham property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between June 2025 - May 2026.

Durham property sales share by price range
Market Analysis of Sales Volume and Share by Property Price Range
Property price rangeMarket shareSales volume
under £50k5.6%251
£50k-£100k25.1%1.1k
£100k-£150k24.1%1.1k
£150k-£200k17.7%789
£200k-£250k10.8%481
£250k-£300k6.8%303
£300k-£400k6.1%272
£400k-£500k2.1%93
£500k-£750k1.3%56
£750k-£1M0.3%15
over £1M0.1%5

Durham house prices map

This price map shows the average property price in a given postcode sector. The most affordable place is 'DH9 7' with the average price of £78.7k. The most expensive place is 'DH1 4', £425k.

Durham house prices map

Durham house prices compared to other areas

Comparison of the average property price and an average price percentage change by postcode area. Price % change compares the average property price between June 2025 - May 2026 to the average price in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle shows the number of property transactions. The bigger the circle the higher the sales volumes in postcode area.

Durham house prices compared to other areasAverage price percentage change
Average property price

Durham house price rank

With the average price of £169k, Durham is the 2. cheapest postcode area out of 105 England and Wales' postcode areas.

Durham house price rank
Ranking of postcode area by Average House Price
Rankpostcode areaAverage price
1.W, West London£1.0M
2.NW, North West London£935k
3.SW, South West London£930k
4.WC, Western Central London£923k
5.EC, East Central London£850k
6.N, North London£707k
7.KT, Kingston upon Thames£673k
8.AL, St Albans£624k
9.E, East London£621k
10.SL, Slough£609k
...
95.CA, Carlisle£213k
96.BD, Bradford£212k
97.WN, Wigan£200k
98.HU, Hull£194k
99.DN, Doncaster£191k
100.FY, Blackpool£188k
101.DL, Darlington£184k
102.BB, Blackburn£182k
103.TS, Cleveland£172k
104.DH, Durham£169k
105.SR, Sunderland£147k

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Durham real house prices

Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.

Durham real house prices

Yearly Real Average House Prices for Durham postcode area
YearDurham postcode areaEngland & Wales
2025£172k£358k
2024£174k£372k
2023£180k£407k
2022£205k£458k
2021£213k£451k
2020£202k£428k
2019£199k£406k
2018£204k£418k
2017£210k£427k
2016£208k£420k
2015£207k£407k
2014£205k£400k
2013£206k£394k
2012£214k£393k
2011£219k£403k
2010£242k£427k
2009£231k£384k
2008£255k£408k
2007£265k£430k
2006£275k£411k
2005£267k£392k
2004£249k£383k
2003£201k£343k
2002£162k£309k
2001£142k£271k
2000£144k£253k
1999£141k£229k
1998£136k£210k
1997£137k£199k
1996£132k£186k
1995£136k£183k

Durham house prices

Yearly average nominal prices compared to England & Wales' house prices

Durham house prices

Durham house prices and nearby areas

Yearly average nominal prices

Durham house prices and nearby areas

Durham house prices by property type

Yearly average nominal prices

Durham house prices by property type

Current Average Prices by Property Type in Durham postcode area
Property typeCurrent average price
Detached£298k
Flat£108k
Semi-Detached£165k
Terraced£115k

Durham house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio in Durham is 4. Ie. Durham resident with middle-income needs 4 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Durham needs 4 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 7.54 in 2024.
Durham house price to earnings ratio history
Housing Affordability: Median House Price to Median Salary Ratio byLocal authority
Local authorityRatio in 2024
Durham4
England and Wales7.54

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