Typical 3-bedroom house£144kmost £102k–£186k
Houses per m²£1,937flats £1,283
Sold last year1841,224 in five years
Prices in County Durham+4.8%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in DL16 sold for £143,750 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £102,098 and £185,688, for about 90 m² of space.
184 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £52k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DL16 6 (£1,911) and the most in DL16 7 (£1,953).
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 £656 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.
Questions about DL16
Is DL16 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 (73% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (53.8% against 43.8%); 184 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 DL16?
A typical 3-bedroom house in DL16 sold for £143,750 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £102,098 and £185,688.
How many homes sell in DL16 each year?
184 homes sold in the last year and 1,224 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near DL16?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe, where 73% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near DL16?
For a 3-bedroom house, DL17 (£102k, 5 km), DL14 (£128k, 8 km), DL4 (£85k, 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.