The median home in Billingham sells for £145,000
That is the middle of 1,163 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 4.1 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
54% of Billingham’s sales are semi-detached houses
1,163 homes sold in three years: 225 detached houses, 629 semi-detached houses, 292 terraced houses and 17 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3 times what a flat does.
median sale · 225 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £194K–£286K
- Last 12 months
- £240K73 sold
median sale · 629 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £118K–£175K
- Last 12 months
- £153K159 sold
median sale · 292 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £95K–£131K
- Last 12 months
- £121K84 sold
median sale · 17 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £70K–£82K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 54% of sales
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Billingham’s homes sold for between £115K and £185K
One sale in ten was under £90K and one in ten over £238K. 91% sold for under £250K.
The median, £145,000, sits in the £100–150K band
1,163 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.1 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £38,000 in 1995 to £155,000 in the last 12 months (£115,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
320 sales in the last 12 months, against 939 in 2002, the busiest year, and 312 in 2012. Sales fell by 55% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 11%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 53% more sales than 2020.
Billingham costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Billingham, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £63K | £75K | £165K | £175K | £179K | £180K | £240K |
| Semi-detached houses | £40K | £42K | £100K | £107K | £108K | £121K | £153K |
| Terraced houses | £34K | £35K | £83K | £95K | £82K | £95K | £121K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
875 new homes have been sold in Billingham since 1995; the share peaked at 22% in 1997.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
2% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.6% sold leasehold in Billingham. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Weardale Crescent is Billingham’s busiest street, with 18 sales in three years
84 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 21 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weardale Crescent | TS23 | 18 | £135,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Braemar Road | TS23 | 17 | £115,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Whitehouse Road | TS22 | 16 | £220,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Teesdale Avenue | TS23 | 16 | £132,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Sidlaw Road | TS23 | 16 | £119,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Cotswold Crescent | TS23 | 16 | £96,250 | Mixed |
| 7 | Bielby Avenue | TS23 | 13 | £200,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Rudston Avenue | TS22 | 13 | £187,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Wolviston Back Lane | TS23 | 13 | £139,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Pentland Avenue | TS23 | 13 | £92,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | North Park | TS23 | 13 | £86,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Wallington Road | TS23 | 12 | £181,500 | Mixed |
| 13 | Marsh House Avenue | TS23 | 12 | £160,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Low Grange Avenue | TS23 | 12 | £130,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Skripka Drive | TS22 | 11 | £260,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Chaucer Close: £265,000
Meadowdale Close: £40,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 6.6 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Billingham is the 22nd most expensive of 52 towns in County Durham
Billingham is in the middle of County Durham’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in County Durham with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Billingham’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Thornaby-on-Tees.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billingham | — | £145K | 320 | +37% |
| Wynyard | 3.1 | £396K | 87 | +18% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 3.2 | £158K | 828 | +29% |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 4.7 | £129K | 201 | +33% |
| Middlesbrough | 5 | £155K | 1,209 | +20% |
| Stillington | 5.4 | £175K | 21 | +35% |
| Hartlepool | 5.5 | £144K | 898 | +25% |
| Eston | 6.2 | £150K | 287 | +42% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Billingham
What is the average house price in Billingham?
The median home in Billingham sold for £145,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 1,163 standard sales (£155,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £231,000, semi-detached houses £145,000, terraced houses £115,000 and flats and maisonettes £78,000.
Are house prices going up in Billingham?
The median was £146,000 in 2025, up 4% on 2024 (£140,000), and £155,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Billingham each year?
320 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 435 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Billingham?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Chaucer Close (TS23, £265,000), Gainsborough Crescent (TS23, £265,000) and Skripka Drive (TS22, £260,000).
Is Billingham expensive for County Durham?
Billingham is the 20th most expensive of 52 towns of 2,500 or more in County Durham by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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