The median home in Blackhall Mill sells for £159,000
That is the middle of 105 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 4.3 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.
A third of Blackhall Mill’s sales are semi-detached houses
105 homes sold in three years: 32 detached houses, 39 semi-detached houses, 30 terraced houses and 4 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 32 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £190K–£263K
- Last 12 months
- £250K7 sold
- New build
- £190K
median sale · 39 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £134K–£167K
- Last 12 months
- £172K6 sold
- New build
- £157K
median sale · 30 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £108K–£155K
- Last 12 months
- £120K7 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 4 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 37% 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 Blackhall Mill’s homes sold for between £130K and £190K
One sale in ten was under £95K and one in ten over £250K. 90% sold for under £250K.
The median, £159,000, sits in the £150–200K band
105 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.3 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £39,000 in 1995 to £166,997 in the last 12 months (£142,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
22 sales in the last 12 months, against 106 in 2002, the busiest year, and 13 in 2020. Sales fell by 39% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 177% more sales than 2020.
Blackhall Mill costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Blackhall Mill, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | — | £90K | £205K | — | £165K | — | £250K |
| Semi-detached houses | — | — | — | £125K | £142K | — | £172K |
| Terraced houses | £38K | £41K | £80K | £98K | £98K | £117K | £120K |
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.
9% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
179 new homes have been sold in Blackhall Mill since 1995; the share peaked at 75% in 2002.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £174,995
against £150,000 for a home sold on, 17% 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.
6% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 2% sold leasehold in Blackhall Mill. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
George Close is Blackhall Mill’s busiest street, with 36 sales in three years
5 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 | George Close | NE17 | 36 | £174,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Oakwell Court | NE17 | 17 | £216,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Ennerdale Terrace | NE17 | 5 | £155,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Beech Grove | NE17 | 5 | £120,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Peartree Bungalows | NE17 | 5 | £110,000 | Mostly terraced 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.
Blackhall Mill’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Chopwell and Leadgate.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhall Mill | — | £159K | 22 | +41% |
| Chopwell | 1.3 | £75K | 31 | +15% |
| Medomsley | 1.3 | £152K | 14 | +6% |
| High Spen | 2.5 | £198K | 31 | +55% |
| Leadgate | 2.9 | £100K | 31 | +43% |
| Dipton | 3 | £144K | 23 | +22% |
| Rowlands Gill | 3.1 | £175K | 45 | +21% |
| Burnopfield | 3.3 | £155K | 42 | +32% |
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 Mill
What is the average house price in Blackhall Mill?
The median home in Blackhall Mill sold for £159,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 105 standard sales (£166,997 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £195,495, semi-detached houses £154,000 and terraced houses £130,500.
Are house prices going up in Blackhall Mill?
The median was £182,995 in 2025, up 16% on 2024 (£158,000), and £166,997 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 Mill each year?
22 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 27 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
How much does a new build cost in Blackhall Mill?
New homes sold for a median £174,995 over three years, against £150,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 33% of sales.
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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