The median home in Horden sells for £56,750
That is the middle of 336 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 2.5 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.
Three quarters of Horden’s sales are terraced houses
336 homes sold in three years: 9 detached houses, 62 semi-detached houses, 264 terraced houses and 1 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 62 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £70K–£113K
- Last 12 months
- £93K16 sold
median sale · 264 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £33K–£76K
- Last 12 months
- £49K68 sold
Detached houses: 9 sold, median £185K
Flats and maisonettes: 1 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A terraced town: three quarters 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 Horden’s homes sold for between £37K and £88K
One sale in ten was under £25K and one in ten over £110K. 100% sold for under £250K.
The median, £56,750, sits in the Under £100K band
336 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 2.5 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £22,500 in 1995 to £55,750 in the last 12 months (£35,500 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
88 sales in the last 12 months, against 227 in 2006, the busiest year, and 52 in 2011. Sales fell by 75% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 11%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 22% more sales than 2020.
Horden costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Horden, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | £30K | £34K | £76K | £79K | £50K | £66K | £93K |
| Terraced houses | £21K | £26K | £52K | £60K | £40K | £39K | £49K |
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
101 new homes have been sold in Horden since 1995; the share peaked at 18% in 2005.
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, 1.8% sold leasehold in Horden. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Seventh Street is Horden’s busiest street, with 27 sales in three years
24 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 7 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 | Seventh Street | SR8 | 27 | £34,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Twelfth Street | SR8 | 15 | £38,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Eleventh Street | SR8 | 14 | £28,625 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Tenth Street | SR8 | 13 | £34,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Cotsford Park Estate | SR8 | 11 | £55,800 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Eighth Street | SR8 | 11 | £29,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Rosedale Terrace | SR8 | 10 | £92,500 | Mixed |
| 8 | Warren Street | SR8 | 9 | £30,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Fifth Street | SR8 | 8 | £34,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Sixth Street | SR8 | 8 | £33,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Edward Avenue | SR8 | 7 | £89,950 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Newcastle Avenue | SR8 | 7 | £87,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Ashwood Meadows | SR8 | 6 | £161,000 | Mixed |
| 14 | Greenside Avenue | SR8 | 6 | £79,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Hudson Avenue | SR8 | 6 | £61,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
Ashwood Meadows: £161,000
Eleventh Street: £28,625
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 5.6 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.
Horden is the 52nd most expensive of 52 towns in County Durham
Horden 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.
Horden’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horden | — | £57K | 88 | +127% |
| Peterlee | 1.1 | £100K | 160 | +17% |
| Blackhall Colliery | 1.6 | £90K | 69 | +114% |
| Easington | 1.8 | £87K | 94 | −9% |
| Shotton Colliery | 3 | £102K | 48 | −16% |
| Wingate | 3.5 | £175K | 63 | +109% |
| Haswell | 4.3 | £136K | 16 | +122% |
| Wheatley Hill | 4.3 | £95K | 39 | +10% |
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 Horden
What is the average house price in Horden?
The median home in Horden sold for £56,750 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 336 standard sales (£55,750 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £185,000, semi-detached houses £86,500 and terraced houses £50,000.
Are house prices going up in Horden?
The median was £55,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£55,000), and £55,750 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 Horden each year?
88 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 Horden?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Ashwood Meadows (SR8, £161,000), Rosedale Terrace (SR8, £92,500) and Edward Avenue (SR8, £89,950).
Is Horden expensive for County Durham?
Horden is the 52nd 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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