The median home in Easington sells for £87,000
That is the middle of 356 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 3.4 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.
58% of Easington’s sales are terraced houses
356 homes sold in three years: 74 detached houses, 74 semi-detached houses, 207 terraced houses and 1 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 74 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £195K–£257K
- Last 12 months
- £215K17 sold
median sale · 74 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £88K–£159K
- Last 12 months
- £110K28 sold
median sale · 207 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £47K–£85K
- Last 12 months
- £70K49 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 1 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A terraced town: 58% 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 Easington’s homes sold for between £57K and £159K
One sale in ten was under £40K and one in ten over £225K. 94% sold for under £250K.
The median, £87,000, sits in the Under £100K band
356 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 3.4 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £26,500 in 1995 to £91,000 in the last 12 months (£56,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
94 sales in the last 12 months, against 309 in 2004, the busiest year, and 61 in 2010. Sales fell by 71% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 13%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 52% more sales than 2020.
Easington costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Easington, 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 | £67K | £89K | £155K | £171K | £160K | £207K | £215K |
| Semi-detached houses | £41K | £39K | £89K | £83K | £113K | £79K | £110K |
| Terraced houses | £21K | £27K | £42K | £59K | £41K | £39K | £70K |
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.
New builds have slowed: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 33% in 2016
527 new homes have been sold in Easington since 1995; the share peaked at 33% in 2016.
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 Easington. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
The Coppice is Easington’s busiest street, with 16 sales in three years
23 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 6 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 | The Coppice | SR8 | 16 | £217,475 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | Parsley Close | SR8 | 15 | £196,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Briardene Way | SR8 | 11 | £217,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Holm Hill Gardens | SR8 | 11 | £129,950 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Wordsworth Road | SR8 | 11 | £84,950 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Hawthorn Street | SR8 | 10 | £52,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Oak Road | SR8 | 9 | £95,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Thomas Street | SR8 | 9 | £51,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Boston Street | SR8 | 9 | £39,999 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Bourne Street | SR8 | 8 | £61,249 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Bradley Street | SR8 | 8 | £44,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Hall Walk | SR8 | 7 | £210,000 | Mixed |
| 13 | Whitehouse Court | SR8 | 7 | £200,000 | Mixed |
| 14 | Horden Grange | SR8 | 7 | £199,995 | Mostly detached houses |
| 15 | Dene Avenue | SR8 | 7 | £62,462 | Mostly terraced houses |
North Hill Close: £309,950
Baldwin Street: £31,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 9.8 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.
Easington is the 48th most expensive of 52 towns in County Durham
Easington 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.
Easington’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Horden.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easington | — | £87K | 94 | −9% |
| Peterlee | 1.7 | £100K | 160 | +17% |
| Horden | 1.8 | £57K | 88 | +127% |
| Shotton Colliery | 2.7 | £102K | 48 | −16% |
| South Hetton | 3 | £105K | 39 | +75% |
| Murton | 3.1 | £100K | 68 | +40% |
| Haswell | 3.2 | £136K | 16 | +122% |
| Blackhall Colliery | 3.4 | £90K | 69 | +114% |
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 Easington
What is the average house price in Easington?
The median home in Easington sold for £87,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 356 standard sales (£91,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £212,500, semi-detached houses £112,750 and terraced houses £63,000.
Are house prices going up in Easington?
The median was £89,950 in 2025, up 6% on 2024 (£84,950), and £91,000 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 Easington each year?
94 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 135 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Easington?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: North Hill Close (SR8, £309,950), Briardene Way (SR8, £217,500) and The Coppice (SR8, £217,475).
Is Easington expensive for County Durham?
Easington is the 48th 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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