Typical 3-bedroom house£133kmost £100k–£191k
Houses per m²£1,878flats £1,488
Sold last year2611,688 in five years
Prices in County Durham+4.8%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SR7 sold for £132,752 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £100,056 and £191,005, for about 86 m² of space.
261 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £68k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SR7 9 (£1,413) and the most in SR7 8 (£1,996).
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 £605 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £27,000 for that mortgage: what £30,000 buys.
Questions about SR7
Is SR7 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 (94% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (47.8% against 43.8%); 261 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 SR7?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SR7 sold for £132,752 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £100,056 and £191,005.
How many homes sell in SR7 each year?
261 homes sold in the last year and 1,688 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near SR7?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is New Seaham Academy, where 94% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SR7?
For a 3-bedroom house, SR8 (£96k, 7 km), SR1 (£93k, 9 km), TS28 (£113k, 12 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.