358 homes sold in DH3 in the last 12 months at a median of £185,000, down 5.1% on the year before. Detached homes typically sold for £315,000, flats for £89,950.
Covers Birtley North & Lamesley, Birtley South, Chester-le-Street North, Framwellgate & Newton Hall, Lumley & West Rainton, North Lodge, Sacriston & Witton Gilbert, Washington West.
Median sold price
Last 12 months
Change on year
From £195k
Homes sold
Last 12 months
New builds
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Prices
Detached
75 sales
Semi-detached
134 sales
Terraced
118 sales
Flat
31 sales
All home types
| 2016 | £136k (353 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £160k (352 sales) |
| 2018 | £156k (403 sales) |
| 2019 | £164k (468 sales) |
| 2020 | £180k (455 sales) |
| 2021 | £174k (531 sales) |
| 2022 | £174k (429 sales) |
| 2023 | £166k (363 sales) |
| 2024 | £180k (438 sales) |
| 2025 | £197k (494 sales) |
| 2026 | £175k (201 sales, year so far) |
HM Land Registry price paid data, standard sales only, to September 2026. Sales take a few weeks to be registered.
Streets
Median sold price over five years, streets with four or more sales.
Sold recently
Floor area and rooms from each home's energy certificate. Rooms counts bedrooms and living rooms, not kitchens or bathrooms.
Living here
Latest Ofsted ratings. Schools inspected since late 2025 show their report-card Achievement grade.
Reported in August 2026
Within a mile of the district centre
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The Environment Agency issues flood alerts for these areas in and around DH3. Being near one doesn't mean a home floods; check the exact address.
The median sold price in DH3 over the last 12 months was £185,000, across 358 sales recorded by HM Land Registry. By type: detached £315,000, semi-detached £200,000, terraced £139,250, flat £89,950.
The median sold price was down 5.1% on the previous 12 months (£195,000). Medians move with the mix of homes sold, so treat one year's change as a signal, not a forecast.
Lionfields has the highest median sold price in DH3 over the last five years: £672,495 across 4 sales.
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