Buying a home in DL17, Ferryhill. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£102kmost £79k–£142k

Houses per m²£1,371

Sold last year1351,096 in five years

Prices in County Durham+4.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in DL17 sold for £102,218 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £79,471 and £142,261, for about 88 m² of space.

135 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DL17 8 (£1,158) and the most in DL17 0 (£1,661).

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 £466 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £20,000 for that mortgage: what £20,000 buys.

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House prices in DL17 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£64,483	£48k–£76k	45 m²	13
2	£82,362	£61k–£103k	70 m²	481
3	£102,218	£79k–£142k	88 m²	476
4	£194,986	£143k–£251k	114 m²	78
5+	£261,474	£229k–£355k	141 m²	48

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£64k	£82k	£102k	£195k	£261k
Detached	—	£184k	£204k	£238k	£296k
Semi-detached	£66k	£101k	£120k	£158k	£165k
Terraced	£49k	£66k	£87k	£125k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across DL17

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
DL17 0	£1,661	—
DL17 8	£1,158	—
DL17 9	£1,417	—

Schools near DL17

Best state primary within 2 kmCleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy84% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%5 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmFerryhill School21.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

DL16 Spennymoor · 5 km3-bed house £144k DL5 Newton Aycliffe · 7 km3-bed house £146k TS29 Trimdon Station · 8 km3-bed house £109k DL4 Shildon · 9 km3-bed house £85k DH6 Durham · 9 km3-bed house £134k TS21 Stockton-On-Tees · 10 km3-bed house £196k DL14 Bishop Auckland · 10 km3-bed house £128k DH1 Durham · 11 km3-bed house £226k

Questions about DL17

Is DL17 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 (84% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (21.9% against 43.8%); 135 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 DL17?

A typical 3-bedroom house in DL17 sold for £102,218 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £79,471 and £142,261.

How many homes sell in DL17 each year?

135 homes sold in the last year and 1,096 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near DL17?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy, where 84% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near DL17?

For a 3-bedroom house, DL4 (£85k, 9 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.