Buying a home in DL5, Newton Aycliffe. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£146kmost £106k–£198k

Houses per m²£2,083flats £1,282

Sold last year1711,482 in five years

Prices in County Durham+4.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in DL5 sold for £145,811 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £105,586 and £197,561, for about 88 m² of space.

171 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £73k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DL5 5 (£1,664) and the most in DL5 6 (£2,592).

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 £665 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £29,000 for that mortgage: what £30,000 buys.

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House prices in DL5 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£77,940	£64k–£115k	45 m²	14
2	£123,678	£100k–£160k	69 m²	394
3	£145,811	£106k–£198k	88 m²	732
4	£248,752	£186k–£298k	106 m²	188
5+	£319,483	£268k–£371k	132 m²	141

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£78k	£124k	£146k	£249k	£319k
Detached	—	£200k	£224k	£275k	£322k
Semi-detached	—	£140k	£154k	£186k	£296k
Terraced	£78k	£100k	£107k	£146k	£188k
Flats	—	£73k	—	—	—

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

Price per m² across DL5

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
DL5 4	£2,139	—
DL5 5	£1,664	£981
DL5 6	£2,592	£1,915
DL5 7	£1,883	£1,274

Schools near DL5

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School84% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%8 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmWoodham Academy46.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%3 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

DL4 Shildon · 4 km3-bed house £85k DL17 Ferryhill · 7 km3-bed house £102k DL14 Bishop Auckland · 8 km3-bed house £128k DL16 Spennymoor · 9 km3-bed house £144k DL3 Darlington · 9 km3-bed house £189k TS21 Stockton-On-Tees · 10 km3-bed house £196k DL2 Darlington · 10 km3-bed house £222k DL1 Darlington · 10 km3-bed house £149k

Questions about DL5

Is DL5 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 above it (46.5% against 43.8%); 171 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 DL5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in DL5 sold for £145,811 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £105,586 and £197,561.

How many homes sell in DL5 each year?

171 homes sold in the last year and 1,482 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near DL5?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, where 84% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near DL5?

For a 3-bedroom house, DL4 (£85k, 4 km), DL17 (£102k, 7 km), DL14 (£128k, 8 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.