Typical 3-bedroom house£121kmost £95k–£169k
Houses per m²£1,645flats £1,138
Sold last year1871,349 in five years
Prices in County Durham+4.8%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in DL15 sold for £121,382 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £94,592 and £168,972, for about 89 m² of space.
187 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £63k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DL15 9 (£1,603) and the most in DL15 0 (£1,694).
Across County Durham, prices are up 4.8% on a year ago and up 19.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £693 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £554 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £24,000 for that mortgage: what £25,000 buys.
Questions about DL15
Is DL15 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in County Durham are up 4.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (69% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (40.4% against 43.8%); 187 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in DL15?
A typical 3-bedroom house in DL15 sold for £121,382 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £94,592 and £168,972.
How many homes sell in DL15 each year?
187 homes sold in the last year and 1,349 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near DL15?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook, where 69% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near DL15?
For a 3-bedroom house, DL4 (£85k, 11 km), DL17 (£102k, 13 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.