The median home in Coundon and Leeholme sells for £85,000
That is the middle of 93 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 twice 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.
57% of Coundon and Leeholme’s sales are terraced houses
93 homes sold in three years: 17 detached houses, 23 semi-detached houses and 53 terraced houses.
median sale · 17 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £165K–£210K
- Last 12 months
- £215K5 sold
median sale · 23 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £90K–£127K
median sale · 53 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £54K–£82K
- Last 12 months
- £64K18 sold
A terraced town: 57% 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 Coundon and Leeholme’s homes sold for between £59K and £130K
One sale in ten was under £48K and one in ten over £190K. 98% sold for under £250K.
The median, £85,000, sits in the Under £100K band
93 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs twice as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £37,950 in 1995 to £78,000 in the last 12 months (£66,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
26 sales in the last 12 months, against 61 in 2007, the busiest year, and 23 in 2011. Sales fell by 59% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 79% more sales than 2020.
Coundon and Leeholme costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Coundon and Leeholme, 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 | £53K | — | — | £165K | £128K | £168K | £215K |
| Terraced houses | £27K | £26K | £56K | £49K | £52K | £40K | £64K |
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
135 new homes have been sold in Coundon and Leeholme since 1995; the share peaked at 52% in 2011.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
1% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.1% sold leasehold in Coundon and Leeholme. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Collingwood Street is Coundon and Leeholme’s busiest street, with 12 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 | Collingwood Street | DL14 | 12 | £56,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Dixon Way | DL14 | 11 | £127,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Wharton Street | DL14 | 9 | £79,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Hutchinson Close | DL14 | 6 | £131,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Howlish View | DL14 | 5 | £36,000 | 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.
Coundon and Leeholme is the 50th most expensive of 52 towns in County Durham
Coundon and Leeholme 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.
Coundon and Leeholme’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coundon and Leeholme | — | £85K | 26 | +9% |
| Bishop Auckland | 2.1 | £144K | 272 | +44% |
| Shildon | 2.4 | £78K | 112 | +19% |
| Chilton | 2.9 | £124K | 67 | +24% |
| Spennymoor | 3 | £145K | 280 | +16% |
| Newton Aycliffe | 3.5 | £140K | 217 | +22% |
| Ferryhill | 3.7 | £86K | 90 | +73% |
| School Aycliffe | 4 | £270K | 19 | +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 Coundon and Leeholme
What is the average house price in Coundon and Leeholme?
The median home in Coundon and Leeholme sold for £85,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 93 standard sales (£78,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £190,000, semi-detached houses £120,000 and terraced houses £66,839.
Are house prices going up in Coundon and Leeholme?
The median was £95,999 in 2025, up 32% on 2024 (£72,499), and £78,000 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 Coundon and Leeholme each year?
26 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 37 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
Is Coundon and Leeholme expensive for County Durham?
Coundon and Leeholme is the 50th 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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