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Durham is a cathedral city in County Durham, north-east England. Average sold prices across County Durham sit at £135,767 on the HM Land Registry House Price Index, 53.2% below the England average of £289,946 and 16.0% below the North East regional average of £161,629. That places County Durham among the most affordable markets in England, where an investor buys more than twice the property per pound compared with the national figure. The local authority's population grew 1.72% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, from 513,242 to 522,068 residents.

County Durham's low prices come with rental yields that hold their ground. Gross yields run from 4.6% in DH8 (Consett) up to 5.5% in both DH7 (Brandon) and DH9 (Stanley), and six of the seven postcodes covered here sit above 4.8%. The median gross weekly salary across County Durham is £643.00, below the North East's £669.90 and Great Britain's £752.40, so very affordable house prices meeting steady rents is what keeps the income return intact across the county.

This guide covers seven County Durham postcodes (ONS code E06000047) from the cathedral city in DH1 out to the former mining towns of Stanley and Consett in the north-west and Coxhoe and Bowburn to the south. Investors comparing options in the region may also look at Newcastle, Sunderland, and Middlesbrough, all measured against Durham later in this guide.

Article updated: July 2026

Why Invest in Durham?

County Durham, the local authority the cathedral city sits within, grew its population 1.72% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, from 513,242 to 522,068 residents. That is slower than the England and Wales average of 6.3%, which reflects a large, mixed authority of former mining towns, market towns, and rural villages rather than a single fast-growing urban centre. Growth here reads as retention rather than speculative inward migration.

The local employment rate is 73.0%, below both the North East average and Great Britain's 75.6%, and unemployment sits at 4.8%. What matters more for rental demand is the shape of the employment base after the pits closed. The NHS, Durham County Council, and Durham University are the largest employers. Hitachi Rail builds Intercity Express trains at Newton Aycliffe, and Amazon runs a large fulfilment centre at Bowburn in DH6. None of these are single-industry towns any more, and a broader employment base absorbs the shock when one employer restructures.

Median gross annual earnings in County Durham are £33,436, which is below the North East regional median and 14.5% below the Great Britain median of £39,125. Lower local wages cap what buyers and tenants can pay, and that is a large part of why prices stay so low. The counterweight is that rents hold up relative to those prices, which is what produces yields above 4.8% in six of the seven postcodes.

Durham Economic Summary

• Population (County Durham): 522,068 (2021 Census). Growth of 1.72% from 2011.
• Median annual salary: £33,436 (County Durham), £34,835 (North East), £39,125 (Great Britain)
• Employment rate: 73.0% (County Durham), 75.6% (Great Britain)
• Unemployment rate: 4.8% (County Durham)
• Key employment sectors: Health and social work (NHS), education, public administration, advanced manufacturing (Hitachi Rail), logistics (Amazon)

Source: ONS Census 2021, Nomis Labour Market Profile (ASHE 2025)

Durham University adds a layer of demand that most affordable markets do not have. It is a Russell Group institution with more than 21,000 students, concentrated heavily in DH1, and its second and third-year undergraduates rent in the private sector around the city centre and Gilesgate. That student demand, funded externally through loans and family support, is largely insulated from the local wage picture, which is why DH1 behaves differently from the rest of the county in almost every table below.

Source: Office for National Statistics - Population for County Durham

Regeneration and Investment in Durham

County Durham's regeneration is led by the council and central government rather than private developers chasing speculative returns. The money is going into town centres that lost their economic base decades ago and into building the cathedral city's knowledge economy.

• Durham City Aykley Heads and Milburngate (underway, £55m+ confirmed): An employment-led programme combining the Milburngate mixed-use riverside site with the Aykley Heads business park, aiming to create thousands of city-centre jobs. A city-centre employment hub of that scale draws young professionals into DH1, the same postcode where student demand is already strongest. Updates at Durham County Council.
• Town centre regeneration funding (approved, up to £60m over 10 years): Central government funding for high street regeneration and community infrastructure in areas including Stanley (DH9) and Crook, at up to £20m per area over a decade. Sustained public investment into town centres lifts local amenity in the streets around them, which supports rents in the DH9 and DH7 markets that already carry the county's higher yields. Updates at Durham County Council.
• Horden Numbered Streets Regeneration (planning approved, £10.7m): Council-led clearance of derelict terraced housing in East Durham and replacement with 105 new affordable homes, funded by Durham County Council (£6.2m) and the North East Combined Authority Brownfield Housing Fund (£4.5m). Wholesale rebuild of a run-down area is a marker of long-term commitment to the county's cheapest terraced markets. Updates at Durham County Council.

County Durham Property Market Analysis

Average property prices in County Durham have risen 264.8% since January 1995, from £37,213 to £135,767. The sections below break down that journey cycle by cycle, then drill into current postcode-level data for sold prices, price per square foot, asking prices, growth trends, and monthly transaction volumes.

When was the last house price crash in Durham?

County Durham's sold prices from HM Land Registry are recorded at unitary-authority level, running from January 1995 to the latest reading in March 2026. The series shows one deep crash, an unusually long trough, and a late pandemic-era recovery that only cleared the old peak in the last few years.

The 2000 to 2007 boom: County Durham started 2000 at £42,999. Cheap credit and a national housing boom then lifted prices to a peak of £118,371 by October 2007, a rise of 175.3% in under eight years. That was a stretch for an area with these wages, and it set up a hard fall.

2008 to 2009, the financial crisis: From the October 2007 peak of £118,371 prices dropped to £97,717 by April 2009, a fall of 17.4% in eighteen months. The worst year-on-year reading was -14.8% in April 2009. Every property type fell together: detached -14.5%, semi-detached -14.4%, terraced -15.1%, and flats -13.8% (April 2009 readings).

The extended trough, 2010 to 2014: This is where County Durham parts company with southern England. Prices bounced to £103,709 by January 2010, then drifted back down for four more years. The real low came in March 2014 at £87,820, well below the 2009 reading. The full peak-to-trough decline from October 2007 to March 2014 was 25.8%. Markets like London and Bristol were already past their old peaks by then; County Durham was still falling.

The slow recovery, 2015 to 2019: Growth returned at a crawl. Prices reached £91,473 by March 2015 and were still only £99,299 by December 2019, which left the county 16.1% below its October 2007 peak more than twelve years on.

2020 to 2022, the pandemic surge: The stamp duty holiday and the shift to remote working finally broke the deadlock. Prices climbed from £98,291 in January 2020 to £129,312 by November 2022, a rise of 31.6% in under three years, as buyers chased the county's extreme affordability.

The 2023 rate shock: Higher mortgage rates cooled the market. Prices eased from £129,312 in November 2022 to £124,857 by November 2023, a dip of 3.4%. That was mild set against the 2008 fall.

2024 to present: Prices recovered to £133,069 by December 2024 and reached an all-time high of £141,494 in December 2025, before easing to £135,767 by March 2026. The county now sits 14.7% above its October 2007 pre-crash peak. It took roughly seventeen years for the market to move decisively past that old high.

Long-term growth summary:

• 5 years (March 2021 to March 2026): 22.0% growth (£111,253 to £135,767)
• 10 years (March 2016 to March 2026): 42.6% growth (£95,186 to £135,767)
• 15 years (March 2011 to March 2026): 42.9% growth (£94,998 to £135,767)
• 20 years (March 2006 to March 2026): 27.6% growth (£106,391 to £135,767)
• 30 years (March 1996 to March 2026): 264.8% growth (£37,213 to £135,767)

The 2008 crash is the reference point for anyone weighing downside here. A 25.8% peak-to-trough fall that took roughly seventeen years to fully recover is a sobering record, and the county's affordability did not shield it from a deep percentage decline. What it did shield was the pound figure: prices were low in absolute terms, so the fall left the market at £87,820 rather than wiping out large sums per property. The employment base is broader now than it was in 2007, which is a different backdrop from the single-industry towns of the coalfield era.

• All property types
• Detached
• Semi-detached
• Terraced
• Flats

Source: HM Land Registry House Price Index

Year	All property types	Detached	Semi-detached	Terraced	Flats
1995-01	£38,128	£68,828	£37,754	£30,403	£28,150
1995-02	£37,704	£67,692	£37,570	£30,014	£27,838
1995-03	£37,617	£67,351	£37,472	£29,994	£27,728
1995-04	£37,134	£66,260	£37,032	£29,636	£27,382
1995-05	£37,492	£66,779	£37,337	£29,982	£27,598
1995-06	£37,891	£67,579	£37,806	£30,233	£27,998
1995-07	£38,565	£69,012	£38,454	£30,743	£28,357
1995-08	£37,918	£68,286	£37,765	£30,165	£27,745
1995-09	£37,331	£67,275	£37,099	£29,745	£27,156
1995-10	£36,894	£66,621	£36,777	£29,295	£26,954
1995-11	£37,119	£67,046	£37,071	£29,414	£27,338
1995-12	£37,639	£68,064	£37,701	£29,742	£27,772
1996-01	£37,621	£68,358	£37,680	£29,666	£27,617
1996-02	£37,730	£68,631	£37,839	£29,723	£27,487
1996-03	£37,213	£67,911	£37,350	£29,253	£27,056
1996-04	£37,341	£67,812	£37,411	£29,461	£27,250
1996-05	£38,181	£69,055	£38,160	£30,240	£27,890
1996-06	£39,104	£70,692	£38,998	£31,018	£28,690
1996-07	£38,958	£70,629	£38,900	£30,842	£28,410
1996-08	£38,658	£70,542	£38,572	£30,527	£28,077
1996-09	£38,097	£69,825	£37,985	£30,049	£27,414
1996-10	£38,680	£70,985	£38,584	£30,480	£27,794
1996-11	£38,808	£71,036	£38,752	£30,593	£27,971
1996-12	£38,910	£70,939	£38,888	£30,716	£28,037
1997-01	£38,621	£70,379	£38,575	£30,513	£27,789
1997-02	£37,671	£68,885	£37,621	£29,715	£27,072
1997-03	£37,516	£68,715	£37,416	£29,600	£26,989
1997-04	£37,681	£68,796	£37,608	£29,773	£27,070
1997-05	£38,553	£70,111	£38,513	£30,524	£27,537
1997-06	£39,456	£71,835	£39,442	£31,217	£27,980
1997-07	£40,481	£73,933	£40,397	£32,028	£28,489
1997-08	£40,888	£74,977	£40,753	£32,308	£28,693
1997-09	£40,347	£74,108	£40,181	£31,872	£28,279
1997-10	£39,613	£72,855	£39,486	£31,240	£27,874
1997-11	£39,211	£72,143	£39,105	£30,903	£27,596
1997-12	£39,530	£72,733	£39,522	£31,093	£27,837
1998-01	£39,791	£73,512	£39,731	£31,260	£27,962
1998-02	£39,455	£72,992	£39,440	£30,940	£27,910
1998-03	£39,333	£72,843	£39,298	£30,849	£27,761
1998-04	£39,324	£72,466	£39,366	£30,893	£27,738
1998-05	£39,832	£73,183	£39,804	£31,396	£27,913
1998-06	£40,139	£73,736	£40,046	£31,664	£28,291
1998-07	£40,369	£74,366	£40,256	£31,806	£28,412
1998-08	£40,781	£75,444	£40,636	£32,071	£28,627
1998-09	£40,969	£75,907	£40,802	£32,214	£28,575
1998-10	£40,754	£75,681	£40,605	£31,982	£28,580
1998-11	£40,385	£75,131	£40,332	£31,602	£28,450
1998-12	£40,303	£74,879	£40,356	£31,493	£28,632
1999-01	£40,145	£74,542	£40,231	£31,363	£28,508
1999-02	£39,637	£73,481	£39,745	£30,987	£28,131
1999-03	£39,425	£73,203	£39,548	£30,788	£27,949
1999-04	£39,552	£73,093	£39,656	£30,997	£28,010
1999-05	£40,230	£74,170	£40,285	£31,607	£28,479
1999-06	£40,983	£75,443	£40,977	£32,271	£28,960
1999-07	£41,787	£77,237	£41,682	£32,880	£29,429
1999-08	£42,849	£79,396	£42,652	£33,718	£30,072
1999-09	£42,611	£79,281	£42,325	£33,497	£29,810
1999-10	£42,713	£79,572	£42,538	£33,470	£30,079
1999-11	£42,524	£79,213	£42,437	£33,264	£30,083
1999-12	£43,161	£80,192	£43,123	£33,771	£30,757
2000-01	£42,999	£80,049	£42,925	£33,635	£30,481
2000-02	£43,150	£80,556	£43,073	£33,692	£30,550
2000-03	£42,883	£80,153	£42,880	£33,430	£30,147
2000-04	£43,324	£80,628	£43,283	£33,865	£30,668
2000-05	£43,400	£80,611	£43,414	£33,920	£30,864
2000-06	£43,964	£81,592	£43,967	£34,362	£31,508
2000-07	£44,676	£83,461	£44,722	£34,772	£31,834
2000-08	£45,327	£85,128	£45,378	£35,155	£32,381
2000-09	£44,800	£84,693	£44,795	£34,640	£31,937
2000-10	£43,765	£82,804	£43,838	£33,761	£31,412
2000-11	£43,360	£82,128	£43,402	£33,435	£31,211
2000-12	£43,683	£82,494	£43,806	£33,672	£31,739
2001-01	£43,734	£82,631	£43,816	£33,720	£31,826
2001-02	£43,437	£81,956	£43,561	£33,499	£31,579
2001-03	£42,795	£80,843	£42,870	£33,018	£30,929
2001-04	£43,255	£81,541	£43,240	£33,454	£31,337
2001-05	£43,471	£81,575	£43,412	£33,728	£31,527
2001-06	£44,453	£83,320	£44,388	£34,499	£32,464
2001-07	£44,938	£84,347	£44,926	£34,825	£32,761
2001-08	£46,058	£86,914	£45,996	£35,610	£33,625
2001-09	£46,673	£88,488	£46,510	£36,050	£34,001
2001-10	£47,152	£89,462	£47,000	£36,390	£34,475
2001-11	£47,110	£89,290	£46,996	£36,349	£34,589
2001-12	£46,908	£88,573	£46,929	£36,170	£34,868
2002-01	£46,578	£88,055	£46,598	£35,882	£34,780
2002-02	£46,356	£87,753	£46,315	£35,713	£34,668
2002-03	£46,816	£88,539	£46,736	£36,120	£34,826
2002-04	£47,734	£89,966	£47,578	£36,921	£35,777
2002-05	£49,129	£92,118	£49,023	£38,071	£36,951
2002-06	£50,051	£93,827	£49,902	£38,801	£37,810
2002-07	£51,226	£96,094	£51,079	£39,710	£38,453
2002-08	£51,976	£97,638	£51,774	£40,288	£39,013
2002-09	£52,684	£99,118	£52,526	£40,785	£39,426
2002-10	£53,653	£100,805	£53,620	£41,488	£40,315
2002-11	£54,854	£103,128	£54,826	£42,389	£41,364
2002-12	£56,004	£104,830	£56,083	£43,309	£42,479
2003-01	£56,808	£106,158	£56,711	£44,059	£43,221
2003-02	£57,427	£107,034	£57,363	£44,576	£43,827
2003-03	£58,683	£109,548	£58,513	£45,565	£44,808
2003-04	£60,226	£112,126	£60,234	£46,728	£46,088
2003-05	£61,252	£113,699	£61,337	£47,573	£46,705
2003-06	£62,691	£115,811	£62,770	£48,816	£47,928
2003-07	£64,199	£118,143	£64,368	£50,067	£48,809
2003-08	£66,457	£121,834	£66,674	£51,915	£50,518
2003-09	£67,964	£124,253	£68,247	£53,166	£51,262
2003-10	£68,956	£125,731	£69,104	£54,088	£52,144
2003-11	£69,756	£126,991	£69,850	£54,794	£52,734
2003-12	£71,221	£128,686	£71,259	£56,185	£54,251
2004-01	£72,344	£130,605	£72,383	£57,106	£54,959
2004-02	£72,282	£129,950	£72,353	£57,160	£54,893
2004-03	£73,268	£131,803	£73,232	£57,958	£55,349
2004-04	£75,864	£134,623	£75,864	£60,386	£57,216
2004-05	£80,578	£141,401	£80,391	£64,549	£60,849
2004-06	£84,485	£147,112	£84,378	£67,867	£63,965
2004-07	£87,741	£152,264	£87,724	£70,572	£66,177
2004-08	£89,774	£155,908	£89,717	£72,219	£67,460
2004-09	£91,745	£159,394	£91,540	£73,887	£68,549
2004-10	£92,990	£162,040	£92,424	£74,912	£69,942
2004-11	£93,632	£163,083	£93,049	£75,437	£70,611
2004-12	£94,785	£164,487	£94,091	£76,519	£71,802
2005-01	£94,230	£163,520	£93,498	£76,096	£71,320
2005-02	£95,677	£166,051	£94,989	£77,233	£72,364
2005-03	£95,320	£165,567	£94,856	£76,833	£71,755
2005-04	£97,280	£168,204	£97,050	£78,470	£72,983
2005-05	£98,468	£169,942	£98,141	£79,551	£73,710
2005-06	£100,118	£171,432	£99,626	£81,235	£74,889
2005-07	£101,246	£173,109	£100,737	£82,227	£75,504
2005-08	£102,904	£175,709	£102,277	£83,693	£76,518
2005-09	£104,315	£178,658	£103,545	£84,816	£77,320
2005-10	£104,466	£178,880	£103,437	£85,046	£77,662
2005-11	£104,578	£178,881	£103,532	£85,182	£77,770
2005-12	£105,235	£179,349	£104,037	£85,869	£78,813
2006-01	£107,231	£182,686	£105,946	£87,563	£80,072
2006-02	£106,788	£181,297	£105,395	£87,348	£80,073
2006-03	£106,391	£181,017	£105,181	£86,905	£79,210
2006-04	£106,232	£180,021	£105,007	£86,933	£79,018
2006-05	£106,882	£180,839	£105,717	£87,517	£79,213
2006-06	£109,574	£184,534	£108,277	£89,939	£81,257
2006-07	£109,979	£184,919	£108,573	£90,421	£81,199
2006-08	£111,660	£187,754	£110,243	£91,860	£81,818
2006-09	£110,784	£186,734	£109,405	£91,091	£80,651
2006-10	£111,333	£188,045	£109,994	£91,419	£81,268
2006-11	£111,119	£187,575	£109,821	£91,243	£81,132
2006-12	£112,109	£188,280	£110,738	£92,247	£82,174
2007-01	£111,929	£187,732	£110,507	£92,202	£81,790
2007-02	£111,438	£186,896	£109,914	£91,818	£81,807
2007-03	£111,147	£186,694	£109,577	£91,577	£81,162
2007-04	£111,562	£186,610	£109,882	£92,111	£81,450
2007-05	£113,325	£188,648	£111,526	£93,769	£82,776
2007-06	£113,654	£188,874	£111,754	£94,126	£83,202
2007-07	£115,694	£192,828	£113,742	£95,740	£84,547
2007-08	£116,707	£195,343	£114,660	£96,564	£84,410
2007-09	£117,802	£197,773	£115,680	£97,412	£85,012
2007-10	£118,371	£199,201	£116,175	£97,805	£85,662
2007-11	£118,180	£199,057	£115,983	£97,559	£86,073
2007-12	£117,944	£198,631	£115,701	£97,363	£86,183
2008-01	£115,616	£194,840	£113,380	£95,433	£84,531
2008-02	£115,186	£194,592	£113,039	£94,961	£84,152
2008-03	£113,555	£192,234	£111,690	£93,489	£82,435
2008-04	£114,630	£194,471	£112,729	£94,367	£82,822
2008-05	£115,156	£194,639	£113,313	£94,928	£82,946
2008-06	£116,308	£196,212	£114,303	£96,003	£83,876
2008-07	£116,554	£196,312	£114,792	£96,149	£83,946
2008-08	£116,034	£195,766	£114,218	£95,704	£83,493
2008-09	£114,076	£194,156	£112,192	£93,850	£82,063
2008-10	£111,120	£189,550	£109,368	£91,285	£80,061
2008-11	£106,934	£182,831	£105,415	£87,659	£77,254
2008-12	£104,222	£177,046	£102,871	£85,588	£75,148
2009-01	£102,356	£174,416	£100,820	£84,032	£74,080
2009-02	£99,489	£169,637	£97,961	£81,675	£72,203
2009-03	£98,697	£168,823	£97,233	£80,846	£72,304
2009-04	£97,717	£166,277	£96,497	£80,133	£71,417
2009-05	£99,397	£168,676	£98,166	£81,664	£72,260
2009-06	£99,491	£168,414	£98,366	£81,868	£71,598
2009-07	£100,096	£169,494	£98,883	£82,477	£71,437
2009-08	£101,057	£171,501	£99,832	£83,254	£71,497
2009-09	£103,117	£175,325	£101,775	£84,952	£72,762
2009-10	£105,080	£178,684	£103,830	£86,526	£73,866
2009-11	£105,238	£179,033	£103,822	£86,760	£73,813
2009-12	£105,786	£178,837	£104,459	£87,493	£73,730
2010-01	£103,709	£175,922	£102,306	£85,753	£71,801
2010-02	£102,731	£174,557	£101,640	£84,751	£70,688
2010-03	£101,846	£174,528	£100,772	£83,663	£70,122
2010-04	£102,261	£174,705	£101,334	£84,031	£70,551
2010-05	£102,745	£175,313	£101,554	£84,613	£71,115
2010-06	£102,652	£174,530	£101,419	£84,742	£70,740
2010-07	£103,020	£175,560	£101,752	£85,005	£70,577
2010-08	£104,533	£178,722	£103,529	£85,988	£71,193
2010-09	£104,560	£179,788	£103,545	£85,794	£70,951
2010-10	£104,350	£179,952	£103,389	£85,453	£70,949
2010-11	£102,283	£176,821	£101,252	£83,696	£69,687
2010-12	£101,290	£174,902	£100,442	£82,816	£69,167
2011-01	£99,236	£171,704	£98,331	£81,082	£67,923
2011-02	£96,909	£167,842	£95,969	£79,168	£66,405
2011-03	£94,998	£165,339	£93,855	£77,554	£65,033
2011-04	£95,838	£166,563	£94,596	£78,353	£65,543
2011-05	£98,399	£170,469	£97,169	£80,524	£67,583
2011-06	£99,062	£170,752	£98,011	£81,146	£68,166
2011-07	£99,499	£171,215	£98,600	£81,464	£68,627
2011-08	£98,420	£169,584	£97,667	£80,511	£67,188
2011-09	£98,683	£170,645	£97,851	£80,663	£66,984
2011-10	£97,379	£169,017	£96,599	£79,459	£65,732
2011-11	£97,624	£169,622	£96,896	£79,544	£66,349
2011-12	£97,894	£169,702	£97,342	£79,736	£66,676
2012-01	£96,392	£166,591	£96,015	£78,553	£65,456
2012-02	£95,177	£164,007	£94,814	£77,728	£64,087
2012-03	£93,992	£161,155	£93,612	£77,003	£63,185
2012-04	£95,305	£163,527	£94,729	£78,111	£64,456
2012-05	£95,816	£164,452	£95,155	£78,538	£65,043
2012-06	£95,449	£164,109	£94,586	£78,290	£64,703
2012-07	£95,982	£164,560	£95,035	£78,929	£64,820
2012-08	£96,672	£165,487	£95,579	£79,700	£64,869
2012-09	£97,298	£166,944	£96,320	£80,051	£65,193
2012-10	£97,662	£167,817	£96,725	£80,252	£65,464
2012-11	£97,080	£167,080	£96,232	£79,640	£65,188
2012-12	£96,437	£166,141	£95,535	£79,117	£64,626
2013-01	£94,732	£163,239	£93,996	£77,652	£63,213
2013-02	£92,995	£160,166	£92,323	£76,238	£61,920
2013-03	£92,720	£159,958	£92,102	£75,915	£61,679
2013-04	£92,292	£159,308	£91,559	£75,620	£61,300
2013-05	£93,600	£161,470	£92,831	£76,721	£62,300
2013-06	£93,774	£161,109	£92,989	£77,059	£62,400
2013-07	£95,618	£164,009	£94,760	£78,674	£63,728
2013-08	£96,391	£165,316	£95,561	£79,319	£63,988
2013-09	£96,976	£166,972	£96,106	£79,647	£64,298
2013-10	£94,277	£162,919	£93,490	£77,250	£62,295
2013-11	£92,505	£160,249	£91,802	£75,647	£61,136
2013-12	£92,639	£160,036	£92,144	£75,740	£61,356
2014-01	£92,263	£159,092	£91,851	£75,463	£61,134
2014-02	£89,993	£155,232	£89,521	£73,650	£59,449
2014-03	£87,820	£151,481	£87,376	£71,878	£57,782
2014-04	£89,348	£153,786	£88,813	£73,277	£58,633
2014-05	£92,571	£158,851	£92,019	£76,034	£60,862
2014-06	£94,809	£162,562	£94,249	£77,912	£62,251
2014-07	£95,709	£164,111	£95,140	£78,664	£62,721
2014-08	£96,081	£164,966	£95,456	£78,964	£62,755
2014-09	£94,648	£162,613	£93,951	£77,802	£61,837
2014-10	£93,702	£161,138	£93,061	£76,942	£61,377
2014-11	£91,838	£158,113	£91,385	£75,251	£60,288
2014-12	£91,707	£158,163	£91,324	£75,030	£60,207
2015-01	£91,274	£157,539	£91,002	£74,588	£59,850
2015-02	£92,045	£158,850	£91,663	£75,276	£60,443
2015-03	£91,473	£158,237	£91,151	£74,676	£60,140
2015-04	£93,051	£161,200	£92,602	£75,984	£61,092
2015-05	£94,116	£163,043	£93,697	£76,838	£61,756
2015-06	£96,606	£166,800	£96,189	£79,035	£62,984
2015-07	£96,467	£166,233	£96,181	£78,928	£62,889
2015-08	£96,351	£166,135	£96,067	£78,828	£62,598
2015-09	£96,273	£166,697	£95,865	£78,648	£62,712
2015-10	£95,407	£165,578	£95,000	£77,864	£62,014
2015-11	£94,939	£164,949	£94,580	£77,414	£61,674
2015-12	£94,695	£164,442	£94,397	£77,223	£61,276
2016-01	£94,982	£164,817	£94,802	£77,423	£61,449
2016-02	£94,934	£164,642	£94,815	£77,387	£61,250
2016-03	£95,186	£165,143	£95,142	£77,504	£61,743
2016-04	£94,713	£164,286	£94,385	£77,293	£61,381
2016-05	£94,724	£163,912	£94,260	£77,445	£61,691
2016-06	£94,996	£164,132	£94,294	£77,877	£61,701
2016-07	£97,310	£168,064	£96,583	£79,789	£63,263
2016-08	£98,695	£170,816	£97,942	£80,849	£64,119
2016-09	£98,779	£171,192	£98,180	£80,770	£64,227
2016-10	£97,154	£169,026	£96,700	£79,181	£63,468
2016-11	£95,874	£167,664	£95,531	£77,869	£62,659
2016-12	£95,730	£167,724	£95,393	£77,665	£62,656
2017-01	£95,693	£167,977	£95,376	£77,559	£62,511
2017-02	£96,080	£168,395	£95,610	£77,977	£63,164
2017-03	£94,145	£165,214	£93,630	£76,367	£62,056
2017-04	£93,672	£164,007	£93,024	£76,125	£61,973
2017-05	£94,515	£165,022	£94,029	£76,823	£62,604
2017-06	£98,150	£170,671	£97,587	£79,969	£65,140
2017-07	£100,656	£174,809	£100,194	£81,998	£66,830
2017-08	£101,491	£176,144	£100,881	£82,813	£67,169
2017-09	£100,942	£175,601	£100,398	£82,252	£66,595
2017-10	£100,077	£174,256	£99,654	£81,473	£65,765
2017-11	£99,852	£174,117	£99,640	£81,119	£65,544
2017-12	£99,792	£173,704	£99,702	£81,091	£65,412
2018-01	£98,366	£171,419	£98,369	£79,832	£64,479
2018-02	£97,732	£170,823	£97,673	£79,277	£63,680
2018-03	£95,036	£166,481	£95,036	£77,002	£61,658
2018-04	£96,464	£168,729	£96,352	£78,341	£62,187
2018-05	£97,317	£169,750	£97,199	£79,189	£62,554
2018-06	£97,842	£170,366	£97,803	£79,640	£62,984
2018-07	£100,437	£175,020	£100,414	£81,703	£64,663
2018-08	£100,051	£174,422	£100,083	£81,331	£64,435
2018-09	£102,422	£178,893	£102,411	£83,216	£65,720
2018-10	£101,587	£177,692	£101,627	£82,434	£65,180
2018-11	£101,208	£177,166	£101,344	£82,034	£64,860
2018-12	£100,055	£174,891	£100,207	£81,141	£64,322
2019-01	£96,723	£169,250	£96,931	£78,353	£62,168
2019-02	£94,866	£166,417	£95,062	£76,743	£60,902
2019-03	£94,278	£165,695	£94,621	£76,122	£60,183
2019-04	£97,806	£171,528	£98,164	£79,097	£62,165
2019-05	£99,759	£174,316	£100,134	£80,863	£63,301
2019-06	£100,842	£175,794	£101,141	£81,901	£64,093
2019-07	£99,534	£173,444	£99,790	£80,873	£63,366
2019-08	£100,528	£175,165	£100,677	£81,771	£63,800
2019-09	£101,433	£176,862	£101,411	£82,589	£64,307
2019-10	£101,186	£176,187	£101,401	£82,315	£64,089
2019-11	£100,009	£174,211	£100,411	£81,211	£63,401
2019-12	£99,299	£172,783	£99,915	£80,567	£62,780
2020-01	£98,291	£171,448	£98,859	£79,675	£61,933
2020-02	£97,891	£170,875	£98,485	£79,320	£61,521
2020-03	£97,017	£169,758	£97,614	£78,503	£60,895
2020-04	£95,499	£167,222	£95,999	£77,333	£59,539
2020-05	£96,014	£168,476	£96,531	£77,631	£59,871
2020-06	£96,899	£169,677	£97,486	£78,427	£60,283
2020-07	£99,254	£173,472	£99,882	£80,383	£62,091
2020-08	£99,787	£174,276	£100,445	£80,876	£62,034
2020-09	£100,749	£176,584	£101,195	£81,634	£62,324
2020-10	£102,776	£180,433	£103,083	£83,321	£63,198
2020-11	£104,916	£184,160	£104,963	£85,229	£64,611
2020-12	£106,502	£186,646	£106,452	£86,684	£65,499
2021-01	£108,713	£189,276	£108,632	£88,827	£67,522
2021-02	£109,855	£190,082	£109,739	£90,087	£68,799
2021-03	£111,253	£191,347	£111,031	£91,561	£70,532
2021-04	£110,871	£190,774	£110,504	£91,314	£70,233
2021-05	£112,197	£193,186	£111,763	£92,414	£70,978
2021-06	£116,340	£199,308	£115,766	£96,200	£73,454
2021-07	£117,512	£201,230	£117,159	£97,071	£74,062
2021-08	£118,028	£202,233	£117,844	£97,406	£73,880
2021-09	£118,871	£204,046	£118,913	£97,892	£74,017
2021-10	£119,954	£207,295	£119,802	£98,546	£74,287
2021-11	£119,425	£207,022	£119,207	£97,979	£73,870
2021-12	£116,631	£203,289	£116,263	£95,498	£71,728
2022-01	£115,920	£201,085	£115,703	£95,115	£71,058
2022-02	£116,984	£202,428	£116,856	£96,063	£71,846
2022-03	£117,091	£202,870	£117,210	£95,942	£71,788
2022-04	£119,004	£206,002	£118,929	£97,677	£72,934
2022-05	£119,723	£206,975	£119,622	£98,386	£73,060
2022-06	£121,286	£209,071	£121,066	£99,900	£74,165
2022-07	£123,773	£212,834	£123,707	£102,034	£75,375
2022-08	£126,131	£216,656	£125,962	£104,131	£76,486
2022-09	£127,897	£219,639	£127,748	£105,637	£77,027
2022-10	£129,172	£222,259	£129,019	£106,571	£77,736
2022-11	£129,312	£222,902	£129,105	£106,607	£77,758
2022-12	£129,401	£223,058	£129,197	£106,662	£78,005
2023-01	£128,073	£221,299	£127,972	£105,371	£77,052
2023-02	£125,194	£216,859	£125,306	£102,736	£75,286
2023-03	£121,877	£212,385	£122,247	£99,546	£73,113
2023-04	£119,339	£208,390	£119,693	£97,375	£71,712
2023-05	£119,425	£208,345	£119,679	£97,514	£71,998
2023-06	£120,457	£209,315	£120,375	£98,728	£72,535
2023-07	£121,742	£210,848	£121,591	£99,991	£73,077
2023-08	£123,791	£214,066	£123,513	£101,868	£73,825
2023-09	£124,749	£215,607	£124,570	£102,651	£74,165
2023-10	£125,255	£216,251	£124,985	£103,142	£74,664
2023-11	£124,857	£215,980	£124,730	£102,630	£74,590
2023-12	£125,647	£217,178	£125,545	£103,264	£75,366
2024-01	£124,237	£215,013	£124,160	£102,046	£74,422
2024-02	£125,048	£215,548	£125,048	£102,874	£74,839
2024-03	£124,449	£214,620	£124,383	£102,379	£74,719
2024-04	£123,001	£211,314	£122,884	£101,369	£74,196
2024-05	£122,340	£209,986	£122,183	£100,855	£74,097
2024-06	£124,320	£212,601	£124,021	£102,783	£75,122
2024-07	£127,014	£216,946	£126,710	£105,135	£76,261
2024-08	£127,643	£217,809	£127,127	£105,887	£76,229
2024-09	£128,087	£219,241	£127,782	£106,041	£75,883
2024-10	£129,900	£222,928	£129,482	£107,451	£77,081
2024-11	£132,005	£226,864	£131,882	£108,971	£78,018
2024-12	£133,069	£229,045	£132,840	£109,861	£78,409
2025-01	£132,518	£228,497	£132,547	£109,238	£77,438
2025-02	£133,074	£229,751	£132,995	£109,703	£77,729
2025-03	£135,056	£231,273	£135,057	£111,707	£79,576
2025-04	£132,462	£227,774	£132,669	£109,216	£77,868
2025-05	£131,222	£226,285	£131,491	£108,041	£76,720
2025-06	£128,609	£223,314	£129,038	£105,487	£74,333
2025-07	£133,630	£230,388	£133,934	£110,140	£77,054
2025-08	£133,604	£229,581	£134,064	£110,266	£76,702
2025-09	£134,551	£231,219	£135,046	£111,090	£76,737
2025-10	£136,302	£234,502	£136,985	£112,399	£77,382
2025-11	£139,824	£240,571	£140,486	£115,346	£79,211
2025-12	£141,494	£242,502	£142,239	£116,948	£80,004
2026-01	£137,598	£234,814	£138,271	£114,042	£77,673
2026-02	£136,805	£233,324	£137,533	£113,384	£76,967
2026-03	£135,767	£232,205	£136,560	£112,354	£75,735

• All property types
• Detached
• Semi-detached
• Terraced
• Flats

Source: HM Land Registry House Price Index

Year	All property types	Detached	Semi-detached	Terraced	Flats
1996-01	-1.3%	-0.7%	-0.2%	-2.4%	-1.9%
1996-02	+0.1%	+1.4%	+0.7%	-1.0%	-1.3%
1996-03	-1.1%	+0.8%	-0.3%	-2.5%	-2.4%
1996-04	+0.6%	+2.3%	+1.0%	-0.6%	-0.5%
1996-05	+1.8%	+3.4%	+2.2%	+0.9%	+1.1%
1996-06	+3.2%	+4.6%	+3.2%	+2.6%	+2.5%
1996-07	+1.0%	+2.3%	+1.2%	+0.3%	+0.2%
1996-08	+2.0%	+3.3%	+2.1%	+1.2%	+1.2%
1996-09	+2.1%	+3.8%	+2.4%	+1.0%	+0.9%
1996-10	+4.8%	+6.5%	+4.9%	+4.0%	+3.1%
1996-11	+4.5%	+6.0%	+4.5%	+4.0%	+2.3%
1996-12	+3.4%	+4.2%	+3.1%	+3.3%	+1.0%
1997-01	+2.7%	+3.0%	+2.4%	+2.9%	+0.6%
1997-02	-0.2%	+0.4%	-0.6%	0.0%	-1.5%
1997-03	+0.8%	+1.2%	+0.2%	+1.2%	-0.2%
1997-04	+0.9%	+1.5%	+0.5%	+1.1%	-0.7%
1997-05	+1.0%	+1.5%	+0.9%	+0.9%	-1.3%
1997-06	+0.9%	+1.6%	+1.1%	+0.6%	-2.5%
1997-07	+3.9%	+4.7%	+3.8%	+3.8%	+0.3%
1997-08	+5.8%	+6.3%	+5.7%	+5.8%	+2.2%
1997-09	+5.9%	+6.1%	+5.8%	+6.1%	+3.2%
1997-10	+2.4%	+2.6%	+2.3%	+2.5%	+0.3%
1997-11	+1.0%	+1.6%	+0.9%	+1.0%	-1.3%
1997-12	+1.6%	+2.5%	+1.6%	+1.2%	-0.7%
1998-01	+3.0%	+4.5%	+3.0%	+2.4%	+0.6%
1998-02	+4.7%	+6.0%	+4.8%	+4.1%	+3.1%
1998-03	+4.8%	+6.0%	+5.0%	+4.2%	+2.9%
1998-04	+4.4%	+5.3%	+4.7%	+3.8%	+2.5%
1998-05	+3.3%	+4.4%	+3.4%	+2.9%	+1.4%
1998-06	+1.7%	+2.6%	+1.5%	+1.4%	+1.1%
1998-07	-0.3%	+0.6%	-0.4%	-0.7%	-0.3%
1998-08	-0.3%	+0.6%	-0.3%	-0.7%	-0.2%
1998-09	+1.5%	+2.4%	+1.5%	+1.1%	+1.0%
1998-10	+2.9%	+3.9%	+2.8%	+2.4%	+2.5%
1998-11	+3.0%	+4.1%	+3.1%	+2.3%	+3.1%
1998-12	+2.0%	+2.9%	+2.1%	+1.3%	+2.9%
1999-01	+0.9%	+1.4%	+1.3%	+0.3%	+2.0%
1999-02	+0.5%	+0.7%	+0.8%	+0.2%	+0.8%
1999-03	+0.2%	+0.5%	+0.6%	-0.2%	+0.7%
1999-04	+0.6%	+0.9%	+0.7%	+0.3%	+1.0%
1999-05	+1.0%	+1.3%	+1.2%	+0.7%	+2.0%
1999-06	+2.1%	+2.3%	+2.3%	+1.9%	+2.4%
1999-07	+3.5%	+3.9%	+3.5%	+3.4%	+3.6%
1999-08	+5.1%	+5.2%	+5.0%	+5.1%	+5.0%
1999-09	+4.0%	+4.4%	+3.7%	+4.0%	+4.3%
1999-10	+4.8%	+5.1%	+4.8%	+4.7%	+5.2%
1999-11	+5.3%	+5.4%	+5.2%	+5.3%	+5.7%
1999-12	+7.1%	+7.1%	+6.9%	+7.2%	+7.4%
2000-01	+7.1%	+7.4%	+6.7%	+7.2%	+6.9%
2000-02	+8.9%	+9.6%	+8.4%	+8.7%	+8.6%
2000-03	+8.8%	+9.5%	+8.4%	+8.6%	+7.9%
2000-04	+9.5%	+10.3%	+9.1%	+9.3%	+9.5%
2000-05	+7.9%	+8.7%	+7.8%	+7.3%	+8.4%
2000-06	+7.3%	+8.2%	+7.3%	+6.5%	+8.8%
2000-07	+6.9%	+8.1%	+7.3%	+5.8%	+8.2%
2000-08	+5.8%	+7.2%	+6.4%	+4.3%	+7.7%
2000-09	+5.1%	+6.8%	+5.8%	+3.4%	+7.1%
2000-10	+2.5%	+4.1%	+3.1%	+0.9%	+4.4%
2000-11	+2.0%	+3.7%	+2.3%	+0.5%	+3.7%
2000-12	+1.2%	+2.9%	+1.6%	-0.3%	+3.2%
2001-01	+1.7%	+3.2%	+2.1%	+0.3%	+4.4%
2001-02	+0.7%	+1.7%	+1.1%	-0.6%	+3.4%
2001-03	-0.2%	+0.9%	0.0%	-1.2%	+2.6%
2001-04	-0.2%	+1.1%	-0.1%	-1.2%	+2.2%
2001-05	+0.2%	+1.2%	0.0%	-0.6%	+2.2%
2001-06	+1.1%	+2.1%	+1.0%	+0.4%	+3.0%
2001-07	+0.6%	+1.1%	+0.5%	+0.2%	+2.9%
2001-08	+1.6%	+2.1%	+1.4%	+1.3%	+3.8%
2001-09	+4.2%	+4.5%	+3.8%	+4.1%	+6.5%
2001-10	+7.7%	+8.0%	+7.2%	+7.8%	+9.8%
2001-11	+8.6%	+8.7%	+8.3%	+8.7%	+10.8%
2001-12	+7.4%	+7.4%	+7.1%	+7.4%	+9.9%
2002-01	+6.5%	+6.6%	+6.3%	+6.4%	+9.3%
2002-02	+6.7%	+7.1%	+6.3%	+6.6%	+9.8%
2002-03	+9.4%	+9.5%	+9.0%	+9.4%	+12.6%
2002-04	+10.4%	+10.3%	+10.0%	+10.4%	+14.2%
2002-05	+13.0%	+12.9%	+12.9%	+12.9%	+17.2%
2002-06	+12.6%	+12.6%	+12.4%	+12.5%	+16.5%
2002-07	+14.0%	+13.9%	+13.7%	+14.0%	+17.4%
2002-08	+12.8%	+12.3%	+12.6%	+13.1%	+16.0%
2002-09	+12.9%	+12.0%	+12.9%	+13.1%	+16.0%
2002-10	+13.8%	+12.7%	+14.1%	+14.0%	+16.9%
2002-11	+16.4%	+15.5%	+16.7%	+16.6%	+19.6%
2002-12	+19.4%	+18.4%	+19.5%	+19.7%	+21.8%
2003-01	+22.0%	+20.6%	+21.7%	+22.8%	+24.3%
2003-02	+23.9%	+22.0%	+23.9%	+24.8%	+26.4%
2003-03	+25.3%	+23.7%	+25.2%	+26.2%	+28.7%
2003-04	+26.2%	+24.6%	+26.6%	+26.6%	+28.8%
2003-05	+24.7%	+23.4%	+25.1%	+25.0%	+26.4%
2003-06	+25.3%	+23.4%	+25.8%	+25.8%	+26.8%
2003-07	+25.3%	+22.9%	+26.0%	+26.1%	+26.9%
2003-08	+27.9%	+24.8%	+28.8%	+28.9%	+29.5%
2003-09	+29.0%	+25.4%	+29.9%	+30.4%	+30.0%
2003-10	+28.5%	+24.7%	+28.9%	+30.4%	+29.3%
2003-11	+27.2%	+23.1%	+27.4%	+29.3%	+27.5%
2003-12	+27.2%	+22.8%	+27.1%	+29.7%	+27.7%
2004-01	+27.3%	+23.0%	+27.6%	+29.6%	+27.2%
2004-02	+25.9%	+21.4%	+26.1%	+28.2%	+25.2%
2004-03	+24.9%	+20.3%	+25.2%	+27.2%	+23.5%
2004-04	+26.0%	+20.1%	+25.9%	+29.2%	+24.1%
2004-05	+31.6%	+24.4%	+31.1%	+35.7%	+30.3%
2004-06	+34.8%	+27.0%	+34.4%	+39.0%	+33.5%
2004-07	+36.7%	+28.9%	+36.3%	+41.0%	+35.6%
2004-08	+35.1%	+28.0%	+34.6%	+39.1%	+33.5%
2004-09	+35.0%	+28.3%	+34.1%	+39.0%	+33.7%
2004-10	+34.9%	+28.9%	+33.7%	+38.5%	+34.1%
2004-11	+34.2%	+28.4%	+33.2%	+37.7%	+33.9%
2004-12	+33.1%	+27.8%	+32.0%	+36.2%	+32.4%
2005-01	+30.3%	+25.2%	+29.2%	+33.3%	+29.8%
2005-02	+32.4%	+27.8%	+31.3%	+35.1%	+31.8%
2005-03	+30.1%	+25.6%	+29.5%	+32.6%	+29.6%
2005-04	+28.2%	+24.9%	+27.9%	+29.9%	+27.6%
2005-05	+22.2%	+20.2%	+22.1%	+23.2%	+21.1%
2005-06	+18.5%	+16.5%	+18.1%	+19.7%	+17.1%
2005-07	+15.4%	+13.7%	+14.8%	+16.5%	+14.1%
2005-08	+14.6%	+12.7%	+14.0%	+15.9%	+13.4%
2005-09	+13.7%	+12.1%	+13.1%	+14.8%	+12.8%
2005-10	+12.3%	+10.4%	+11.9%	+13.5%	+11.0%
2005-11	+11.7%	+9.7%	+11.3%	+12.9%	+10.1%
2005-12	+11.0%	+9.0%	+10.6%	+12.2%	+9.8%
2006-01	+13.8%	+11.7%	+13.3%	+15.1%	+12.3%
2006-02	+11.6%	+9.2%	+11.0%	+13.1%	+10.7%
2006-03	+11.6%	+9.3%	+10.9%	+13.1%	+10.4%
2006-04	+9.2%	+7.0%	+8.2%	+10.8%	+8.3%
2006-05	+8.5%	+6.4%	+7.7%	+10.0%	+7.5%
2006-06	+9.4%	+7.6%	+8.7%	+10.7%	+8.5%
2006-07	+8.6%	+6.8%	+7.8%	+10.0%	+7.5%
2006-08	+8.5%	+6.9%	+7.8%	+9.8%	+6.9%
2006-09	+6.2%	+4.5%	+5.7%	+7.4%	+4.3%
2006-10	+6.6%	+5.1%	+6.3%	+7.5%	+4.6%
2006-11	+6.3%	+4.9%	+6.1%	+7.1%	+4.3%
2006-12	+6.5%	+5.0%	+6.4%	+7.4%	+4.3%
2007-01	+4.4%	+2.8%	+4.3%	+5.3%	+2.1%
2007-02	+4.4%	+3.1%	+4.3%	+5.1%	+2.2%
2007-03	+4.5%	+3.1%	+4.2%	+5.4%	+2.5%
2007-04	+5.0%	+3.7%	+4.6%	+6.0%	+3.1%
2007-05	+6.0%	+4.3%	+5.5%	+7.1%	+4.5%
2007-06	+3.7%	+2.4%	+3.2%	+4.7%	+2.4%
2007-07	+5.2%	+4.3%	+4.8%	+5.9%	+4.1%
2007-08	+4.5%	+4.0%	+4.0%	+5.1%	+3.2%
2007-09	+6.3%	+5.9%	+5.7%	+6.9%	+5.4%
2007-10	+6.3%	+5.9%	+5.6%	+7.0%	+5.4%
2007-11	+6.4%	+6.1%	+5.6%	+6.9%	+6.1%
2007-12	+5.2%	+5.5%	+4.5%	+5.5%	+4.9%
2008-01	+3.3%	+3.8%	+2.6%	+3.5%	+3.4%
2008-02	+3.4%	+4.1%	+2.8%	+3.4%	+2.9%
2008-03	+2.2%	+3.0%	+1.9%	+2.1%	+1.6%
2008-04	+2.8%	+4.2%	+2.6%	+2.5%	+1.7%
2008-05	+1.6%	+3.2%	+1.6%	+1.2%	+0.2%
2008-06	+2.3%	+3.9%	+2.3%	+2.0%	+0.8%
2008-07	+0.7%	+1.8%	+0.9%	+0.4%	-0.7%
2008-08	-0.6%	+0.2%	-0.4%	-0.9%	-1.1%
2008-09	-3.2%	-1.8%	-3.0%	-3.7%	-3.5%
2008-10	-6.1%	-4.8%	-5.9%	-6.7%	-6.5%
2008-11	-9.5%	-8.2%	-9.1%	-10.1%	-10.2%
2008-12	-11.6%	-10.9%	-11.1%	-12.1%	-12.8%
2009-01	-11.5%	-10.5%	-11.1%	-11.9%	-12.4%
2009-02	-13.6%	-12.8%	-13.3%	-14.0%	-14.2%
2009-03	-13.1%	-12.2%	-12.9%	-13.5%	-12.3%
2009-04	-14.8%	-14.5%	-14.4%	-15.1%	-13.8%
2009-05	-13.7%	-13.3%	-13.4%	-14.0%	-12.9%
2009-06	-14.5%	-14.2%	-13.9%	-14.7%	-14.6%
2009-07	-14.1%	-13.7%	-13.9%	-14.2%	-14.9%
2009-08	-12.9%	-12.4%	-12.6%	-13.0%	-14.4%
2009-09	-9.6%	-9.7%	-9.3%	-9.5%	-11.3%
2009-10	-5.4%	-5.7%	-5.1%	-5.2%	-7.7%
2009-11	-1.6%	-2.1%	-1.5%	-1.0%	-4.5%
2009-12	+1.5%	+1.0%	+1.5%	+2.2%	-1.9%
2010-01	+1.3%	+0.9%	+1.5%	+2.0%	-3.1%
2010-02	+3.3%	+2.9%	+3.8%	+3.8%	-2.1%
2010-03	+3.2%	+3.4%	+3.6%	+3.5%	-3.0%
2010-04	+4.7%	+5.1%	+5.0%	+4.9%	-1.2%
2010-05	+3.4%	+3.9%	+3.5%	+3.6%	-1.6%
2010-06	+3.2%	+3.6%	+3.1%	+3.5%	-1.2%
2010-07	+2.9%	+3.6%	+2.9%	+3.1%	-1.2%
2010-08	+3.4%	+4.2%	+3.7%	+3.3%	-0.4%
2010-09	+1.4%	+2.5%	+1.7%	+1.0%	-2.5%
2010-10	-0.7%	+0.7%	-0.4%	-1.2%	-3.9%
2010-11	-2.8%	-1.2%	-2.5%	-3.5%	-5.6%
2010-12	-4.3%	-2.2%	-3.8%	-5.3%	-6.2%
2011-01	-4.3%	-2.4%	-3.9%	-5.4%	-5.4%
2011-02	-5.7%	-3.8%	-5.6%	-6.6%	-6.1%
2011-03	-6.7%	-5.3%	-6.9%	-7.3%	-7.3%
2011-04	-6.3%	-4.7%	-6.6%	-6.8%	-7.1%
2011-05	-4.2%	-2.8%	-4.3%	-4.8%	-5.0%
2011-06	-3.5%	-2.2%	-3.4%	-4.2%	-3.6%
2011-07	-3.4%	-2.5%	-3.1%	-4.2%	-2.8%
2011-08	-5.8%	-5.1%	-5.7%	-6.4%	-5.6%
2011-09	-5.6%	-5.1%	-5.5%	-6.0%	-5.6%
2011-10	-6.7%	-6.1%	-6.6%	-7.0%	-7.4%
2011-11	-4.6%	-4.1%	-4.3%	-5.0%	-4.8%
2011-12	-3.4%	-3.0%	-3.1%	-3.7%	-3.6%
2012-01	-2.9%	-3.0%	-2.4%	-3.1%	-3.6%
2012-02	-1.8%	-2.3%	-1.2%	-1.8%	-3.5%
2012-03	-1.1%	-2.5%	-0.3%	-0.7%	-2.8%
2012-04	-0.6%	-1.8%	+0.1%	-0.3%	-1.7%
2012-05	-2.6%	-3.5%	-2.1%	-2.5%	-3.8%
2012-06	-3.6%	-3.9%	-3.5%	-3.5%	-5.1%
2012-07	-3.5%	-3.9%	-3.6%	-3.1%	-5.5%
2012-08	-1.8%	-2.4%	-2.1%	-1.0%	-3.5%
2012-09	-1.4%	-2.2%	-1.6%	-0.8%	-2.7%
2012-10	+0.3%	-0.7%	+0.1%	+1.0%	-0.4%
2012-11	-0.6%	-1.5%	-0.7%	+0.1%	-1.8%
2012-12	-1.5%	-2.1%	-1.9%	-0.8%	-3.1%
2013-01	-1.7%	-2.0%	-2.1%	-1.1%	-3.4%
2013-02	-2.3%	-2.3%	-2.6%	-1.9%	-3.4%
2013-03	-1.4%	-0.7%	-1.6%	-1.4%	-2.4%
2013-04	-3.2%	-2.6%	-3.3%	-3.2%	-4.9%
2013-05	-2.3%	-1.8%	-2.4%	-2.3%	-4.2%
2013-06	-1.8%	-1.8%	-1.7%	-1.6%	-3.6%
2013-07	-0.4%	-0.3%	-0.3%	-0.3%	-1.7%
2013-08	-0.3%	-0.1%	0.0%	-0.5%	-1.4%
2013-09	-0.3%	0.0%	-0.2%	-0.5%	-1.4%
2013-10	-3.5%	-2.9%	-3.3%	-3.7%	-4.8%
2013-11	-4.7%	-4.1%	-4.6%	-5.0%	-6.2%
2013-12	-3.9%	-3.7%	-3.5%	-4.3%	-5.1%
2014-01	-2.6%	-2.5%	-2.3%	-2.8%	-3.3%
2014-02	-3.2%	-3.1%	-3.0%	-3.4%	-4.0%
2014-03	-5.3%	-5.3%	-5.1%	-5.3%	-6.3%
2014-04	-3.2%	-3.5%	-3.0%	-3.1%	-4.3%
2014-05	-1.1%	-1.6%	-0.9%	-0.9%	-2.3%
2014-06	+1.1%	+0.9%	+1.4%	+1.1%	-0.2%
2014-07	+0.1%	+0.1%	+0.4%	0.0%	-1.6%
2014-08	-0.3%	-0.2%	-0.1%	-0.4%	-1.9%
2014-09	-2.4%	-2.6%	-2.2%	-2.3%	-3.8%
2014-10	-0.6%	-1.1%	-0.5%	-0.4%	-1.5%
2014-11	-0.7%	-1.3%	-0.5%	-0.5%	-1.4%
2014-12	-1.0%	-1.2%	-0.9%	-0.9%	-1.9%
2015-01	-1.1%	-1.0%	-0.9%	-1.2%	-2.1%
2015-02	+2.3%	+2.3%	+2.4%	+2.2%	+1.7%
2015-03	+4.2%	+4.5%	+4.3%	+3.9%	+4.1%
2015-04	+4.1%	+4.8%	+4.3%	+3.7%	+4.2%
2015-05	+1.7%	+2.6%	+1.8%	+1.1%	+1.5%
2015-06	+1.9%	+2.6%	+2.1%	+1.4%	+1.2%
2015-07	+0.8%	+1.3%	+1.1%	+0.3%	+0.3%
2015-08	+0.3%	+0.7%	+0.6%	-0.2%	-0.3%
2015-09	+1.7%	+2.5%	+2.0%	+1.1%	+1.4%
2015-10	+1.8%	+2.8%	+2.1%	+1.2%	+1.0%
2015-11	+3.4%	+4.3%	+3.5%	+2.9%	+2.3%
2015-12	+3.3%	+4.0%	+3.4%	+2.9%	+1.8%
2016-01	+4.1%	+4.6%	+4.2%	+3.8%	+2.7%
2016-02	+3.1%	+3.6%	+3.4%	+2.8%	+1.3%
2016-03	+4.1%	+4.4%	+4.4%	+3.8%	+2.7%
2016-04	+1.8%	+1.9%	+1.9%	+1.7%	+0.5%
2016-05	+0.6%	+0.5%	+0.6%	+0.8%	-0.1%
2016-06	-1.7%	-1.6%	-2.0%	-1.5%	-2.0%
2016-07	+0.9%	+1.1%	+0.4%	+1.1%	+0.6%
2016-08	+2.4%	+2.8%	+2.0%	+2.6%	+2.4%
2016-09	+2.6%	+2.7%	+2.4%	+2.7%	+2.4%
2016-10	+1.8%	+2.1%	+1.8%	+1.7%	+2.3%
2016-11	+1.0%	+1.6%	+1.0%	+0.6%	+1.6%
2016-12	+1.1%	+2.0%	+1.1%	+0.6%	+2.3%
2017-01	+0.7%	+1.9%	+0.6%	+0.2%	+1.7%
2017-02	+1.2%	+2.3%	+0.8%	+0.8%	+3.1%
2017-03	-1.1%	0.0%	-1.6%	-1.5%	+0.5%
2017-04	-1.1%	-0.2%	-1.4%	-1.5%	+1.0%
2017-05	-0.2%	+0.7%	-0.2%	-0.8%	+1.5%
2017-06	+3.3%	+4.0%	+3.5%	+2.7%	+5.6%
2017-07	+3.4%	+4.0%	+3.7%	+2.8%	+5.6%
2017-08	+2.8%	+3.1%	+3.0%	+2.4%	+4.8%
2017-09	+2.2%	+2.6%	+2.3%	+1.8%	+3.7%
2017-10	+3.0%	+3.1%	+3.1%	+2.9%	+3.6%
2017-11	+4.1%	+3.8%	+4.3%	+4.2%	+4.6%
2017-12	+4.2%	+3.6%	+4.5%	+4.4%	+4.4%
2018-01	+2.8%	+2.0%	+3.1%	+2.9%	+3.1%
2018-02	+1.7%	+1.4%	+2.2%	+1.7%	+0.8%
2018-03	+0.9%	+0.8%	+1.5%	+0.8%	-0.6%
2018-04	+3.0%	+2.9%	+3.6%	+2.9%	+0.3%
2018-05	+3.0%	+2.9%	+3.4%	+3.1%	-0.1%
2018-06	-0.3%	-0.2%	+0.2%	-0.4%	-3.3%
2018-07	-0.2%	+0.1%	+0.2%	-0.4%	-3.2%
2018-08	-1.4%	-1.0%	-0.8%	-1.8%	-4.1%
2018-09	+1.5%	+1.9%	+2.0%	+1.2%	-1.3%
2018-10	+1.5%	+2.0%	+2.0%	+1.2%	-0.9%
2018-11	+1.4%	+1.8%	+1.7%	+1.1%	-1.0%
2018-12	+0.3%	+0.7%	+0.5%	+0.1%	-1.7%
2019-01	-1.7%	-1.3%	-1.5%	-1.9%	-3.6%
2019-02	-2.9%	-2.6%	-2.7%	-3.2%	-4.4%
2019-03	-0.8%	-0.5%	-0.4%	-1.1%	-2.4%
2019-04	+1.4%	+1.7%	+1.9%	+1.0%	0.0%
2019-05	+2.5%	+2.7%	+3.0%	+2.1%	+1.2%
2019-06	+3.1%	+3.2%	+3.4%	+2.8%	+1.8%
2019-07	-0.9%	-0.9%	-0.6%	-1.0%	-2.0%
2019-08	+0.5%	+0.4%	+0.6%	+0.5%	-1.0%
2019-09	-1.0%	-1.1%	-1.0%	-0.8%	-2.1%
2019-10	-0.4%	-0.8%	-0.2%	-0.1%	-1.7%
2019-11	-1.2%	-1.7%	-0.9%	-1.0%	-2.2%
2019-12	-0.8%	-1.2%	-0.3%	-0.7%	-2.4%
2020-01	+1.6%	+1.3%	+2.0%	+1.7%	-0.4%
2020-02	+3.2%	+2.7%	+3.6%	+3.4%	+1.0%
2020-03	+2.9%	+2.5%	+3.2%	+3.1%	+1.2%
2020-04	-2.4%	-2.5%	-2.2%	-2.2%	-4.2%
2020-05	-3.8%	-3.4%	-3.6%	-4.0%	-5.4%
2020-06	-3.9%	-3.5%	-3.6%	-4.2%	-5.9%
2020-07	-0.3%	0.0%	+0.1%	-0.6%	-2.0%
2020-08	-0.7%	-0.5%	-0.2%	-1.1%	-2.8%
2020-09	-0.7%	-0.2%	-0.2%	-1.2%	-3.1%
2020-10	+1.6%	+2.4%	+1.7%	+1.2%	-1.4%
2020-11	+4.9%	+5.7%	+4.5%	+4.9%	+1.9%
2020-12	+7.3%	+8.0%	+6.5%	+7.6%	+4.3%
2021-01	+10.6%	+10.4%	+9.9%	+11.5%	+9.0%
2021-02	+12.2%	+11.2%	+11.4%	+13.6%	+11.8%
2021-03	+14.7%	+12.7%	+13.7%	+16.6%	+15.8%
2021-04	+16.1%	+14.1%	+15.1%	+18.1%	+18.0%
2021-05	+16.9%	+14.7%	+15.8%	+19.0%	+18.6%
2021-06	+20.1%	+17.5%	+18.8%	+22.7%	+21.8%
2021-07	+18.4%	+16.0%	+17.3%	+20.8%	+19.3%
2021-08	+18.3%	+16.0%	+17.3%	+20.4%	+19.1%
2021-09	+18.0%	+15.6%	+17.5%	+19.9%	+18.8%
2021-10	+16.7%	+14.9%	+16.2%	+18.3%	+17.5%
2021-11	+13.8%	+12.4%	+13.6%	+15.0%	+14.3%
2021-12	+9.5%	+8.9%	+9.2%	+10.2%	+9.5%
2022-01	+6.6%	+6.2%	+6.5%	+7.1%	+5.2%
2022-02	+6.5%	+6.5%	+6.5%	+6.6%	+4.4%
2022-03	+5.2%	+6.0%	+5.6%	+4.8%	+1.8%
2022-04	+7.3%	+8.0%	+7.6%	+7.0%	+3.8%
2022-05	+6.7%	+7.1%	+7.0%	+6.5%	+2.9%
2022-06	+4.3%	+4.9%	+4.6%	+3.8%	+1.0%
2022-07	+5.3%	+5.8%	+5.6%	+5.1%	+1.8%
2022-08	+6.9%	+7.1%	+6.9%	+6.9%	+3.5%
2022-09	+7.6%	+7.6%	+7.4%	+7.9%	+4.1%
2022-10	+7.7%	+7.2%	+7.7%	+8.1%	+4.6%
2022-11	+8.3%	+7.7%	+8.3%	+8.8%	+5.3%
2022-12	+10.9%	+9.7%	+11.1%	+11.7%	+8.8%
2023-01	+10.5%	+10.1%	+10.6%	+10.8%	+8.4%
2023-02	+7.0%	+7.1%	+7.2%	+6.9%	+4.8%
2023-03	+4.1%	+4.7%	+4.3%	+3.8%	+1.8%
2023-04	+0.3%	+1.2%	+0.6%	-0.3%	-1.7%
2023-05	-0.2%	+0.7%	0.0%	-0.9%	-1.5%
2023-06	-0.7%	+0.1%	-0.6%	-1.2%	-2.2%
2023-07	-1.6%	-0.9%	-1.7%	-2.0%	-3.0%
2023-08	-1.9%	-1.2%	-1.9%	-2.2%	-3.5%
2023-09	-2.5%	-1.8%	-2.5%	-2.8%	-3.7%
2023-10	-3.0%	-2.7%	-3.1%	-3.2%	-4.0%
2023-11	-3.4%	-3.1%	-3.4%	-3.7%	-4.1%
2023-12	-2.9%	-2.6%	-2.8%	-3.2%	-3.4%
2024-01	-3.0%	-2.8%	-3.0%	-3.2%	-3.4%
2024-02	-0.1%	-0.6%	-0.2%	+0.1%	-0.6%
2024-03	+2.1%	+1.1%	+1.7%	+2.8%	+2.2%
2024-04	+3.1%	+1.4%	+2.7%	+4.1%	+3.5%
2024-05	+2.4%	+0.8%	+2.1%	+3.4%	+2.9%
2024-06	+3.2%	+1.6%	+3.0%	+4.1%	+3.6%
2024-07	+4.3%	+2.9%	+4.2%	+5.1%	+4.4%
2024-08	+3.1%	+1.7%	+2.9%	+3.9%	+3.3%
2024-09	+2.7%	+1.7%	+2.6%	+3.3%	+2.3%
2024-10	+3.7%	+3.1%	+3.6%	+4.2%	+3.2%
2024-11	+5.7%	+5.0%	+5.7%	+6.2%	+4.6%
2024-12	+5.9%	+5.5%	+5.8%	+6.4%	+4.0%
2025-01	+6.7%	+6.3%	+6.8%	+7.0%	+4.1%
2025-02	+6.4%	+6.6%	+6.4%	+6.6%	+3.9%
2025-03	+8.5%	+7.8%	+8.6%	+9.1%	+6.5%
2025-04	+7.7%	+7.8%	+8.0%	+7.7%	+4.9%
2025-05	+7.3%	+7.8%	+7.6%	+7.1%	+3.6%
2025-06	+3.5%	+5.0%	+4.0%	+2.6%	-1.0%
2025-07	+5.2%	+6.2%	+5.7%	+4.8%	+1.1%
2025-08	+4.7%	+5.4%	+5.5%	+4.1%	+0.6%
2025-09	+5.0%	+5.5%	+5.7%	+4.8%	+1.1%
2025-10	+4.9%	+5.2%	+5.8%	+4.6%	+0.4%
2025-11	+5.9%	+6.0%	+6.5%	+5.9%	+1.5%
2025-12	+6.3%	+5.9%	+7.1%	+6.5%	+2.0%
2026-01	+3.8%	+2.8%	+4.3%	+4.4%	+0.3%
2026-02	+2.8%	+1.6%	+3.4%	+3.4%	-1.0%
2026-03	+0.5%	+0.4%	+1.1%	+0.6%	-4.8%

Sold House Prices in Durham

The average sold price across all property types in County Durham is £135,767, which is 53.2% below the England average of £289,946 as of March 2026. That discount runs across every property type, but it is deepest at the bottom of the ladder. Flats sit 64.7% below England while detached houses are 50.6% below, so the gap widens the smaller and cheaper the home.

Detached houses at £232,205 carry the smallest discount at 50.6% below England's £470,492, though a discount of half the national figure is still striking. County Durham's detached stock concentrates near the city in DH1, in the rural fringes of DH7 and DH8, and in the established residential streets of Chester-le-Street in DH2 and DH3. Detached homes under £240,000 have become rare across most of England outside the North East. Annual change on detached stock was +0.4% in the latest reading, pointing to a steady market rather than a hot one.

Semi-detached houses at £136,560 sit 52.6% below England's £288,185 and land almost exactly on the county-wide average. Semis are the workhorse of County Durham's towns and dominate the mid-market in DH6, DH7, DH8, and DH9, with the deepest concentration in DH6 where half of all stock is semi-detached. Annual growth of 1.1% on this type led all property types in the latest reading.

Terraced houses at £112,354 offer a 53.9% discount to England's £243,788. The Victorian and Edwardian terraces of the former mining towns are the backbone of the county's rental stock, and they make up 47.5% of homes in DH9 (Stanley) alone. These are the properties most often let to working tenants, and their annual change of +0.6% keeps pace with the wider market.

Flats and maisonettes at £75,735 show the deepest discount at 64.7% below England's £214,563. At that price a flat generates a meaningful yield even from a modest rent, but the county's flat stock is overwhelmingly ex-council or converted, not premium city-centre apartments. Annual change of -4.8% on flats was the one negative reading among property types, and lease terms, service charges, and block management vary far more widely here than for houses, so individual due diligence matters most on this type.

Price Per Square Foot in Durham

Just £118 per square foot separates County Durham's cheapest postcode from its most expensive, with DH9 at £113 and DH1 at £231. Price per square foot strips out the effect of property size and gives a cleaner read on what you are paying for location. DH1 sits at more than double DH9, and that gap is the difference between a university city and a former mining town.

DH9 at £113 per square foot is the cheapest space in County Durham and among the cheapest anywhere in England. Stanley's housing is predominantly terraced and ex-council, and that low per-foot cost sits alongside a 5.5% gross yield and 21.7% five-year growth, which is the combination that puts DH9 at the front of the county's tables. The figure is drawn from 785 transactions analysed in the postcode.

DH8, DH6, and DH7 cluster between £149 and £158 per square foot. Consett, Coxhoe, and Brandon are mid-market towns where family houses trade at roughly a third less per square foot than the cathedral city. Space is cheap across this band, and it is where the county's higher yields concentrate.

DH1 at £231 per square foot is the clear premium, the only postcode trading above £200. The university and cathedral city effect is visible in the number: student lets and professional rentals near the centre command per-room premiums that support the higher space cost, and 813 transactions analysed confirm the gap over the rest of the county.

Figures reflect averages across all property types and ages. Individual values depend on condition, location within the postcode, and building age.

For Sale Asking Prices in Durham

County Durham's asking prices run from £137,249 in DH9 to £296,669 in DH1, and the mean across the seven postcodes is £190,986. Asking prices are not sold prices; they reflect what sellers and agents think the market will pay, and they tend to run ahead of what transacts. Strip out the DH1 university premium and the other six postcodes sit inside a tight £73,000 band.

Four postcodes cluster between £137,249 and £169,436. DH9, DH6, DH2, and DH7 all sit within £33,000 of each other, so for a buyer the asking price across these four is broadly similar and the decision turns on yield, tenant profile, and growth rather than affordability. DH9 is the cheapest way into the county by a clear £25,000.

DH3 at £210,893 and DH8 at £194,240 form the middle tier. Birtley and Great Lumley in DH3 benefit from proximity to the A1(M) and the Tyne and Wear border, which pulls commuter demand up from Sunderland and Newcastle and lifts asking prices above the towns further west.

DH1 at £296,669 is a different market. The university, the cathedral, and the city-centre amenity push asking prices to more than double the DH9 figure, and DH1 is the only postcode where the asking price clears £250,000. The premium buys tenant quality and demand certainty from the student and professional markets rather than a higher rental return.

House Price Growth in Durham

Growth data shows where prices have moved over one, three, and five years. For buy-to-let, the five-year figure carries the most weight because it captures a full market cycle and filters out the noise a handful of transactions can create in a single year.

DH9 (Stanley) leads County Durham's five-year growth at 21.7%, followed by DH2 (Chester-le-Street) at 14.3% and DH8 (Consett) at 13.2%. DH9 is one of three postcodes positive across all three windows, at 5.7% over one year and 10.3% over three, alongside DH1 and DH3. A home there that cost around £113,000 five years ago now asks £137,249, and it did that from the lowest per-square-foot base in the county.

DH9 is the standout at every timeframe. One-year growth of 5.7% is the strongest positive reading in the county, and the three and five-year figures of 10.3% and 21.7% confirm that Stanley has been re-pricing steadily from a very low base rather than spiking once. At £137,249 it still sits well below the county mean of £190,986.

Five postcodes posted negative one-year readings. DH2 (-8.7%), DH8 (-5.1%), DH6 (-4.4%), DH7 (-1.7%), and the wider softening all follow the post-pandemic surge and the 2023 rate rises. In most of these the five-year figure stays firmly positive, so the recent dip reads as a correction off the surge rather than a longer decline. DH2's 14.3% over five years alongside its -8.7% over one year is the clearest example.

DH3 at 1.2% over five years is the weakest medium-term reading. Birtley and Great Lumley rose through the pandemic on commuter demand then gave much of it back, which is why the three-year figure of 14.1% sits above the five-year one. DH1 tells a related story from the other end: at 2.1% over five years the university city has been flat, because its asking prices are already stretched against local wages and the university drives rental demand rather than capital growth.

Monthly Property Sales in Durham

County Durham's monthly sales range from 24 in DH3 to 44 in DH8, with 254 transactions a month across the seven postcodes. Transaction volume shows which areas have the deepest buyer pools, and turnover, monthly sales as a share of the homes advertised for sale, shows how quickly a market clears its listings. Turnover here runs from 12% in DH1 up to 23% in DH2.

DH8 and DH6 lead on volume with 44 and 42 sales a month. Consett covers the former steelworks town in the north-west, and Coxhoe covers the A177 corridor south of the city including Bowburn, home to the Amazon fulfilment centre. Both are active markets with deep buyer pools, which matters when it comes time to sell.

DH2 posts the highest turnover at 23% despite only 31 sales a month, because Chester-le-Street has a smaller total stock, so a given number of sales represents a larger share of it. DH6 pairs high volume with 22% turnover, the busiest combination in the county on both measures.

DH1 at 12% turnover on 34 sales a month reflects a tight city market. Durham's centre has limited stock relative to demand, and student-let properties in particular tend to be held once bought, so a decent monthly sales count still represents only a small slice of the total stock.

How Long Properties Take to Sell in Durham

Selling speed splits the county sharply: DH2 (Chester-le-Street) clears fastest at about 113 days, while DH1 (City Centre, Gilesgate) is slowest at roughly 254 days. Days on market is the typical number of days a home is up for sale before it sells; the months of unsold stock shows how much for-sale supply is sitting there at the current rate of sales.

A yield figure says nothing about how quickly you can get back out. DH2 at 3.7 months of unsold stock and DH6 at 4.5 both sit in seller's-market territory, so a resale there tends to move. DH1's 8.3 months is more than double DH2's, so the university city that commands the highest rents also asks for the most patience on exit. That trade-off is worth weighing against DH1's headline demand story.

What Type of Property Can You Buy in Durham?

The housing mix flips across the county: semis and detached houses dominate DH6 and DH8, while terraced homes make up nearly half of DH9 (47.5%) and more than a third of DH2 (34.5%). The stock in each postcode shapes which strategies fit, and the figures below are drawn from 2021 Census records for each postcode.

DH1 holds the largest share of flats at 7.7%, well ahead of any other postcode, and that smaller-unit stock lines up with the student and young-professional lettings the city centre supports. It is also the most balanced postcode, with detached, semi, and terraced stock each taking a sizeable slice.

DH9 is the county's terraced heartland at 47.5%, the highest share anywhere in the guide, which fits its position as the cheapest postcode by every price measure and the source of its low per-square-foot figure. DH2 is close behind at 34.5% terraced. This is the stock that most often forms the working-tenant rental market across the former mining towns.

DH8 is the most detached-dominated postcode at 50.9%, with DH7 next at 39.9%. Detached and semi-detached houses together account for more than three-quarters of the stock in both, which weights them towards owner-occupier family homes rather than the smaller units that drive rental income.

Flats combine purpose-built and converted units. A small share of mobile and temporary dwellings is not shown, so rows may not total 100%.

Durham Rental Market Analysis

Monthly rents in County Durham range from £633 in DH9 to £1,187 in DH1, with gross rental yields from 4.6% to 5.5% across all seven postcodes. For investors asking whether buy-to-let still works as an investment in the North East, the sections below break down rents, yields, and tenant affordability postcode by postcode. If you are looking at how to start a property business, County Durham's low asking prices and yields of 5% or more in four of its seven postcodes make it one of the more accessible markets in England. Browse available buy-to-let property across the region.

Average Rent & Gross Rental Yields in Durham

Gross rental yields in County Durham run from 4.6% in DH3 and DH8 up to 5.5% in DH7 and DH9. Gross yield is calculated from the average asking price and average monthly rent for each postcode. It does not account for void periods, maintenance, management fees, or mortgage costs, so it is a starting point for comparison rather than a profit forecast. The yield spread across the county is 0.9 percentage points, which is tighter than many cities and reflects how uniformly prices and rents move together here.

DH7 and DH9 share the top yield at 5.5%, but they reach it differently. DH7 pairs a £780 rent with a £169,436 asking price, while DH9 pairs the county's lowest rent of £633 with its lowest asking price of £137,249. For a capital-constrained investor, DH9 hits the same 5.5% return from the smallest outlay in the county.

Four postcodes sit between 4.8% and 5.5%. DH7, DH9, DH6, and DH2 form a tight band where the income return is broadly similar, so the choice between them turns on tenant profile, growth record, and how fast the market moves rather than on yield alone.

DH1 at 4.8% is a puzzle on first read. It carries the county's highest rent at £1,187 a month, nearly double the DH9 figure, but its £296,669 asking price absorbs that premium and the yield lands mid-table. The single-let figure also understates what student HMOs near the university achieve, where per-room rents lift the effective return above the headline number.

DH8 and DH3 sit at the bottom at 4.6%. Consett's rents do not quite keep pace with its £194,240 asking price, and DH3's Tyne-and-Wear-border commuter demand lifts asking prices faster than rents, which is where the price-to-rent balance tilts hardest against income.

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Is Durham Rent High?

Monthly rents in County Durham consume between 22.7% and 42.6% of the local median gross monthly salary. The widely cited threshold for rent affordability is 30% of gross income. Only DH1 sits above that line; the other six postcodes fall below it, and five sit below 27%. That is unusually affordable for a county with yields above 4.6%.

The median gross weekly salary in County Durham is £643.00, which equates to £2,786 per month or £33,436 per year. This is below the North East regional median of £669.90 per week and the Great Britain median of £752.40 per week. Data from the Nomis Labour Market Profile (ASHE 2025).

DH1 at 42.6% looks stretched on paper, but the county median salary is the wrong yardstick for it. Durham city-centre rents are driven by students, postgraduates, and young professionals working in the city, most of whom sit outside the local median-wage picture, so the figure overstates the real pressure on DH1 tenants.

Six of seven postcodes sit below 30%, and DH9 at 22.7% is the most affordable, consistent with its position as the cheapest postcode on every price measure. Low rent-to-income ratios mean tenants can absorb modest rent rises without stress, which tends to translate into fewer arrears, longer tenancies, and less void for landlords.

How Big Is Durham's Private Rented Sector?

The private rented sector is deepest in DH8 at 24.6% of households and shallowest in DH2 at 12.2%. The share of homes already rented privately is a guide to the size of the established tenant pool and the local lettings market. The table below shows household tenure by postcode.

DH8 has the deepest private rented sector in the county at 24.6% of households, and Consett pairs that with the county's second-highest sales volume, which points to an active lettings and resale market in the same postcode. DH1 and DH9 follow at 18.2% and 17.1%, and in DH1 that established tenant pool sits alongside the university demand.

DH2 and DH6 have the smallest private rented sectors at 12.2% and 13.3%, and both carry above-average social-rented shares, with DH6 the highest in the county at 20.6%. A smaller private rented base points to more owner-occupation and a thinner existing tenant pool, which is a different signal from yield: DH6 still delivers a 5.3% gross return, it just has fewer homes already let privately to buy into.

Where the rental listing volume is thick enough to read, the balance currently sits with landlords rather than tenants. In DH1, DH6, DH7, and DH9 homes were letting in roughly 32 to 76 days on average, which points to firm tenant demand across those four postcodes. The other three have too few live rental listings at any one time to read reliably.

Local Housing Allowance Rates in Durham

The seven postcodes in this guide fall within the Durham Broad Rental Market Area, where Local Housing Allowance runs from £90.50 a week for a shared room to £151.86 a week for a four-bedroom home. Local Housing Allowance sets the maximum housing support a tenant on benefits can receive, so it is one read on the paying power of the benefit-supported end of the market. The rates below apply across all seven postcodes. To check the current rate for a specific address, you can use the government's official Local Housing Allowance calculator.

The two-bedroom LHA rate of £92.05 a week works out at about £399 a month, which sits below the £633 to £1,187 open-market rents recorded across the county's postcodes. A benefit-backed tenancy at the LHA rate therefore lands under County Durham's market rents, and the stock that fits within these rates is concentrated in the cheaper terraced markets of DH9 and DH6. The rates are identical across all seven postcodes because they are set across the whole Durham market area.

Buy-to-Let Considerations

Are House Prices High in Durham? Price-to-Earnings Ratios

Purchasing a property in County Durham requires between 4.1 and 8.9 times the median annual salary. This is based on the Nomis Labour Market Profile for County Durham showing the median gross annual income for County Durham residents is £33,436.

For a yardstick, England's average sold price of £289,946 sits at 7.4 times the Great Britain median salary of £39,125. Six of County Durham's seven postcodes come in below that 7.4x mark, so they are more affordable against local wages than the country as a whole is against national wages.

DH9 at 4.1x is the most affordable entry in the county, where property costs a little over four years of the local median salary. That kind of ratio is virtually extinct in southern England, and it sits alongside DH9's 5.5% yield and 21.7% five-year growth. The four cheapest postcodes all fall below 5.2x, and each of them clears a 5.0% gross yield, which is the affordability-and-return combination income-focused investors tend to look for.

DH1 at 8.9x is the only postcode above the national benchmark. The university and cathedral city command a premium that pushes it well past the affordability profile of the rest of the county, and buyers there are typically drawn by the demand certainty of the student and professional markets rather than by an affordable asking price.

Deposit Requirements in Durham

A 30% deposit on a buy-to-let property in County Durham ranges from £41,175 in DH9 to £89,001 in DH1. The table below uses a 30% deposit rather than the lender minimum because it typically unlocks better interest rates, which matters for cash flow in a yield-driven market. Six of the seven postcodes need a deposit under £64,000.

Beyond the deposit, budget for the stamp duty calculation and other ongoing rental costs that make up the total capital required.

DH9 at £41,175 is the lowest deposit in the county and it also delivers the strongest five-year growth at 21.7% alongside a 5.5% yield. For a capital-constrained investor, there is no cheaper way into County Durham that also clears a 5% return. Stepping up to DH6, DH2, or DH7 costs between £7,500 and £9,700 more, and that band buys a similar yield with a different mix of growth record and tenant profile rather than a materially different return.

A clear gap separates the sub-£59,000 tier from DH3 and DH1. DH3 at £63,268 and DH1 at £89,001 sit in a different capital bracket, and DH1 is the only postcode where a 30% deposit clears £89,000. That premium buys access to Durham's strongest and most certain rental demand from the student and professional markets, at the cost of the county's tightest exit and its lowest capital growth.

What the Durham Data Tells Buy-to-Let Investors

In County Durham the cheapest way in is also one of the two highest-yielding postcodes. DH9 (Stanley) shares the top yield at 5.5%, carries the lowest asking price for investment property in Durham at £137,249, and is the most affordable against local earnings at 4.1 times income. A 30% deposit there is £41,175, the lowest in the county, for a home renting at £633 a month.

DH9 also led five-year growth at 21.7% and was one of three postcodes positive across every window. That pairing of the top yield and the strongest growth in the same, cheapest postcode is the clearest signal in the data. DH7 matches its 5.5% yield from a slightly higher £169,436 base with a firmer three-year growth record, and DH6 and DH2 fill out the sub-£166,000, sub-5.1x band with yields of 5.3% and 5.0%.

DH1 sits at the other end. Asking prices of £296,669 and a deposit of £89,001 put it in a different capital bracket. Its 4.8% yield lands mid-table and its 2.1% five-year growth is the flattest in the county. What DH1 offers instead is a Russell Group university, replenishing student demand every September, and the option to run HMO lets at per-room rates above the single-let figures. DH3 and DH8 sit at the bottom of the yield table at 4.6%, where commuter-driven and steelworks-town prices have outrun rents. Investors who want to come in below asking often look through off-market property in Durham channels.

How Durham Compares

County Durham's mean asking price of £190,986 is the third of four North East locations compared here, yet its top yield of 5.5% is well below the other three. The comparison below places Durham alongside three nearby locations, each with a different investor profile. The mean asking price and mean monthly rent are simple averages across all postcodes with data. Top gross yield is the single highest postcode yield in each location.

Durham's mean asking price of £190,986 sits just above Middlesbrough's £187,754 and below Newcastle's £262,699. Sunderland is the cheapest of the four to buy into, and Middlesbrough lands almost level with Durham on price. Durham does carry the highest mean rent of the three cheaper markets at £793.

The yield gap is the story here. Durham's top yield of 5.5% is well short of Middlesbrough's 8.2%, Newcastle's 9.3%, and the thin-market 12.0% that tops Sunderland's table. Those higher headline figures come from specific postcodes with very high rents relative to their asking prices. Durham's yield band of 4.6% to 5.5% is narrower and more even, and every postcode in the county clears 4.6%, so the trade is consistency of return against a lower top number.

Durham's distinguishing feature is its university. None of the other three has a Russell Group institution the size of Durham's. That creates a tenant base funded externally through student loans and family support, replenished every September and largely insulated from the local economic cycle. For an investor weighing demand certainty against a headline yield, that institutional anchor is what Durham offers in place of the higher returns further up the coast. For a data-driven comparison across all UK locations, see our best places to invest in buy-to-let guide.

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