The median home in Leadgate sells for £100,000
That is the middle of 113 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 3.7 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.
Two thirds of Leadgate’s sales are terraced houses
113 homes sold in three years: 5 detached houses, 37 semi-detached houses and 71 terraced houses.
median sale · 37 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £100K–£151K
- Last 12 months
- £124K11 sold
median sale · 71 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £60K–£110K
- Last 12 months
- £107K18 sold
Detached houses: 5 sold, median £220K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A terraced town: two thirds 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 Leadgate’s homes sold for between £74K and £130K
One sale in ten was under £51K and one in ten over £165K. 98% sold for under £250K.
The median, £100,000, sits in the £100–150K band
113 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 3.7 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £32,250 in 1995 to £120,000 in the last 12 months (£71,250 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
31 sales in the last 12 months, against 102 in 2002, the busiest year, and 27 in 2020. Sales fell by 57% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 111% more sales than 2020.
Leadgate costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Leadgate, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | £46K | £51K | £98K | £96K | £79K | £124K | £124K |
| Terraced houses | £25K | £26K | £68K | £53K | £61K | £69K | £107K |
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
141 new homes have been sold in Leadgate since 1995; the share peaked at 34% in 2009.
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 Leadgate. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Durham Road is Leadgate’s busiest street, with 14 sales in three years
8 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 1 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 | Durham Road | DH8 | 14 | £100,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Third Street | DH8 | 8 | £70,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Ponthead Mews | DH8 | 7 | £140,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Second Street | DH8 | 6 | £110,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Front Street | DH8 | 6 | £50,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | St Ives Gardens | DH8 | 5 | £165,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Bluebell Close | DH8 | 5 | £123,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Dunelm Way | DH8 | 5 | £98,000 | Mostly semi-detached 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.
Leadgate is the 43rd most expensive of 52 towns in County Durham
Leadgate 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.
Leadgate’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leadgate | — | £100K | 31 | +43% |
| Consett | 1.4 | £150K | 361 | +34% |
| Medomsley | 1.6 | £152K | 14 | +6% |
| Dipton | 2.5 | £144K | 23 | +22% |
| Annfield Plain | 2.6 | £110K | 76 | +17% |
| Blackhall Mill | 2.9 | £159K | 22 | +41% |
| Castleside | 3.2 | £156K | 19 | +5% |
| Lanchester | 3.6 | £186K | 58 | +31% |
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 Leadgate
What is the average house price in Leadgate?
The median home in Leadgate sold for £100,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 113 standard sales (£120,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £220,000, semi-detached houses £120,000 and terraced houses £85,000.
Are house prices going up in Leadgate?
The median was £100,000 in 2025, up 3% on 2024 (£96,750), and £120,000 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 Leadgate each year?
31 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 43 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Leadgate?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: St Ives Gardens (DH8, £165,000), Ponthead Mews (DH8, £140,000) and Bluebell Close (DH8, £123,500).
Is Leadgate expensive for County Durham?
Leadgate is the 42nd 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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