Typical 3-bedroom house£119kmost £89k–£154k
Houses per m²£1,561flats £1,245
Sold last year2982,166 in five years
Prices in County Durham+4.8%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in DH9 sold for £118,925 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £89,482 and £154,366, for about 90 m² of space.
298 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 £31k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DH9 7 (£1,162) and the most in DH9 9 (£1,837).
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 £542 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.
Questions about DH9
Is DH9 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 (75% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (62.6% against 43.8%); 298 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 DH9?
A typical 3-bedroom house in DH9 sold for £118,925 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £89,482 and £154,366.
How many homes sell in DH9 each year?
298 homes sold in the last year and 2,166 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 DH9?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Greenland Community Primary School, where 75% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
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.