Homes in Peterlee sell for a median £99,500
That is the middle of 586 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.
39% of Peterlee’s sales are terraced houses
586 homes sold in three years: 126 detached houses, 223 semi-detached houses, 228 terraced houses and 9 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 126 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £185K–£300K
- Last 12 months
- £270K33 sold
median sale · 223 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £85K–£150K
- Last 12 months
- £120K63 sold
median sale · 228 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £70K–£90K
- Last 12 months
- £85K59 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 9 sold, median £65K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 39% of sales
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 Peterlee’s homes sold for between £79K and £166K
One sale in ten was under £65K and one in ten over £265K. 89% sold for under £250K.
The median, £99,500, sits in the Under £100K band
586 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 £41,750 in 1995 to £103,749 in the last 12 months (£95,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
160 sales in the last 12 months, against 400 in 2007, the busiest year, and 130 in 2009. Sales fell by 68% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 6%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 60% more sales than 2020.
Peterlee costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Peterlee, 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 | £70K | £81K | £185K | £173K | £196K | £200K | £270K |
| Semi-detached houses | £43K | £52K | £80K | £78K | £76K | £76K | £120K |
| Terraced houses | £29K | £32K | £73K | £72K | £71K | £68K | £85K |
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
655 new homes have been sold in Peterlee since 1995; the share peaked at 31% in 1996.
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, 0.9% sold leasehold in Peterlee. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Hatfield Place is Peterlee’s busiest street, with 22 sales in three years
43 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 5 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 | Hatfield Place | SR8 | 22 | £88,725 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Brougham Court | SR8 | 19 | £168,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Amersham Crescent | SR8 | 12 | £85,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Springbank | SR8 | 10 | £143,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Fairbairn Road | SR8 | 10 | £106,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | O'neill Drive | SR8 | 9 | £293,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Thorntree Gill | SR8 | 9 | £130,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Yoden Road | SR8 | 9 | £82,936 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Willerby Grove | SR8 | 8 | £169,250 | Mixed |
| 10 | Shinwell Drive | SR8 | 8 | £131,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Neville Road | SR8 | 8 | £84,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Cleveland Place | SR8 | 8 | £78,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Berwick Chase | SR8 | 7 | £310,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Eastdene Way | SR8 | 7 | £151,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Sunny Blunts | SR8 | 7 | £97,999 | Mixed |
Berwick Chase: £310,000
Newark Close: £67,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 4.6 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.
Peterlee is the 45th most expensive of 52 towns in County Durham
Peterlee 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.
Peterlee’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Horden and Easington.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterlee | — | £100K | 160 | +17% |
| Horden | 1.1 | £57K | 88 | +127% |
| Easington | 1.7 | £87K | 94 | −9% |
| Shotton Colliery | 1.9 | £102K | 48 | −16% |
| Blackhall Colliery | 2.4 | £90K | 69 | +114% |
| Wingate | 2.6 | £175K | 63 | +109% |
| Wheatley Hill | 3.3 | £95K | 39 | +10% |
| Haswell | 3.4 | £136K | 16 | +122% |
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 Peterlee
What is the average house price in Peterlee?
The median home in Peterlee sold for £99,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 586 standard sales (£103,749 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £252,500, semi-detached houses £116,000, terraced houses £80,000 and flats and maisonettes £65,000.
Are house prices going up in Peterlee?
The median was £105,000 in 2025, up 11% on 2024 (£95,000), and £103,749 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 Peterlee each year?
160 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 218 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Peterlee?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Berwick Chase (SR8, £310,000), O'neill Drive (SR8, £293,000) and Elsdon Close (SR8, £275,000).
Is Peterlee expensive for County Durham?
Peterlee is the 45th 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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