Homes in Chilton sell for a median £123,500
That is the middle of 198 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 5 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.
37% of Chilton’s sales are semi-detached houses
198 homes sold in three years: 58 detached houses, 74 semi-detached houses, 65 terraced houses and 1 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 58 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £202K–£304K
- Last 12 months
- £223K19 sold
- New build
- £271K
median sale · 74 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £93K–£140K
- Last 12 months
- £124K32 sold
median sale · 65 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £40K–£95K
- Last 12 months
- £78K16 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 1 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 Chilton’s homes sold for between £80K and £200K
One sale in ten was under £42K and one in ten over £280K. 86% sold for under £250K.
The median, £123,500, sits in the £100–150K band
198 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £25,500 in 1995 to £127,000 in the last 12 months (£123,972 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
67 sales in the last 12 months, against 217 in 2004, the busiest year, and 24 in 2009. Sales fell by 83% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 11%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 38% more sales than 2020.
Chilton costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Chilton, 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 | £55K | — | £198K | £177K | £200K | £209K | £223K |
| Semi-detached houses | £36K | £36K | £92K | £80K | £95K | £85K | £124K |
| Terraced houses | £21K | £12K | £39K | £60K | £41K | £40K | £78K |
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.
4% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
523 new homes have been sold in Chilton since 1995; the share peaked at 57% in 2018.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £255,000
against £115,500 for a home sold on, 121% 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, 0.5% sold leasehold in Chilton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Alder Drive is Chilton’s busiest street, with 13 sales in three years
13 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 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 | Alder Drive | DL17 | 13 | £232,750 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Rushyford Drive | DL17 | 12 | £232,750 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Mason Gardens | DL17 | 11 | £158,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Henson Close | DL17 | 9 | £127,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | St Aidans Way | DL17 | 9 | £127,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Raby Terrace | DL17 | 7 | £60,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | West Chilton Terrace | DL17 | 7 | £52,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Bradbury Way | DL17 | 6 | £191,000 | Mixed |
| 9 | Prospect Terrace | DL17 | 6 | £80,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Albert Street | DL17 | 6 | £70,999 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Arthur Street | DL17 | 6 | £54,924 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Blackthorn Way | DL17 | 5 | £315,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 13 | Byron Road | DL17 | 5 | £110,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Blackthorn Way: £315,000
West Chilton Terrace: £52,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 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.
Chilton is the 34th most expensive of 52 towns in County Durham
Chilton 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.
Chilton’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Ferryhill, Coundon and Leeholme and Shildon.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilton | — | £124K | 67 | +24% |
| Ferryhill | 1.8 | £86K | 90 | +73% |
| Newton Aycliffe | 2.7 | £140K | 217 | +22% |
| Coundon and Leeholme | 2.9 | £85K | 26 | +9% |
| Bishop Middleham | 3.1 | £144K | 9 | −6% |
| Cornforth | 3.3 | £95K | 22 | +46% |
| Spennymoor | 3.3 | £145K | 280 | +16% |
| Shildon | 4.1 | £78K | 112 | +19% |
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 Chilton
What is the average house price in Chilton?
The median home in Chilton sold for £123,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 198 standard sales (£127,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £246,000, semi-detached houses £122,999 and terraced houses £70,000.
Are house prices going up in Chilton?
The median was £137,500 in 2025, up 53% on 2024 (£90,000), and £127,000 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 Chilton each year?
67 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 92 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Chilton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Blackthorn Way (DL17, £315,000), Alder Drive (DL17, £232,750) and Rushyford Drive (DL17, £232,750).
How much does a new build cost in Chilton?
New homes sold for a median £255,000 over three years, against £115,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 11% of sales.
Is Chilton expensive for County Durham?
Chilton is the 34th 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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