Homes in Bishop Middleham sell for a median £143,500
That is the middle of 47 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. 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.
43% of Bishop Middleham’s sales are semi-detached houses
47 homes sold in three years: 10 detached houses, 20 semi-detached houses and 17 terraced houses.
median sale · 10 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £217K–£297K
median sale · 20 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £120K–£171K
median sale · 17 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £115K–£165K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 43% 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 Bishop Middleham’s homes sold for between £118K and £200K
One sale in ten was under £90K and one in ten over £287K. 87% sold for under £250K.
The median, £143,500, sits in the £100–150K band
47 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
6 new homes have been sold in Bishop Middleham since 1995; the share peaked at 9% in 1995.
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, 2.1% sold leasehold in Bishop Middleham. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Stoneybeck is Bishop Middleham’s busiest street, with 8 sales in three years
3 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. 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 | Stoneybeck | DL17 | 8 | £223,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | The Park | DL17 | 6 | £118,475 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | High Road | DL17 | 5 | £115,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
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.
Bishop Middleham’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Ferryhill and Trimdon.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Middleham | — | £144K | 9 | −6% |
| Cornforth | 1.9 | £95K | 22 | +46% |
| Sedgefield | 2.2 | £190K | 84 | +12% |
| Fishburn | 2.2 | £119K | 32 | +70% |
| Ferryhill | 2.5 | £86K | 90 | +73% |
| Coxhoe | 2.6 | £170K | 64 | +30% |
| Trimdon | 2.7 | £125K | 33 | +64% |
| Kelloe | 2.9 | £98K | 12 | — |
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 Bishop Middleham
What is the average house price in Bishop Middleham?
The median home in Bishop Middleham sold for £143,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 47 standard sales. By type: detached houses £260,000, semi-detached houses £137,250 and terraced houses £130,000.
Are house prices going up in Bishop Middleham?
The median was £165,750 in 2025, up 23% on 2024 (£134,500). A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
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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