Homes in Ferryhill sell for a median £85,999
That is the middle of 370 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 3.1 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.
54% of Ferryhill’s sales are terraced houses
370 homes sold in three years: 55 detached houses, 113 semi-detached houses, 201 terraced houses and 1 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 55 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £165K–£232K
- Last 12 months
- £208K11 sold
median sale · 113 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £84K–£137K
- Last 12 months
- £118K28 sold
median sale · 201 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £52K–£85K
- Last 12 months
- £64K50 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 1 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A terraced town: 54% 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 Ferryhill’s homes sold for between £64K and £130K
One sale in ten was under £43K and one in ten over £180K. 97% sold for under £250K.
The median, £85,999, sits in the Under £100K band
370 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 3.1 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £27,500 in 1995 to £85,000 in the last 12 months (£51,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
90 sales in the last 12 months, against 353 in 2003, the busiest year, and 70 in 2010. Sales fell by 74% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 11%.
Ferryhill costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Ferryhill, 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 | £60K | £74K | £170K | £130K | £159K | £145K | £208K |
| Semi-detached houses | £39K | £47K | £89K | £86K | £84K | £90K | £118K |
| Terraced houses | £25K | £24K | £50K | £53K | £36K | £39K | £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
132 new homes have been sold in Ferryhill since 1995; the share peaked at 14% in 2000.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
2% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 2.2% sold leasehold in Ferryhill. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Dean Park is Ferryhill’s busiest street, with 14 sales in three years
22 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 | Dean Park | DL17 | 14 | £210,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | Raby Road | DL17 | 13 | £105,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Rennie Street | DL17 | 11 | £71,999 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Darlington Road | DL17 | 11 | £52,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Davy Street | DL17 | 11 | £49,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Windsor Avenue | DL17 | 10 | £69,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Witton Road | DL17 | 9 | £134,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Brancepeth Road | DL17 | 9 | £95,000 | Mixed |
| 9 | Gordon Terrace | DL17 | 9 | £94,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Faraday Street | DL17 | 8 | £75,139 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Ramsay Drive | DL17 | 7 | £162,000 | Mixed |
| 12 | Corscombe Close | DL17 | 7 | £155,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Wood Lane | DL17 | 7 | £150,000 | Mixed |
| 14 | Dean Road | DL17 | 7 | £112,500 | Mixed |
| 15 | Broom Road | DL17 | 7 | £112,000 | Mixed |
Dean Park: £210,000
Hackworth Street: £39,999
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.
Ferryhill is the 49th most expensive of 52 towns in County Durham
Ferryhill 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.
Ferryhill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferryhill | — | £86K | 90 | +73% |
| Chilton | 1.8 | £124K | 67 | +24% |
| Cornforth | 1.8 | £95K | 22 | +46% |
| Spennymoor | 2.3 | £145K | 280 | +16% |
| Bishop Middleham | 2.5 | £144K | 9 | −6% |
| Coxhoe | 2.7 | £170K | 64 | +30% |
| Coundon and Leeholme | 3.7 | £85K | 26 | +9% |
| Bowburn | 3.8 | £163K | 76 | +30% |
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 Ferryhill
What is the average house price in Ferryhill?
The median home in Ferryhill sold for £85,999 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 370 standard sales (£85,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £197,000, semi-detached houses £110,000 and terraced houses £69,999.
Are house prices going up in Ferryhill?
The median was £87,999 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£85,499), and £85,000 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 Ferryhill each year?
90 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 128 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Ferryhill?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Dean Park (DL17, £210,000), Cavendish Court (DL17, £169,000) and Ramsay Drive (DL17, £162,000).
Is Ferryhill expensive for County Durham?
Ferryhill is the 49th 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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