Homes in Blackhall Colliery sell for a median £90,000
That is the middle of 280 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 3.6 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.
55% of Blackhall Colliery’s sales are terraced houses
280 homes sold in three years: 48 detached houses, 77 semi-detached houses, 154 terraced houses and 1 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 48 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £185K–£220K
- Last 12 months
- £200K9 sold
- New build
- £194K
median sale · 77 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £100K–£167K
- Last 12 months
- £124K17 sold
- New build
- £165K
median sale · 154 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £45K–£85K
- Last 12 months
- £66K43 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 1 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A terraced town: 55% of homes sold are terraced
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 Blackhall Colliery’s homes sold for between £60K and £165K
One sale in ten was under £40K and one in ten over £194K. 98% sold for under £250K.
The median, £90,000, sits in the Under £100K band
280 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 3.6 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £25,000 in 1995 to £90,000 in the last 12 months (£60,500 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
69 sales in the last 12 months, against 127 in 2007, the busiest year, and 38 in 2013. Sales fell by 48% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 38% more sales than 2020.
Blackhall Colliery costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Blackhall Colliery, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | — | £70K | £159K | £170K | £152K | £157K | £200K |
| Semi-detached houses | £40K | £40K | £83K | £108K | £99K | £78K | £124K |
| Terraced houses | £23K | £24K | £54K | £65K | £58K | £40K | £66K |
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.
13% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
249 new homes have been sold in Blackhall Colliery since 1995; the share peaked at 32% in 2025.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £173,995
against £79,000 for a home sold on, 120% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
1% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.1% sold leasehold in Blackhall Colliery. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Sunshine Place is Blackhall Colliery’s busiest street, with 51 sales in three years
19 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 2 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 | Sunshine Place | TS27 | 51 | £171,245 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Bradley Lowery Way | TS27 | 25 | £189,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Leaholme Terrace | TS27 | 9 | £85,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Hardwick Street | TS27 | 9 | £78,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Tenth Street | TS27 | 9 | £53,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | The Sidings | TS27 | 8 | £130,249 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Meadow Avenue | TS27 | 8 | £75,499 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Elizabeth Street | TS27 | 6 | £71,780 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Coronation Avenue | TS27 | 6 | £69,875 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Fourth Street | TS27 | 6 | £46,499 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Ninth Street | TS27 | 6 | £40,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Eighth Street | TS27 | 6 | £39,999 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Seventh Street | TS27 | 6 | £39,997 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Coast Road | TS27 | 5 | £165,000 | Mixed |
| 15 | Hesleden Road | TS27 | 5 | £165,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Bradley Lowery Way: £189,995
First Street: £36,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 5.3 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.
Blackhall Colliery is the 47th most expensive of 52 towns in County Durham
Blackhall Colliery is one of County Durham’s cheapest 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.
Blackhall Colliery’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Horden.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhall Colliery | — | £90K | 69 | +114% |
| Horden | 1.6 | £57K | 88 | +127% |
| Peterlee | 2.4 | £100K | 160 | +17% |
| Easington | 3.4 | £87K | 94 | −9% |
| Wingate | 3.9 | £175K | 63 | +109% |
| Shotton Colliery | 4.2 | £102K | 48 | −16% |
| Hartlepool | 5 | £144K | 898 | +25% |
| Trimdon Colliery | 5.1 | £95K | 24 | +65% |
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 Blackhall Colliery
What is the average house price in Blackhall Colliery?
The median home in Blackhall Colliery sold for £90,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 280 standard sales (£90,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £197,997, semi-detached houses £150,000 and terraced houses £66,000.
Are house prices going up in Blackhall Colliery?
The median was £104,999 in 2025, up 22% on 2024 (£85,999), and £90,000 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 Blackhall Colliery each year?
69 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 90 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Blackhall Colliery?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Bradley Lowery Way (TS27, £189,995), Sunshine Place (TS27, £171,245) and Coast Road (TS27, £165,000).
How much does a new build cost in Blackhall Colliery?
New homes sold for a median £173,995 over three years, against £79,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 24% of sales.
Is Blackhall Colliery expensive for County Durham?
Blackhall Colliery is the 47th 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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